Category Archives: Day To Day

On Catalysts, Trust, Acceptance & Faith

By Oriri Draco | Published: March 15, 2010

The definition of catalyst is a substance that increases the rate of a reaction by lowering the energy needed for the reaction, without leaving behind a residue of the catalyst in the finished product. Catalyst goes in, catalyst comes out. (http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catalyst) However, during the course of the reaction, catalysts often undergo significant structural (chemical) changes, [...]

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An Overdue Wall of Text

By Oriri Draco | Published: March 11, 2010

It’s been almost a year since I wrote here, and a lot has happened and changed, and some has stayed the same, like things are wont to do. We are, amazingly, still living in the same house we were living in a year ago. Granted, we’ve had two dishwashers break, a tub that needs repair [...]

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On UFO’s

By Oriri Draco | Published: May 29, 2009

Remember these? By some miracle that one lonely sock is not so lonely now. This was before I ripped out the heel the first time and started over. I actually have a heel (HA, spelled that hell at first!) and a quarter inch of leg now. (Please ignore the obvious lack of sun and time [...]

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Blue Spaghetti & The Sick

By Oriri Draco | Published: May 25, 2009

“Who the heck gets sick at the start of summer?”- a friend Me. I’m not sure if it’s allergies or what, but yeah. I’ve got that burny eyes, achey everything, coughing thing. It’s throwing a wrench in all of my plans for the end of May. Like getting more than just wholesale order dyeing done [...]

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Something Uniquely Ours

By Oriri Draco | Published: April 1, 2009

Three pounds of chocolatey goodness next to my desk. I waited over 24 hours before touching it. But the peanut butter filled chocolate bunnies and chocolate crisp thingies were calling me. Surprisingly, though I love Reese’s like there is no tomorrow, the chocolate crisps beat out the peanut butter bunnies. Not saying much as it’s [...]

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