Just a note. Because I want to push the sad kitten pandaness down the page a little further.

Iron Kissed is a novel by Patricia Briggs, and is the third in the Mercedes Thompson series. It's dark, and Mercy has a very very rough encounter. But it's good ( Read more... )

happy birthday to dreamsoren. And congratulations too, I believe. (But then, I'm generally a touch confused most of the time these days.)

So, I was looking at the TAPS website (they do the show GhostHunters on SciFi) and while I like their style on the show (relatively objective, actively seeking to debunk rather than inviting in a psychic and accepting the ( Read more... )

Whee... Family reunion time. I'm driving down to my parents' place tonight (be there in the morning, really) so that all of our immediate family, my brothers, sister, and parents will be in ONE place at the SAME time. This will be the first time that has happened in over 12 years. (I'm thinking 13, but my memory is fuzzy on that ( Read more... )

Well, after a long boring drive, an interesting bit of looking around the base (I swear I saw blackhawks, and things were blowing up a little while ago... not to mention the sound of massive props to fall asleep by...), dinner at J R Rockers, and a decent night's sleep, I'm here ( Read more... )

Time keeps on ticking down. For those unawares, ivyriver & I will be leaving the Melbourne, FL area early on the 20th to proceed to our new home area. (Hopefully, we can find a new home there, too ( Read more... )

So I was reading a letter to the editor last week that said something like... "Does taking off our shoes really increase security? The answer should be obvious ( Read more... )

Engaging depression engines... and... wystful sadness achieved.

ivyriver & sarasilver left this afternoon, flying back to their current base after a whirlwind 4 day (well, more like 3.5 day) visit. Short visits suck; there are so many people that want to see ivyriver and people that she wants to see that sometimes it feels like I don't get enough time with her. But then I' ( Read more... )

Yep, I made it back to Melbourne. Work was meh. My last day with ivyriver was low key, but good. She had to do some physical conditioning in the morning, and picked me up around 1130 (after I checked out) so that we could hang out, go get some lunch, and head to the airport. GPT (Gulfport/Biloxi Regional Airport) is undergoing some construction and ( Read more... )

Well, I come back to Melbourne tomorrow. (Yeah, technically today.) I'm going to be leaving on a jet plane, and I don't know when I'll be back again...
Ahem. I've met some interesting people here, like ivyriver's friends Harvey and Oberloh. Then there's Pritty, whom told me far too much about his own problems... I don't know if there's a sign over my head ( Read more... )

Okay, I made it to Biloxi. It's a lovely place, I'm sure, when it doesn't look like... well... the way it does. No, really, I can see things that make me think it was very pretty before Katrina. Now, there are still light poles with dangling traffic lights, demolished looking buildings, and a beach ( Read more... )