So it's been a while, lj. Sorry 'bout that -- the holidays, and all. You understand ( Read more... )

The Christmas season, so far, aside from one skirmish on the day itself, has been quite wonderful. Because I haven't a desk yet and because I fell on my coffee table and broke it a week or two ago, I am standing while writing and this, and this, coupled with the fact that I will soon be with my family again for some games and (one hopes) some ( Read more... )

Life...has been busy ( Read more... )

So instead of grading papers this morning, I made a snowman. It is big.


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Ah Valentine's Day...I was at school yesterday morning from 8:00 'til 2:00, making preparations for calculus and math 105, as well as updating my gradebook for attendance and removing students who have dropped. I arrived home and mixed together what broth was left-over from a chicken soup I made a week ago and some left-over orzo. I watched ( Read more... )

So, I feel like I haven't properly updated in some time. So here are some scattered things, outlined behind lj-cuts and so forth.

( Bryan and his son )

Yay Christmas! Santa was decidedly good to everybody in the fam this year. Here's what he brought me :D

Books
Coraline and American Gods by Neil Gaiman
The Spiderwick Chronicles (the boxed set)
Howl's Moving Castle and House of Many Ways by Diana Wynne Jones
Fruits Basket volumes 5, 6, & 7 [Megan gave me these ^^]

Musica Greatest Hits by ( Read more... )

I brought my computer with me, but haven't opened it since I got home. It's still in the bag on the desk upstairs. Peter has graciously and unknowingly allowed me to use his for the moment ;P

Erm, but really. I have white Italian cookies to be making.

In case I don't get a chance later...Merry Christmas everybody! ^____^

Last post for today, I swear. I meant to post this last week, but forgot. You've probably seen it before, but that doesn't mean it isn't cool. Straight No Chaser's version of Twelve Days of Christmas (from 1998).

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In the process of updating my Facebook status, I discovered there was a song just bursting to come out of me. Here it is ( Read more... )