( Warning: contains harm to an animal done by another animal )

I don't have a specific topic for this entry, just general catching up and making plans -most of which will never come to fruition, knowing me, but it's nice to dream. It's what my mother calls "building castles in Spain." I seem to recall that has a historical origin somewhere... hang on, I'm going to go look it up. Okay, I'm back (not that you ( Read more... )

It's June! That means I'm going to write every day based on a topic of your choice. Not all the dates have been picked up yet, so don't let sorceror have all the fun! ;)

Today sorceror asked me to talk about classic film, since it's Marilyn Monroe's birthday. Before I get into it, I have to point out that I am in no way, shape or form an expert on film in any way ( Read more... )

For the record, coffee does NOT do to me what is has done to the cat in the icon. I often wish it did, because I feel like I'd be a lot more productive.

First off, in baking news, pdaughter made Valentine's cupcakes for her French class. We also got cupcakes. Look at this image and tell me you are not jealous. Yes, the chocolate heart is made by hand too, ( Read more... )

Went to see Watchmen with a bunch of people last night. Time for LJ-user sightings! There was jteethy, karine, adamofeden, luvenditti, toughlovemuse, chibipunkdemon and Phil-who-hasn't-got-an-LJ. It was really nice seeing all my friends, many of whom I hadn't seen since Capricornucopia on January 10th. Eesh. Where does the time go ( Read more... )

I had a dream that all my hair had grown back. It was shoulder-length again, and looking better than it ever has in real life, and I was wondering if the fact that it had grown back so quickly meant that I should try shaving it again. Luckily for me, it was not in fact real, and my hair is still short. I'm going to get it trimmed and organized ( Read more... )

Yesterday was not a good day, food-wise. The beef cubes for my stew didn't thaw properly, for starters. Then when I was browning the beef I recalled that the last time I had done this I had made a mental note not to use the smaller pan, because it's not big enough for all the meat and onions. Guess which pan I was using yesterday? Yeah ( Read more... )

iconsbycurtana is at it again. I love Madeleine L'Engle with much love, and so I snagged it. I appear to have misplaced my copy of Many Waters, and it turns out there's a fifth book in the series (featuring Meg's daughter, I believe), which means I may have to pick them up. Unfortunately, they have once again changed the look of the books, which means my shelves ( Read more... )

So I went to see the new Batman movie by myself last night. I end up seeing most of the movies I want to see by myself, because most of my friends have seen them by the time I have enough time to go. I don't mind: it's like taking myself on a date, and I don't have to worry too much about what happens before and after the movie ( Read more... )

tcaptain and his lovely girlfriend took me to see WALL*E yesterday, which I hadn't planned on seeing. I was dubious about my ability to empathize with a waste-disposal robot ( Read more... )