Ugh. I've been meaning to post all week, but I've been dealing with the lovely things Santa brought me: Namely, my period, and a really bad cold from hell. Fun times! So I still haven't gone a'Hobbitting, nor have I done much of anything, though I've been reading a lot of fics at Yuletide, along with some Avengers fic (mostly Clint/Coulson as I've ( Read more... )

Thanks for all the birthday wishes/v-gifts/e-cards yesterday! ♥ The big 4-5. Eep! I swear I was just 30 a few months or so ago! Mentally, I suspect I'll always be @ 12, so it's a fun combination.

And speaking of having a mental age of 12 along with the wisdom classy tasteful appreciation of a(n) mature ah, experienced older woman ( Read more... )

The Olympics is winding down. :( I've really enjoyed watching the games this year. Lots of great swimming, and I'm so proud of the US Women's gymnastics team. (Also LOLing over the McKayla Maroney is Not Amused meme! Shame that she fell though.) The female athletes have been outstanding this year! (US Women's 4x100! W00t!) It's so inspiring! And of ( Read more... )

*yawns* Good morning!

Was up in New Hampshire for aeternitas2011 this past weekend. It was a small con, and alas - I was the lone Remus/Sirius shipper (Represent!) amongst a sea of Snarry, (okay, my fab roomie, reddwarfer, ships them both) but it was a lot of fun! The con hotel was great and the lake was beautiful, and us folk in the West rooms had very few problems ( Read more... )

So, the healthcare bill passed in the House. To be honest, I haven't been following politics for the past two months, which is a huge change from before. I used to devour the news, blogs, and various political websites daily. Hell, practically hourly ( Read more... )

Well, that was a surprise!

"The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2009 is to be awarded to President Barack Obama for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples. The Committee has attached special importance to Obama's vision of and work for a world without ( Read more... )

It's a beautiful day here in America. The sun is shining, Bush is gone gone gone, and We Haz a New Prez!

I've been watching the festivities on the telly and reading reactions on the 'net all day (getting a particularly warm feeling [of smugness] spreading throughout my loins [that more than balances out all the eyerolls] as I peruse The Corner.) ( Read more... )