Alright, I realize that I'm spoiled, but come on, people! Text rotation and text direction. I want them. ( I do databases. Not spreadsheets, databases. )

Not actually a meme, but yoinked from hime1999 anyway.

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( on creation )

We go to a party and it's one we've been going to every year, and I know what to expect, but this time they let me have the adult portion. However, it takes so long to prepare that the rest of my party go on ahead and I can't find them. But I do find one of them, by which time I've misplaced that portion (some sort of dumpling, and some vegetables ( Read more... )

I didn't actually go to sleep. Does this mean I'm not a vampire after all?

( the path to realization )

It may not be a truth universally acknowledged, but in most cases, really the only way to learn about something is to do so from someone who believes in it. Thus, to learn about things that the average member of society doesn't believe in, you have to find those labeled "nuts" or "quacks" or whatever. They may or may not be, but the belief they ( Read more... )

I don't like being political. That's probably because I hate politics and avoid it like the plague, only worse (there are certain advantages to living in the half world). However, this, overheard at dinner, struck me:

"How can there be an uncorrupt judge ( Read more... )

I got something of a scare when, listening to Japanese TV, we thought they had announced... but no. The vocab was wrong. It meant 'counting' not 'president'. Besides, nobody's really elected till the electoral votes, so ( Read more... )

I abso-fucking-lutely HATE guns ( Read more... )

It's the morning after because I fell asleep instead of just taking a nap, but... Last night we made a pirate ship in our hall. A feminist pirate ship. See, originally, it was just a fort, because most of us have boxes in their rooms that they're tired of having there, so they threw them out to Susan and Chrystal and me when we started building ( Read more... )

I got a drawing idea, but I'm not saying what it is because it might turn out to be my present to Allen. So hush! No saying what it is, even if I tell you at some point or another (as if I would be able to). I like the idea, though, and the preliminary sketching for all the elements is done. I'll probably work on drawing it a couple more times ( Read more... )