Note: This is primarily of interest to Pittsburghers, but I'm leaving it public so I can point people here from other social media.(Whoops, I thought I posted this last week. shows you how organized I am ( Read more... )

So. Here we are. In Pittsburgh.

It’s very surreal to be here, really. It’s been nearly 10 years since I left. As I’ve been saying frequently, I couldn’t wait to escape then; but after a decade living in Boston, Los Angeles, Seattle, and Saint Louis, I can say from experience rather than youthful provincialism that it really is a very nice city.

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A note to prospective landlords ( Read more... )

This last week? Can die in a fire.

Ok, not really, there were good bits. Got to see old friends, and drive around a pretty city just as it's bursting into spring. But because this is my blog, and I have to fret and whine and kvetch sometime, I am now going to tell you ( everything that went wrong. )

So. Um. We're moving back to Pittsburgh.

The good and the bad and the when of it here: Here we go again.

*sigh of relief ( Read more... )

Am currently stuck in hotel room, sleeping toddler on chest, w/nothing but phone for distraction, so you get a post! Hurray ( Read more... )

Wrapping up the house altar. Hm, god statues. What to wrap them in? Oh, I know, t-shirts!

Wait, I better make sure they're appropriate t-shirts.

Okay, Ganesh goes in "magically delicious".

Kali into Jack Skellington,

and Thoth - obfuscated Perl.

Tee hee.

<--punchy

Some more details on our new house!

Aaaaaaand, Ravens in the Library has been released! I'll be at the booksigning on Wednesday (more details in that link).

Have a nasty head cold. Packing like mad. Mostly posting to Twitter (and thence automatically to Facebook) as 140-character blurts are all I really have time for ( Read more... )

Tomorrow morning we're flying to St. Louis for house hunting. We'll be back Saturday afternoon ( Read more... )