Gacked from B's tumblr:
on a scale from one to Alexander the Great, how into the Iliad are you?

I sing the praises of the Internet, which brings music back to me thought I'd lost forever. (At least I'd thought it lost to me, ignoring the entire Swedish recording industry.) Specifically my very great favorite, Fredmans Epistel N:o 33, Stolta Stad, with the boisterous chaos of the crowded boating party, the beautiful clear horn passage with the ( Read more... )

Friday night, B went to see The Hobbit Part One; she approves it. We g'rups are probably going to see it next weekend, after D gets home (by which time B may be up for another time too).

Saturday night, we watched the perennial A Christmas Story ("You'll shoot your eye out!"): I haven't seen it in...well, more than 20 years at least, and C had ( Read more... )

It has come to my attention that the investiture of the next Baron and/or Baroness of Carolingia is scheduled for May 12 next. We will not be there, as that is the weekend of B's college commencement. I just thought I'd say so out loud, now before we even know who it's gonna be, so you'll know it's nothing personal. After all, whoever it is that ( Read more... )

The secret of enjoying a good wine:
1. Open the bottle and allow it to breathe.
2. If it does not look like it's breathing, give it mouth-to-mouth.

Went to see Cowboys and Aliens with family this afternoon (which is why I'm not seeing it with friends right now). Wow. Cowboys and aliens, yes, and bandits and Indians and more. All the western tropes are there, including classics like the Kid and the Dog, and new ones like the Girl with a Gun. Yes, it's nothing more than a summer action movie ( Read more... )

So, you know they can decorate cakes with photo-quality image reproduction these days, right? So, can they do a cake with a Magic Eye-style 3D image on it? The obvious image to print, obviously, would be a multilayer wedding cake. I think there'd be a market of, who knows, two or maybe three geeks out there who'd love the idea ( Read more... )

B has made bacon/maple/pecan cupcakes. Yes, they taste every bit as good as that sounds.
I would like to thank everyone who gave hfcougar bacon advice last month for their indirect help making this possible.

I've been very quiet here for the past week, owing to a combination of more than ordinary busyness at work and loss of internet connection at home (for about 24 hours, since fixed). Here's a few of the things I might have gone into more detail if I'd had the time:

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FlashForward has been put on notice. It has its waterskis strapped on, it's facing the ramp, the motorboat is revving up, and the shark has been released--there's still time it can redeem itself, but I might start making plans for Thursday evenings again ( Read more... )