This year, we went to Sirius Rising at Brushwoodinstead of Starwood, which was held earlier this year, and at Wisteria in Ohio again, or Summerfest, which is this week. Sirius has been around for a while, but this is the first time we went to that particular festival. Although we have been to the Sirius Saturday bonfire a time or two before ( Read more... )

Huffington Post and 538 have both called it for Obama. Most everywhere else has Obama with over 200 electoral votes and projected on track to win. But I still can't concentrate ( Read more... )

Got to the Foster Center at about 7:30. We figured we'd try to miss the confusion of the start of the morning. It took about an hour. An hour well-spent, I'd say, though I do wish it had been a little shorter. I was ballot 181.

I've got a project due tomorrow. This evening, after dinner, I'm torn between going over to j_daddy's for the election ( Read more... )

Our beautiful snow is all melting ( Read more... )

We're not going to go to the RenFest this weekend after all. My back is being bitchy today, and since the first class is on Monday, I don't want to push it. We do want to go, but another weekend ( Read more... )

I'm hot, my back hurts, and I'm cranky and miserable. And anything else I'd write would sound like it was being written by someone in that frame of mind.

I hope this weather breaks soon and that my back behaves itself. And that I can get work done on the house.

We're under severe storm watch today. I love storms. I want to dance in the rain. (I'd love to dance naked in the rain, but Brushwood is about the only place to do that ( Read more... )

We went to two different ones and still didn't get all the shelves we wanted! But we did get enough of the supplies to get started. All we need are more of the actual shelf boards. Jim has put up one set, and is in the process of putting up the other set in the bedroom. He'll put up the ones in my office tomorrow, probably. This will allow the ( Read more... )