In this case, kickindancer's 30th birthday! Happy birthday ( Read more... )

Saturday bright and early we flew out to Chicago to visit friends. verin_the_brown and her husband (who I'll call Orcus for the remainder of this piece, because it amuses me) and baby Malaprop ( Read more... )

The NYT has an interesting article about kids being welcome (or not) in cafes in Chicago.

( sample quote )

I figure as long as I stick to the public record I haven't broken any oaths. :)

( You Have Been Warned )

I debated whether or not to hit the gym last night, after a week-plus absence occasioned by the move and the test. It was raining in that sort of slight will-sapping drizzle that is perfect for curling up inside with a book. Ultimately I figured if a little rain could stop me, that didn't exactly bode well for my willpower. So I went.

I ran into lindyninja ( Read more... )

Highlights from a game night with kickindancer:

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I was among kin! Of the people there, about half were my height or shorter. It's funny, talking with kick's fiance, neither of us really think much about being short, or notice it. Every now and then something pings, and you remember. Suddenly being among people closer to my height was novel.

TwoWe were ( Read more... )

Every morning when I go to work, if I'm not asleep or absorbed in conversation, I watch the people around me.

( random observations )

In which we drink and eat and eat some more.

( Our First Descent into the Pit )