I am full of grumpy. So I will blog about it! it's my understanding that this is how things work ( Read more... )

Reason for last post: my godmother died last Friday, very unexpectedly and much too soon. Lots of family in town this past week. Lots of.. stuff. Tired now. and sad. but doing okay ( Read more... )

I went to New Jersey for a week, for my cousin's wedding. It was nice! the weather was surprisingly pleasant and not freakishly cold/gloomy. There was only the occasional "fuck, it's cold" instead of the constant steady stream I'd been expecting. The wedding was lovely, too, and the reception was fun, and my family was.. cooler than anticipated. A ( Read more... )

My cousin's getting married November 1. So I'll be going to New Jersey with my family for about a week. I need a new, warm coat (they aren't exactly a necessity in Florida) and a wedding-appropriate dress ( Read more... )

Today on the way home from work I saw a biker cowboy. He was standing on the side of the road (in front of a church, I think, for extra bonus WTF) next to a motorcycle, holding the reins of a horse that was next to him on the other side. He was skinny and old but in that badass sort of way, like Sam Elliott except with a giant beard and a bandanna ( Read more... )

Am back from Miami! Have attempted to tackle the flist but OH MY GOD, YOU GUYS. Skip 300 at least. That is like my personal definition of TL;DR ( Read more... )

Okay first off, though I am now late (at least by EST): happy birthday, paradise_city! You are a rockasaurus*, and therefore I hope your birthday was appropriately rocking. I'm sure Joe Levy's birthday card/proposal to you is on its way.. maybe lost in the mail somewhere? it'll get there! I believe in it ( Read more... )

So before I get to the griping, a link to share. I know _kyri and retronami both linked to this but, uh, kind of a large percentage of my flist is not friends with either of them and I haven't seen anyone else mention it, so: Waterstone's What's Your Story? project, which includes drabble-ish ramblings from some top names. A Marauder's-era prequel snippet from ( Read more... )