On Friday the 7th, bbwoof and I drove to Cincinatti for a Samhain get-together with a group of Mensan Wiccans, mostly old friends. I talked with one of them about a possible technical writing position. The job would require coming out to Cincinatti for a week's worth of training, then returning for a day every month or two. Otherwise, I'd work from home ( Read more... )

I just read a great blog post about HalloWeeM, the big Mensa Gathering held over Halloween weekend in Chicago. We didn't go this year, and I miss it.

I want to be with people who read at the table!

This is the recipe for the baked beans served at the Queen's Croquet this year. My mom liked them so much, she asked for the recipe. Turns out it's from the TV show "Good Eats" with Alton Brown. I thought I'd save it here. They're good beans:

The Once and Future Beans

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Do you like the icon? It's the symbol of Hell's Mensans, a subgroup of Mensa that's dedicated to making sure every party is enjoyable for everyone there ( Read more... )

Back in February, I wrote about the Mensa Regional Gathering I was putting together. The RG was a lot of hard work, but in the end it was a lot of fun. I would do it again, especially since now I know what to do ( Read more... )

Last summer I did a bad, bad thing.

"It won't be so bad", they told me. "You've never done anything like this before? Don't worry. It won't hurt much. You'll feel so gooooood when it's over, too. And we really need you, baby. Yeah, we just gotta have you. Please? Pleeeeeease? You know we'll still respect you the next day, yes we will. Come on baby ( Read more... )

I purchased a dresser from a local guy for just $5 off of eBay; bbwoof and I picked it up this morning. Yesterday we bought a stand with drawers for the closet. Tomorrow I'm going to get several large plastic bins for storing out-of-season and too-small clothes. We may actually, possibly, get organized here ( Read more... )