• Loose leaf rose tea. I just bought two ounces of it at an imports store in Pittsburgh -- it's black tea with rose petals and a couple of other ingredients that were on the big cannister but are not on the label, phooey. At any rate, it is delightful and I feel as though I am in a fairy tale when I drink it. (I love rose flavour -- it tastes exactly ( Read more... )

You know, I thought I had read through the flist a day ago, but apparently I had not checked in five days? I don't even know, you guys; I am so sorry. And I promise that this is more indicative of my mental state (ADHD-y and having trouble focussing in general) than how I am drifting away from LJ (I'M NOT! My best friends are here!). And that I  ( Read more... )

And now a meme, as I could definitely stand to post more often.

• If you’ve been tagged, you must write your answers in your own LJ and replace any question that you dislike with a new question.
• Tag eleven people. Don’t refuse to do that. Don’t tag who tagged you. --HA HA HA TOO BAD FOR YOU SURVEY ORIGINATOR; I AM A REBEL~
• I was tagged by: vega_ofthe_lyre's non- ( Read more... )

On Friday, I had an interview which I thought went rather badly. I showed up in a dress -- because I've been wearing dresses almost exclusively these last muggy weeks, and because I'm me -- and sort of thought I was dressing down, but the interviewer looked at me askance -- "This is hard work. You think you can do it?" I can do hard work, sir, even ( Read more... )

Am feeling -- I don't know, extra distracted of late? And yesterday was just peculiar, though for no reason that could actually be logically discerned. Then again, this may be the traditional side effect of brooding and panic, which is my full-time job of late. (Again! Yay!) Have physically mailed transcript and reading list to Duquesne (MY READING ( Read more... )

The super fantastic barefoottomboy (who sent me a microphone which I have spent much of this afternoon testing out, as can be evidenced over on come_all_ye) suggested that I take pictures of some of my favourite things. I changed the prompt around a little to fifteen pictures of things that make me happy, and I now foist them upon you unsuspecting lot. (I have also done ( Read more... )

I. This is probably the most newsworthy, so I'll get it out now because I am feeling charitable and won't leave you lot hanging in suspense: THE BABY IS A GIRL. !!! Mum had an ultrasound...er, several days ago...and it was, according to her and the doctor, very obvious. I...actually forgot to post about this, which is really rotten and ( Read more... )

Suddenly I am hit with an incredibly urgent desire to write a novel about a group of people with basically useless superpowers.

Because, come on, they can't be conveniently awesome all the time. Someone's got to get stuck with 'oh, look, I can lower prices with the blink of an eye!', or 'I CAN TALK TO GOLDFISH OMG ( Read more... )

The news of the moment?

We've got a kittenMy father currently works with special-needs students, and one of his clients' families, I gather, had kittens to get rid of. He brought most of them to the shelter run by a friend's wife, but kept one--he says it's an early Christmas present. I am an absolute girl around cats--I adore them madly, and our ( Read more... )