Ok, ok, it may be a bit passé to make fun of 2014 Gwyneth Paltrow. But I just couldn't resist ( Read more... )

It's official! - The announcement was finally made. I have been promoted at work! My new title is Senior Undersecretary for Magical Law Enforcement actually the same as my current title. But I'll be running a much larger program out of our main office, with a more substantial hierarchy (and higher salary), which puts me somewhat on the Executive ( Read more... )

GardeningIt's been an interesting couple of weeks. My plants came down with some fungus a couple of weeks ago so I started spraying a cider vinegar and water solution on the tomatoes. I also doused the mint and nasturtium plants in neem oil spray. And I did a major tearing away of tomato leaves within the course of a week and a half. Toda I did ( Read more... )

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This was going to be a Gally post. But instead it'll be a mini nostalgia trip.

Last night my friend K and I went out for food and drinks. It's been a VERY rough week at work and going out for a bit of fun seemed like a grand idea.

We went to a place called Yuca Bar where delicious food and strong Mojitos were consumed with reckless abandon. We ( Read more... )

Y'know, it was my intention to post pics from Gallifrey. And to tell you all about T-Rex's magical predictive ability to forecast my bag coming out #7 from the chute at the airport. And how my costumes were a big hit. And Gally wasn't nearly as stressful as it was last year ( Read more... )

Greetings flist. I'm feeling melancholy and nostalgic this morning. The weather is freezing out and I woke up with low blood sugar. At breakfast I drank too much very strong tea and now I'm trying to recover before starting my day. I plan to make a challah bread, and after that I'm not sure. Plans for a "board game" evening with friends were ( Read more... )

Greetings flist! Thanks to everyone who posted their concerns, well wishes, prayers, and so forth. Last week was . . . intense. This week I've taken a few comp days to recover. Soon both my flat and myself will have some semblance of order and equilibrium again ( Read more... )