There used to be an Anne Rice forum waaay back in the early aughts. It started right before the Queen of the Damned movie came out. I joined up and met people from all over the world. It was a bit of a cult. In 2002 or 2003, a few of us met up in New Orleans. (I had to lie to my parents about why I was going because I was still a kid and these were ( Read more... )

The title actually has nothing to do with ABC's show. This is the post I probably should've made last week. Life keeps getting in the way. From the 10th to the 22nd I was fasting (no food; water only). That, in and of itself, wouldn't have been a problem. It's the working 50-60 hour weeks that about killed me. Next time, I'm not fasting during a ( Read more... )

Since this year doesn't include a "post once a week" resolution, I've sort of fallen by the wayside. Never fear! (If you feared at all, that is.) What's weird is that I've had a social life. Usually it's just me and the beag sitting at home doing things. He's plotting world domination; I'm watching TVDs and SPN ( Read more... )

This entire last week I was up in Vail helping facilitate a medical conference. 7 days of staying at a hotel are now behind me. It wasn't hard work, but it definitely kept me busy. Plus, I had to do part of my regular job while up there. To say I'm exhausted is an understatement. Several days this week I worked roughly 12 or more hours. All in the ( Read more... )

The 21st Winter Olympics are at the half-way mark. It's been so much fun watching all the different sports and learning the lingo. There are so many stories of heartache and redemption too. Some of them make me cry on my couch, wishing I could be that dedicated to a sport. But I learned early on that sports are really not something I excel at. I ( Read more... )

January's almost over. The holiday season's over for another year. Hopefully everyone's put away their xmas lights. >:D (One of the houses next to my parents' leave theirs up pretty much year-round. It's an inside joke in my family now.) The end of the month also reminds me that I'm neglecting my resolutions. Good thing there's 2 days left ( Read more... )

As many of you know (because I talk about it on twitter muchly), I've been diagnosed with vertigo. And yes, vertigo is the symptom. The cause is fluid behind my ears that won't drain, which explains all of the colds, etc that I've had over the past few months. They've put me on steroids (I'm here to PUMP you UP!), but so far the only effects I'm ( Read more... )

I've been watching the storm warnings and footage of winter storms all over the east coast. It makes me jealous. This is the time of year for snow! The guesses from our weather masters say there's no chance of snow this week. This week's the big holiday. "I'm dreaming of a white Christmas ( Read more... )

We had a mini-blizzard in October and, true to Colorado weather, we're now in the middle of a mini-heat wave. It's hilarious. I've never loved anything as much as I love the sunshine, which we get more than our fair share of (it's said we have 300+ days of sunshine a year -- more than California!). This became very apparent during my last two ( Read more... )

We had two snow days this week. Which would have been fine, except that this is the last week of the month and so much stuff goes on regarding grants and work that I'm flailing today. (Not flailing enough to keep from updating LJ, you'll notice ( Read more... )