I tend to skip singing circles at cons and whatnot. This is not any commentary on the circles themselves; I just tend to think of myself as so non-musical (in both taste -- I really never listen to music of any genre -- and talent) that I assume they won't be my bag.

Now, something that seems unrelated but isn't. There is an NPR show called Sound ( Read more... )

David has a new job! It is still at the mail-order catalog company where we both work ("Midwestern J Peterman," dagnycat522 brilliantly calls it), and it is called "Computer Operator." I have no idea what it entails. Running reports and, uh, doing computery stuff, I guess. Anyway, it is part-time instead of the full-time-plus-overtime he's been getting in ( Read more... )

I am passing the evening by watching 10-year-old episodes of South Park, getting sloshed, and eating peanut butter straight out of the jar, like the responsible voting adult that I am ( Read more... )

This morning we had a counseling appointment, to which we were fantastically late thanks to construction and traffic, and during which my boss called in a mild panic because he'd forgotten I had an appointment and was worried that I was running so late to work. It's nice to know someone notices and cares ( Read more... )

My brain was too stuffed to even post about Day 3. You guys would be proud of my restraint in the panel about point of view. I only spoke up two or three times. I could have talked for that whole panel without stopping. POV discussions are my crack, for reals ( Read more... )

Happy birthday, kirby1024!
 

I got an Honorable Mention on last week's Radosh New Yorker Anti-Caption Contest!

I was going to make that one of my New Year's resolutions for next year, but I guess now I don't have to.

Yay me!
 

I said yes. ^_^

You better believe I am going to go out and buy Brad Meltzer's The Book of Lies after seen this bad-reviews-inspired book trailer about it. Because it was delightful. That's voting with your dollar, people.

And then I looked so hot in Dot's Dragon*Con picture (a hotness admittedly outshone by Dot herself) and DUDES I AM STANDING NEXT TO PETE ( Read more... )

Most expensive item purchased: dinner for 2 at an unimpressive Brazilian restaurant, $112 ( Read more... )