The week so far:

1. Last night on the way to dinner we passed one of the several music venues in our neighborhood and took note that the gathered crowds looked more mature than usual. (That is, our age, not college kids.) It turned out Wilco was playing, with Eleventh Dream Day opening. Resulting in the following conversation with my husband ( Read more... )

Things what I did this weekend:

1. On recommendation of sister-in-law's zen hipster club-manager brother, went to hear some live music: Peter Mulvey

I love skillful guitar playing, so I was happy. You can listen to a song here if you want: Knuckleball Suite

2. Renegade Craft Fair Holiday Market. I've been going to Renegade Craft things ( Read more... )

1. wrisomifu is done for another year! I'm reasonably happy with how I did; I finished my web site redesign, and I wrote something every day, though not always fiction, which is what "writing" means to me ( Read more... )

Today's minimalist post is brought to you by my brain, which was too full of words and thinkings to keep track of my cups of tea today, let alone tell me how long I tinkered with Sarek/Amanda when I wasn't down some web-design rabbit hole.

HENCE:

This is Colin Meloy of the Decemberists, playing live at the Ace Hotel in NYC, from the KEXP ( Read more... )

Hey! I wasn't able to finish my Het BigBang story on time, but therisingmoon still made some really beautiful Spock/Uhura and BB!Spock artwork inspired by it, which you can enjoy HERE!There's a link at the bottom of the page back to the LJ where you can leave feedback for the artist. If you're like me and you've been missing new Spock/Uhura art, please check ( Read more... )

Oh dudes, September is almost over! What's become of this month? I love October and all, but dang ( Read more... )

How to post every day in a month, step 1: Post on the first day ( Read more... )

1. Ingredients in the smoothie I'm drinking right now:

strawberries
raspberries
2 kinds of kale
red beet
basil
apple
flax seeds
barley grass powder

Scientific analysis: Delicious. Basil+berries = surprisingly awesome/refreshing. Also my husband is a freak who keeps barley grass powder around the house WHAT IS THAT EVEN?2. Ingredients in the ( Read more... )

The brownies I made last night are dangerous and I should not be trapped in the house with them. They're trying to make me eat them, send help!

Actual sensical post later. Meanwhile, here's the view from our front window this morning:


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We're back from our tiny holiday travels (to Wisconsin one day, back the next in time for Xmas dinner near home) and today we're having doors installed. It's long overdue and exciting for that reason, but as usual I'm confused by how small a crew it takes to do it. I imagined six guys in tool belts swarming over the place, but in fact it's two-- ( Read more... )