Have been immersed in more Adventures in Baking (this one was pretty simple).  Original recipe here: http://www.dole.com/Recipes/Pineapple-Spice-SconesRead more... )

People, they're asking me, What is the gender of your sister's unborn child?

And I am of course sworn to secrecy.

(So much fun when they plead.)

My cat has a peculiar breathy creaking sound which he saves specifically for when I have been away for some days.

It's not a Where have you been??? strident miaow; it's a I... I thought you were dead creaking noise and then I pick him up and pat him lots and he tells me that cats love longest when hope is gone. (We enjoy our melodrama.) And we ( Read more... )

Long live Fragrant Harbour!

We had to scrape the players out of the venue at closing time and that night and the day after many people came up to me and said what a good time they had, and asked if we were going to re-run it. So: a success ( Read more... )

... of Fragrant Harbour. Less than three weeks away, now. I'm allowed to have a panic attack, right ( Read more... )

There was a horrifying time when I realised that the fandom I had in common with my recipient was one that I was totally stalled with. Spent a mad couple of days boning up on one of their other requests, which source material was not available to me at the time, on Tvtropes and Youtube.

But I finished on time. Ahahahahahahahahah.....

... and hail. All in all, the weather is entirely too damp for my liking, and for the middle of summer no less. And my allergies are playing up at the same frickin' time ( Read more... )

I'm not actually sure what time it is as I write this, but I am in pyjamas and I haven't had lunch, so it's Morning.

The game Perambulate We Merrily which ran last night went magnificently, opulently, vibrantly. Everybody brought a great energy to the game, and there were plenty of shocking swerves to keep things interesting. Costuming was ( Read more... )

Variously, these ( Read more... )

And the Yuletide Treasures story my sister needed porn titles for is finished and funny and sweet and awesome and you guys should totally read it when she's allowed to acknowledge it publicly.

Just saying.