I just finished reading The Eyre Affair. It's the first time I've read anything by Jasper Fforde. Why? Because Tiger Boy had a thing against him: a certain internalized rivalry, because he'd had a short story rejected on the grounds that it was "too much like Jasper Fforde" -- specifically the Nursery Crime series, because it was submitted right ( Read more... )

negass is holding a 35th Anniversary G&S Sing-Out marathon weekend June 11-12 (ably chaired by suntop), in Concord, and ( I'll be reprising Tessa in it and some other things, )

or, what I did on my Passover vacation, day 8:

We filed the papers.

Planning to go back on Thurs (pending any work flare-ups) to try to get a same-day hearing.

*sigh*

Please note that this is a public entry.

Long ago ( Read more... )

Our anniversary was two weeks ago already: August 31. Hard to believe. :-}
Don't wish us a happy anniversary, though. Seriously, please just don't. I'll explain more later. Promise.

We had rehearsal for Never After at 7pm that night, but we swung through Harvard Square beforehand for a (relatively) quick anniversary dinner at Om Nom Nom Nom, which ( Read more... )

Tiger Boy's been in San Diego all week for a conference.
He's on a plane right now headed back to Boston, and will come crawling into bed around 6:30am ( Read more... )

Three years ago, that is... as of yesterday, when it became official.

( photographic evidence )

Oh, so much happening all the time, so little leisure to write about it. I reflect, I sometimes begin to compose, but I fail to actually write.

On the other hand, I finally, finally got my hair cut this weekend. Not so's you'd notice... but *I* notice. Whew. (For those who would notice those three inches, I present a pictorial tribute to my longer ( Read more... )

http://www.csail.mit.edu/events/eventcalendar/calendar.php?show=event&id=1114

Speaker: Justin Werfel, MIT CSAIL
Date: Friday, April 28 2006
Time: 2:00PM to 3:00PM
Location: 32-D463 (Star ( Read more... )

I did some minor friendslist trimming this past week or so. Not that anyone had offended me (!), I promise I still think you're all cool; just that there were some people, friends of friends and whatnot, who I never really see or expect to connect with further. Anyone expressing disappointment will be cheerfully added back ( Read more... )