At work today, in between editing and uploading images (shameless plug for the online store, if you or someone you know enjoys quilting and Alaskana), I ended up outlining about half of a League of Extraordinary Gentlemen fic to lienne wherein Looking-Glass Land is actually all that stands between the real world and Lovecraftian horrors, and as the ( Read more... )

New Yesterday's blog post: "Askisi" -- exercise.

I have not yet run a mile today, but by god I will in the evening!

Saw Kiss Kiss Bang Bang at the on-campus theater last night. OH RDJ. <333333 What do I have to do to be in the Avengers movie? Seriously, dude. Besides the obvious steps of, uh, building up an acting career in Hollywood. *rueful ( Read more... )

I feel like such a badass in my bandanna and leather jacket and wifebeater tank top.

. . . And then I go put on my cheery bright blue bike helmet, get on my cheery bright green bike, and listen to my cheery bright Regina Spektor music, and my badass quotient drops precipitously.

But whatever. I have those few minutes of badassery.

Went to work out; channel surfed a bit to find something besides the Food Network to watch . . .

. . . ended up with Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory.

Shush, that's a totally reasonable substitute.

Oh, movie. <3 Everyone who saw that movie when they were little and wanted Gene Wilder to be their dad, raise your hand. *puts hand up ( Read more... )

So I went to a lecture by Marcus Rediker today on his new book, The Slave Ship.

I left feeling nauseated, but I got at least one good thing out of it: Never try to separate scholarship and activism.

And then I did a presentation on Goya, for, you know, a cheerful change. *dry*

I am so tired, but I think I'm gonna try to work out at least for a ( Read more... )

*sigh* Oh boy. My knee's been bothering me, so I e-mailed Dad (who's an MD) with a description of how it feels, and he wrote back with

... it sounds to me like you may be having some joint cartilage problem. I am no orthopod, but what you describe sounds like a problem with movement in the knee joint. Climbing stairs puts a fair amount of stress ( Read more... )

. . . There's a new gold rush on, apparently ( Read more... )

Burlap? Acquired and made into a sack that doesn't at all disguise the fact that it's a melon in there, not MacB's head, but it's something. I'll wrap the melon in more burlap, I think -- padding and disguise ( Read more... )

I have officially lost weight, and am down to about 122 pounds. The goal is 120, but I'm pretty pleased here.

\o/

Now, I have two papers to write this weekend, as mentioned, so as soon as my laundry's in the dryer I'm packing up and relocating to Starbucks for the day. Whoohoo.

PS: I find it kiiiiind of hilarious that this House ep has a karate black ( Read more... )