Two things about the Olympics:

1. Stupid broadcasting getting you down? Voilà, live streaming of everything. (This is probably a European thing, though. Also, I'm having to use IE tabs to make it work. Still. I CAN NOW GET ALL THE FIGURE SKATING. ALL OF IT. IfI can stay awake for it, that is.)
2. HOLY GOD LOOK AT THESE FIGURE SKATING STATS, GUYS ( Read more... )

I spent way too long on these last night and left the ones I thought I could wing without critical rewatching of select teevees for today, but turns out I kind of have stuff to do right now (...surprising, I know) and also I have a real fear this entry may be too long for LJ (blame the_wanlorn for making me quote half of HIMYM), so. WITHOUT FURTHER ADO.

( Top five favorite easy summer dishes )

I haven't had the energy to do much in the way of photos lately, but here's some stuff that's been lying on my computer for a while.

( all three cats, but mostly K-cats cuddling )

I win, because I'm eating this and you're not.


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IS THERE, LIKE, AN IDIOT'S GUIDE TO LIGHTROOM? I've been using Photoshop CS2, since, uh, 2006? Something like that, and Elements before that, and the jump between those didn't feel like a problem at all, but Lightroom is weird and confusing and I don't understand what the fuss is all about, you can't even do layer masks (I think). OH GOD AM I GOING ( Read more... )

I think Major's antibiotics are disagreeing with him, because he's been throwing up quite a lot. His ear looks like it's healing just fine, though. I called the vet practice this morning and was told the vet who treated him would call me when she got in "this afternoon." It's now six-thirty. On the other hand, it's also about eight hours since he ( Read more... )

It's time for another one of elspethsheir's lovely tea parties! I am not very organized this time, and so my contributions are a bit of a mishmash of stuff made in the last month or so. (I realize I'm the only one who cares about this stuff, but the white balance for the cookie pictures PAINS ME IN MY SOUL. The weather's been simply dreadful today, and there ( Read more... )

So between the insanely busy and the getting the flu and the... being sadly wrapped up in The West Wing (I don't know), I never really dished on the dinner party. Which, because I wanted to COOK A TURKEY (my mom always does the turkey for Christmas, and I am jealous), was kind of Thanksgiving-themed, even though a) we obviously don't do ( Read more... )

Every time I leave the house, I have to walk past this and tell myself that stealing is baaaad, especially as it would involve climbing a fence into someone's yard:
( In which I covet my neighbor's plum tree )

It's been a good long while since elspethsheir last had one of her fabulous tea parties, and so for this one I kind of went all out. A little bit. You know. Not that this has ever happened to me before or anything.

( in which there is food porn of the baked goods variety )