Despite the fact that I really prefer LJ to Facebook in almost all respects (all except that the fact that far more people I know are on Facebook, these days), I keep finding myself neglecting the former in favour of the latter. This must stop. In particular, awesome stories about the Lynxcub must be posted here, because they are much more findable ( Read more... )

Posted this last night on FB, but forgot to post it here ( Read more... )

Our visit with my mother & stepfather up north is going well. Aidan got a physics kit for Christmas (from them), which he is thoroughly enchanted with, plus a little set of hanging planets (from me) which he insisted on hanging up here even though he'll just have to take it down tomorrow.

Also from me, the "Ewok Attack" Star Wars Lego kit, which I ( Read more... )

Lynxcub: "I'm so happy my vacation's coming up! I'll get to spend a lot of time with my children ( Read more... )

( Seriously, how many three-year-olds want to know about the atmosphere of Jupiter? )

So, I had been kind of undecided as to what to do about Pride this year, in that (for non-locals, and anyone local who somehow hasn't heard) it had become a huge political mess, due to controversy over a pro-Palestinian group called Queers Against Israeli Apartheid (QuAIA) which some people perceive as being anti-semitic (despite the fact that, one ( Read more... )

OK, those of you who know me know I have, as a general rule, absolutely zero interest in sports of any kind ( Read more... )

So... the Yule/Giftmas season has snuck up on me, it would seem. Between a prolonged work deathmarch with very little sleep or breathing space, and then getting the cold from hell which stuck around for way too long, time seems to have flown right by and I could have sworn it was November a minute ago ( Read more... )

Overdue for an update, so I'll try and keep this -- well, maybe not brief as such, but at least a list of things each one of which is brief. Or something like that.

1. My trip up north was surprisingly un-traumatic. Aidan slept through almost the entire car ride -- clearly, the night-driving approach was a good one. And kettunainen and I got along pretty well for ( Read more... )

I can has 36 hour day plz?

Or just stop time for a week or so while I get caught up. That would do it too...

Maybe more like a month.