Recent-ish Posts

  • What I Did On My Mid-Divorce Vacation – Part 1

    What I Did On My Mid-Divorce Vacation – Part 1

    Like I said in my previous post, I took myself on a solo trip away from home for a week. I left on a Friday and returned Sunday, so technically it was 9 days…

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  • I Divorced Jimmy Barclay

    I Divorced Jimmy Barclay

    For years, I thought if I ever wrote a memoir, I’d call it “I Married Jimmy Barclay.” Is that weird? I wasn’t even the main character in my story. I guess the actual person…

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  • Seeing yourself as others do

    Seeing yourself as others do

    A really long time ago, almost 30 years now, someone I didn’t know well compared me to a bird. It was a signature in a yearbook from an acquaintance that felt sincere and was…

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  • I should blog. You should blog.

    I should blog. You should blog.

    It’s easy to get caught up in the expected façade of being “a blogger” instead of just using a blog to write your thoughts. Here’s why you should blog.

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  • I tried an AI headshot site and it’s not… awful?

    I tried an AI headshot site and it’s not… awful?

    I’m going to preface this post by saying first that real photographers are the first choice anyone should have, and there’s absolutely no way that AI can replace them. I’m also very skeptical of…

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  • Return of The Soup

    Return of The Soup

    The Soup has a life of its own. What was once a Zuppa Toscano copycat, The Soup has forgotten its humble beginnings as a sausage and potato soup and achieved fame among our friends.…

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About Me

Hi, I’m Darcie

I like making websites and telling people how to make websites, and I never actually blog. I’ve smashed two blogs together into this one in an attempt to actually post things.


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If you’re here, it’s probably because you’re downloading a free file from Pinterest, you like The Soup, you know me IRL, or you’re just stumbling by and wondering what’s going on. Me too. Welcome!

Image taken in Bangkok at Asiatique.

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