Part the first: I haven't read much this month, but what I have read has been quite good. Next up, more Umberto Eco and a couple books on linguistics.

Part the second: My last post was that meme where people on my flist tell me about themselves, and I love all the responses. A few people I'd never seen pics of before, and I so love to know what ( Read more... )

The average American woman is a size 14. The average American clothing store stops at a size 12 (or 10 or even 8, depending on the store). This is...odd, and frustrating. So, like a lot of women, I shop online for a lot of things. Sure, I'd like to be able to try everything on first, but beggars can't be choosers, and when it comes to really ( Read more... )

Got the folks (plus Eric and his friend Paul) off to Iowa today. Their flight left at 6:40 in the morning, which is far too early. Then, today turned out to be presents day! Well, OK, I suppose they're not presents if you buy them yourself, but I did get lots of stuff in the mail today. I got the showerhead and 400 thread-count sheets I ordered ( Read more... )

Nine years ago today, my brother got married. It was a fantastic wedding. Well, actually, I don't really remember the wedding. What I do remember is the reception. It was so much fun, and when my father got up to give his speech I held my breath hoping it would be good because I always worry about him and the thought of anyone thinking ( Read more... )

No updates lately because, really, nothing interesting has happened. I went to the mall and got a pair of shorts. I don't own shorts because I'm vain about how my legs look in them and there's also the whole style issue--it's hard to look fashion forward in shorts (and don't even mention the whole dressy shorts thing going on right now because ( Read more... )