Well, I've finally gotten around to moving to Dreamwidth. Same name. Bye, LJ!

I had a dream where I was in a group taking a bunch of health evaluations, some also related to psychology/ perception. They were done in a verbal/visual format, where I would look at a diagram or diorama and describe my reaction to it, such as a scale of how tired you feel on an average day. I was struggling with some of it, because the diagrams ( Read more... )

I have a Couch of Requirement. This is not to say that my couch produces things I want... usually the opposite, in fact. But it is a couch upon which Mama cat requires me to be. Loudly, vociferously, insistently, and unyieldingly, I am summoned to sit upon the damn couch. Not in the office. Not at the table. On. The. Couch. Along with Mama ( Read more... )

We're going to Denver for the Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers' Conference! 'We' because hrothgar1 fabulously offered to come along for hand-holding/butt-kicking and general expediting purposes. Bought the plane ticket and hotel res (could have saved money seeking crash space or a cheaper hotel, but this will simplify the logistics, give M somewhere to hang ( Read more... )

The level of writing ability in the news these days... sometimes I don't know whether to laugh or cry ( Read more... )

A person could hurt themselves looking at this site ( Read more... )

While most of us are pretty good at research and probably know most of this (though I did learn at least one new tip from the comments), I think this is an excellent article to show to beginning researchers (especially since increasingly these days, the internet is the ONLY place people do their research, sigh ( Read more... )

Moving article about one response to a card in the Postsecret project...

Paulson, unknowingly, tapped into fears that many of us share: that in a busy, crammed-full life, no one remembers us; that our answering machines never flash because we simply don't matter to anyone; that in an era when communication with others is easier than ever before, ( Read more... )

Today at work ( Read more... )