I've seen quite a few of these around lately, and really like the sentiment. Went ahead and ordered one for my car, but am now having second thoughts... apparently many people find these offensive?! I read it as saying that we should live in peace with other human beings and treat them with kindness despite our disagreements, but a lot of ( Read more... )

No car. Alas. The search continues. At least I'm getting plenty of exercise walking to and from the bus stop!

Also, I just made the absolute best chicken pozole I've ever tasted. Too bad I can't remember what went into it. :P

I'm actually going to be a little atypical here and name Don Simon Ysidro, from Barbara Hambly's vampire books. They're probably the only vampire-themed series I've really enjoyed. (Not bad when considered as historical novels, either, though I prefer her Benjamin January mysteries for interesting insights into times past.) Anne Rice is self- ( Read more... )

Dear Universe,

Are you quite done yet? The sheer amount of, well, crap that you've thrown at me over the past few weeks is pushing the bounds of probability. While I do appreciate that it could be a lot worse, and there's so far been nothing I can't handle, this is getting a bit old. Once the dust settles from these various situations, I expect a ( Read more... )

Car: Good for the moment.

Self: Good. Full of cake. Testing perfume that smells like strawberry ice cream and grass, and wondering whether that might be a bad thing given the ongoing sugar ant siege. Wishing I could afford a trip to Europe.

Tattoo: Flaky, itchy, and generally leprous-looking as expected. Am valiantly resisting the impulse to pick at ( Read more... )

Stupid car. 'Twas fine Friday night, but I was about to head to the arts festival this afternoon and noticed one tire was flat. As in utterly empty. Surprise! Anyway, spent a good 40 minutes cleaning out the trunk of the car to get to the spare, then putting it on, then since I had all the car stuff out anyway, checking fluids and topping off the ( Read more... )