All right, I admit it. Star Trek Reboot fandom has just EATEN ME. You guys, I'm making SONGCALLS. Most of my internet time is at work right now, which means I can't do anything social network-y that isn't from my phone (and sometimes not even that), but ff.net? COME TO ME, MY PRETTY ( Read more... )

There's something so satisfying about ironing silk. Not only is it instant gratification on the right heat setting- the wrinkles just disappear!- but the sensuality of the fabric is magnified by the sense that you're turning something that's beautifully rumpled and shoddy into something that just looks perfect. Not an easy thing to do in most cases ( Read more... )

Perhaps it's just me, but mending socks with little panda bears on them and sewing buttons onto shirts while watching a Vin Diesel movie fills me with the same quietly smirking kind of happiness that I got when I realized I was reading a book about the Monster of Florence on Valentine's Day ( Read more... )

Back from Comiccon. Woo. Had a wonderful time. Was lovely spending time with Miko, and seeing Yaya and Brian for dinner and dorkery and Surprise T-Shirt Ferret Gaius is Surprising/ed!, and meeting Olga. Stuff was cool. Ce-chan kicked ASS, and we already have plans for next year. My feets are bleeding. We should not even talk about the state of my ( Read more... )

Damn Awesome: Not Just For Macros of ObamaI'm at work, hoarse and silly sounding, but at least here. When I'm NOT here, I'm trying not to talk, but I am very tempted to go to the beach tomorrow, early in the morning. I don't have to talk there, just lay out and drink water with tons of lemon in it and read a book or three. I can leave before the ( Read more... )

Okay. So I can understand why one of these would have the tag "As seen on The Oprah Winfrey Show!" and another have "As seen in O Magazine!" But why does a third one have the tag "As seen on The Rachael Ray Show!" What were they cooking that they needed a thong? Can I avoid this dish henceforth ( Read more... )

I am so not leaving the house this weekend unless either something supremely awesome enough happens to make me forget the pain and participate, or unless absolutely necessary. Like, say, the building ignites.

Time for sedentary cleaning and bill paying and costume work. And also occasionally passing out. Ugh.

I had a big angry rant halfway ready to go here, but I was too angry to rant properly, and now I'm too sleepy. Today was fun, and involved a great deal of beating people up with rolled up newspaper. Also, the weather is finally warm and sunny and gorgeous and that makes me happy, because I can now go outside and bask like a happy reptile.

Anyone ( Read more... )

Aside from yesterday's attack of fury, this has been a lovely, relaxing, and occasionally absurd weekend. I got sewing done, was going to go out but didn't (for a good reason, though I am sad that my really cute noir-ish outfit was for naught), cooked, organized things, re-read Tanizaki's The Key and Murasaki Shikibu nikki (The Diary of Lady ( Read more... )

Okay, as of episode five, I am in love with Mononoke and might HAVE to make a Medicine Seller costume. Wouldn't have to wear a wig! Also, the design and animation are so... so... so gorgeous with the ukiyo-e and the art nouveau and the Klimt around the edges- and I don't even particularly care for Klimt- it's almost grotesque, and if we don't get ( Read more... )