I don't eat meat and haven't since I was sick in April of 2010 (link to my LJ on it). A few days ago I read an article on an allergy spread by ticks in South America and that the Lone Star tick, whose habitat just happens to include the District has been spreading it, too. (Couldn't find the original article; this one is from NPR a couple of ( Read more... )

I haven't been around LJ much lately because I was having trouble getting to it on my home computer. It's doing fine right now, so I don't know what was up or where the fault lay.

I also haven't been around because I saw Kingsman: The Secret Service. Multiple times. I loved the movie on so very many levels, but especially all the shout outs ( Read more... )

Twenty-five years ago, the Berlin Wall came down. Less than ten years later, I made a remark about not having been back to Berlin since the wall came down and sunspiral's and roozle's eldest son, who was 11-ish, asked if the wall were medieval ( Read more... )

So. My top books are still city planning and architecture books. I want to know more, help DC grow without losing its character, and generally create a more sustainable future ( Read more... )

I have a ticket to see Struck by Lightning at Tribeca on April 29.

I'm also getting ready to go to Las Vegas this weekend.

I'm definitely feeling a little better about life.

I had an interesting experience with one Craigslist position today. It required no text in the body of the email and specific file name templates for the CV and the cover letter. I think the instructions, which were at the bottom of the announcement, were a filter to see how many applicants actually read the announcements in their entirety ( Read more... )

Should I include being an Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner on it? It's a public position, but it's also unpaid.

ETA: Thank you all for weighing in. It looks like I'll be adding Commissioner to my resume...

I know my childhood was unusual, thanks to the military ( Read more... )

I just came back from seeing Inception.

It hit 103F (39C) with a high enough humidity that the "real feel" was over 110F. The movie theater didn't have air conditioning.

I also had an eye appointment today.

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