I've seen a few old LJ friends popping up again on my feed, and they've inspired me to finally update my own LJ. ( Big ol' post behind the cut. )

I'm seeing some lovely end-of-year posts from friends here on LJ, so I'm going to do the same... as well as resolve to come back and post here more often. G+ just hasn't caught on with the people I want to connect with, FB is too oriented towards small bites (taste great but less filling), and I really need to be able to sit down and produce longer ( Read more... )

The last few weeks have been a mishmosh... ( just want to do a braindump and get feedback if anyone has anything to say. )

( What's up at our house. )

A few weeks ago, I read about a local historical group resurrecting a turn-of-the-century Kansas City tradition, the Priests of Pallas Ball. It sounded like fun, but the tickets were $85 a pop... so I called and asked if they needed any volunteers. I wound up helping at the ticket booth, and needed a mask for the event. ( Here's what happened... )