Spent the first part of my day sewing the outer tunic for my new Jedi robes.  Almost done.  Just need to hem and attach sleeves.  After that, I just have to make the hooded cloak.  That will take me about an hour ( Read more... )

One of my attorneys recently had a baby girl.  He dodged telling anyone the baby's name at first, but finally admitted that they'd named her "River".  Some of the other attorneys made fun of him for picking a "hippie name", but he insisted that it wasn't.  Knowing that he's a bit of a closet geek, I asked, "Tam, or Song?"  Turns out he didn't know ( Read more... )

So, the bad:  I just found out that my older sister woke up the day before yesterday, packed her car, and drove away, leaving her husband of over ten years and two kids behind. She drove all the way from Michigan to Texas, where a man she knew in high school was waiting. When questioned about this by my younger sister, she said, “I was going to ( Read more... )

Back from my second trip to Seattle. The HLP and I had a lot of fun for only 26 hours. We hit two of the three veggie restaurants we wanted. (The third we literally walked a mile uphill in the rain to reach, only to find it closed.)

On Sunday we spent some time at the EMP, where she fangirled over the Nirvana exhibit and I spent some time basking ( Read more... )

I'm making another trip up to Seattle in a couple weeks, this time with the HLP.  We'll be taking the train up and just staying one night, but it will be nice to get away.  I'm going for the Star Wars exhibit at PacSci, and she's going for the EMP.  (Well, she says it's for the vegetarian hot dog place, but I think that's just because she hasn't ( Read more... )

Again, a slightly haphazard collection of my notes from my second day in Seattle.

( Cut for length, excessive fangirling, threats of butterfly violence, and slight drunkeness... )

I’ve decided to go on a solo vacation at the end of the year. The literal end. I’ll leave on December 31st and return on January 2nd. After almost ten years in Portland, I think it’s time to visit Seattle.

Of course, I have more motivation that just, you know, Seattle. First, there is the Harry Potter Exhibit at PacSci. Second, there is the ( Read more... )

I've been bitching a lot lately, in my journal.  Sorry about that.  I try not to be one of those people.

In GOOD news, I'm re-reading the "Lord of the Rings", and once again remember why I re-read it once a year.  Every year I hem and haw about whether I want to read it again, and by the end of the first chapter I am completely re-obsessed.  It ( Read more... )

Back from Orlando!  The Wizarding World of Harry Potter was made of awesome.  Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey might just be my favorite ride ever.  (I do still hold a soft spot for the Indiana Jones ride at Disneyland, and the Haunted Mansion regardless of where it is.)  It was an incredible mix of ride and simulation, and it was easy to ( Read more... )

At the grocery yesterday, I was unconsciously tapping my pen against the edge of my cart as I looked around. Taptaptaptap…taptaptaptap…taptaptaptap…taptaptaptap…

A man walking past me said, quietly but clearly, “Vote Saxon.”

It took me a moment to understand what he had said, and then I couldn’t stop laughing. He was gone by the time I thought to ( Read more... )