BOOK CONTRACT ACHIEVED. With preferred academic press. Disaster possibly averted ( Read more... )

So, I mentioned a polish-spam, and here it is. Because I always try to do too many things at once, a quick breakdown of what is in this post, in case you are dithering over whether you want to click ( Read more... )

Hey there, Flist!

This is mostly a catching up post, with illustrative pics of our convalescent cat.

But seriously. Teh cutes!

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Hey there! I haven't posted in monthsI'm not in any kind of official hiatus or anything, just swamped with work and life. I'm hoping to start posting again maybe next week or so, since next week is Spring Break! (I shouldn't call it a break--so much writing and grading to do. But no teaching, so yay!) I intend to watch tons of boybandery in the ( Read more... )

Yesterday, my last birthday present, the one I got for myself, arrived in the mail! I had ordered the Arashi Around Asia 2006 Dome concert pamphlet, and it finally got here *flails ( Read more... )

A brief post of pictures of giddiness!!!

( Also, gratuitous squee. If your life is short on squee, click here ^_^v )

First, thank you for all the birthday greetings and wishes&hearts! It's been a really fantastic day&hearts

And Zan! I got your package today &hearts! Incredible timing!!

So, birthdays at our place tend to be all day affairs--we hide presents around the house in evil ways and then cackle as the other person haplessly looks right at them and ( Read more... )

So, it's possible I have a bit of a nail polish problem ( Read more... )

So, it's my birthday this Wednesday. Guys, I'm going to be old (am already old, but making it official?). No longer will I be able to cling to being in my "early" 30s. At 35, it's mid-thirties at best, and next year, I will be dancing on the precipice of "late thirties ( Read more... )

I just bought this awesome puzzle!

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