casey coombs

on giving depression a voice.

I have tried to take my own life more than the one time I have acknowledged on this blog. Almost exactly two years ago I drove myself to the hospital. The entire drive there I had to keep talking myself out of driving into oncoming traffic. My eyes were puffy, they stung from all theContinue reading “on giving depression a voice.”

tiny copy cody cat.

One of our Christmas traditions is to have an enormous bowl of M&M’s out and about from the moment we wake up until we pass out in a candy coated shell by night. Depending on how many people are around for Christmas the bowl is normally polished off by mid afternoon. However this year thereContinue reading “tiny copy cody cat.”

the vicious cycle of write.

Can’t sleep. My first instinct is to write. Always has been, even before this blog, before the moosh, before Cody and even before the tumultous years of high school. I have kind of faded into the background in the world of blogging and it’s my own doing. It’s changed so much since I started almostContinue reading “the vicious cycle of write.”

tonyho, trashkicking and faux snuggies.

Let me tell you a little about my life so far in 2010. I get to cook. A lot. Counter space! A fridge that has it’s own zip code! A dishwasher that does everything short of load and unload itself! A kitchen faucet that is more bendy than Sting! It’s spectacular. Three meals in aContinue reading “tonyho, trashkicking and faux snuggies.”

belated gratitude.

“…having gone through crazy postpartum depression and anxiety I can’t tell you how nice it is to know that there are people like you- good people who can be honest about how mental illness is real and isn’t our fault. Sometimes, even though you know you’re just fighting your own brain, it hurts like hellContinue reading “belated gratitude.”

how to paint with light.

I scoured flickr for days looking at light painting photos. Then I realized, hey. I’ll bet I could do that. And guess what? It’s easy. (As long as you have the right stuff.) See? Can’t see the video? Click here. You’ll need a camera that can do a long exposure (at least 4 or 5Continue reading “how to paint with light.”

day one. twenty ten style.

Hi 2010. I’m going to be swearing less. Praying more. Fighting less. Loving more. I’ll also be drinking a lot more water. I’ll be nice to you if you’ll be nice to me. xo, a very tired Casey fresh from 2009.

blame the dog? nah, it was totally the window.

Cody’s little (well, 24 year old) sister came out to spend the holidays with us. She’s single. Quite the catch. Before she left for Indiana she slipped her number to a hunk at her gym. He ended up texting her last week and they chatted on the phone each evening. Things seemed to be goingContinue reading “blame the dog? nah, it was totally the window.”

perry the turkeypus (plataturkey? plataturkeypus?)

I made my first turkey and there is an entire (painfully detailed) Wiki page dedicated to Perry the Platypus. So our Christmas this year involved a turkey and a platypus. I never did get to make a turkey for Thanksgiving, you know, living in a hotel and all. But for Christmas? GOBBLE. So here youContinue reading “perry the turkeypus (plataturkey? plataturkeypus?)”

wherein i pretend to give decorating advice.

Heh. Just the title of this post makes my inner voices giggle. I don’t decorate. I’ve been living with bachelor pad furniture for the last 9 years. (Still am!) But I got so many emails asking “HOW DID YOU DO IT?” in regards to the before and afters of my dining room that I’m nowContinue reading “wherein i pretend to give decorating advice.”