"Monday Monday sometimes it just turns out that way";
or In Which Our Heroine Breaks Silence to Gloomily Grumble and Lament.Last Monday I woke up with a sore throat and knew the end was coming ( Read more... )

Edited to Add:
on Monday April 13 this article was put out at seattlepi.com, regarding what was happening inside Amazon.
here is a response from Dear Author on April 13. and here is the Making Light post/thread on the subject, 'Amazon's very bad day', April 13. interesting comments in both the Dear Author and Making Light posts ( Read more... )

I would like to wish happy and joyous Passovers to those who celebrate. I was privileged to attend a Passover seder given by my roommate's family friends, one year, and I'm glad I did. growing up I used to hang out with another friend's family all the time for the matzah ball soup. I need to learn to make matzah ball chicken soup, yum. ^_ ( Read more... )

the first days of February have brought a much-desired rise in temperature. Sunday and today have been sunny, with highs in the lower forties, and the ice is melting, finally melting! I am resigned to the snow staying in residence, but goodbye, nasty layer of ice on top of the snow. my Chessie has arthritis in her back legs and the ice-plated ( Read more... )

things that are scheduled to happen in January and February always sneak up on me. December is such a hard month that I'm never able to plan for the new year until I've gotten through and recovered from December, at which point I'm already halfway through January... pfft.

I would like to go to Vericon, which takes place Friday 1/23 through ( Read more... )