Kaytie M. Lee - ProfilesArchive

About Me

I hate talking on the phone with strangers to the point that I need a phobia to describe it. It's not telephonophobia per se--I have no problems with the machines as inanimate objects. I do know how to use a cell phone. Hell, I worked at Nokia for two years, and I don't mean a kiosk at the mall.
No, it's phonophobia. Fear of one's own voice (as echoed in that hollow chamber of the receiver).

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

If I've invited you it's because you look like a cool person with similar interests, probably involving writing or reading in some way, but also possibly from something you posted on someone else's blog. I'm looking to meet all kinds of people, including but not limited to:
People who read books.
People who write.
People who have pets, or who want them. People who don't want anything to do with pets. People who think their significant others look like pets they had in childhood.
People who like language. Any language.
People who are afraid of things to the point of needing a phobia to describe it.
People who mock people who are afraid of things to the point of needing a phobia to describe it.
People who like sour candy, who like it so much they eat the white powder left at the bottom of the bag, such as in Sour Skittles.

My Blog

A hodgepodge of factoids after a longer-than-intended absense.

More than you ever cared to know about meSo I got blog-tagged twice in the two weeks since I last posted, and because it's hard to fight inertia and actually post new and interesting things, I'll do t...
Posted by Kaytie M. Lee on Sun, 18 Nov 2007 02:26:00 PST

Halloweener Picnic, Hello Kitty Hell, Burning House, Zombies, Pencils, Nonpareil

Dachshunds on ParadeLast Sunday should have been the day of the San Diego Halloweener Picnic, but it was cancelled due to the lingering smoke in the air.Didn't matter--we went anyway, took Moxie, and ...
Posted by Kaytie M. Lee on Tue, 30 Oct 2007 01:24:00 PST

The people are rallying in the San Diego Fires. Altruism

Renewing Faith in HumanityThere are some bad things happening in San Diego county right now, but a lot more good things. People are actually taking care of each other in a big way. Yep, another ...
Posted by Kaytie M. Lee on Wed, 24 Oct 2007 03:38:00 PST

More fire is not a good thing.

They're worse before they're better.I wrote a follow-up to my post on The Nervous Breakdown. My eyes still hurt. I'm late for an appointment. But I am safe from the flames at this point, and don't for...
Posted by Kaytie M. Lee on Tue, 23 Oct 2007 12:15:00 PST

Smoke Gets In Your Eyes, Dumbledore’s Tragic Love, "Quote-Unquote", Legerdemain

The Goggles, They Do NothingSouthern California is burning again, and boy are my eyes tired. Ha, ha. I wrote about that itchy sensation on my latest Nervous Breakdown, how the Santa Ana winds blew the...
Posted by Kaytie M. Lee on Mon, 22 Oct 2007 10:50:00 PST

Gunfire, Illy Cafe, Containter Houses, Microfilm, Lurid

Time to move?On Friday last, Michael and I left the building to take Moxie for a walk. We exited the parking garage and were stopped at the light.We heard three pops.Pop. Pop pop.And I looked at Micha...
Posted by Kaytie M. Lee on Tue, 16 Oct 2007 10:23:00 PST

Returned, The Library, Red Dress, Foux da fa fa, Gewgaw

Home, caught up, and back to work.Seattle was wonderful.Chilly but not cold, rainy but not drenched, cloudy but not dark. I saw Mount Rainier on a cloudy day, a rare event because usually clouds are t...
Posted by Kaytie M. Lee on Thu, 11 Oct 2007 11:14:00 PST

Seattle, Killer Amoebas, Kangaroo Christmas, The MoxieBat, Sfumato

I'm going to find the rain.This weekend I'm going home to Seattle, to spend hours and hours in the Seattle Public Library (and maybe the University of Washington Library, if needs be). I'm also going ...
Posted by Kaytie M. Lee on Tue, 02 Oct 2007 11:22:00 PST

Fruit bats on TNB, Pink Martini, Vocabulometer

Remember back when I went to Australia?Well, I've written more about it on The Nervous Breakdown. Sydney, Australia is a fantastic city, even more so because of its Royal Botanic Garden. Only, don't l...
Posted by Kaytie M. Lee on Fri, 21 Sep 2007 09:33:00 PST

Sometimes I am filled with rage...

...as now, when, for the second time this week, I accidentally lost everything in my blog when I hit the wrong key on my keyboard. Maybe I'll try again in a few days. ...
Posted by Kaytie M. Lee on Wed, 19 Sep 2007 11:31:00 PST