...but in the meantime, this burning question must be asked. *g* I'm going to a very large family party tomorrow, and for many/most of the people there, this is going to be the first time they've seen me since I embarked on Project Peacock. So what shade says "I'm ridiculously happy with myself and the direction of my life" best?

Poll What color should I paint my nails?In other news ( Read more... )

Friday, Saturday and Sunday were... kind of challenging, as we were getting Dad settled in, and I spent most of the weekend running around from one store to the next, shopping for mom and dad, as well as myself. (Supplies reached a critical low while Dad was in the hospital. My fridge has never looked so bachelor-ish before, by which I mean " ( Read more... )

Poll Pumpkin Poll

Before everybody yells at me for not resting my wrist enough, just let me say that 1) the resting I did yesterday helped a lot, and the right paw is less achy today and 2) I promise to go back to icing and resting in just a bit. Really. I don't want to screw this up just as it's feeling better ( Read more... )

For the past several weeks, I have found myself consumed with a conundrum, paralyzed with a rare case of indecision as I deliberate all the issues under consideration. I see more than one viable option available to me, with each candidate possessing, in my estimation, plenty of assets and flaws. The burden of responsibility is heavy--I want to ( Read more... )

Some very kind and thoughtful anonymous donor gave machshefa a Rename Token, so that we can rename portus_envy to something more appropriate for general use! We're both absolutely thrilled, and hope the community members will be, too. On the off chance that Mystery Donor is reading this: thank you very much! You've done a wonderfully thoughtful thing. :D ~glomps ( Read more... )

I'm taking my very first turn flying at the crack_broom this month! I'm delighted that I'll be rec'ing Severus/Hermione this month, and I'm really looking forward to the experience. I'm going to be concentrating on post-Hogwarts stories that feature them both as adults, or at least outside of the roles of student and teacher, and I have my recs all lined up ( Read more... )

A new comm will be created to coordinate all the creative activities/challenges/fic/art and so on issued by those with Portus Envy. The question: what to call it?

Poll Name the New Comm!

ETA: The poll is now closed! Thank you so much for the input. portus_envy appears to be the winner, so stand by for an announcement about the comm creation.

Poll Severus' Birthday (observed)Results will be used to determine what I should bake for my mother's birthday cake. She shares a birthday with Severus and claims to like anything I bake, so I need some help whittling down the choices. She doesn't mind sharing the spotlight with Snape; she accepts and, god help me, encourages my strange obsessions. In fact, this was her idea in ( Read more... )