A week and a day ago, I turned 30. It was not such a momentous occasion, although I certainly enjoyed celebrating in Vilnius (Lithuania) with friends and colleagues at an international folklore conference ( Read more... )

I'm SO staying inside with tea and fairy tales today, as it's been snowing enough to make for a few inches on the ground.

Being back in Bloomington has, on the whole, been pleasant, though. Fun dance practice with d_c_m, hanging out with moonandserpent on his birthday (I made carrot cake! it was yummy!) and watching Michael Pollan's film The Botany of Desire ( ( Read more... )

Who's doing ICFA this year? I'm working on an abstract so I can present some of my goddess-y stuff looking at fantasies set in matriarchal prehistory (which, yes, I've already presented a paper on, but it's nowhere near publishable yet so I figure I might as well refine it and give v.2.0 a whirl and see if I can get useful feedback ( Read more... )

We finally got the footage of me and operateri dancing at Tribal Revolution this past June: click here for the youtube! I'm so pleased with the dance, even though the music fucked up in the middle and we had to improvise a bit.

I got my cartilage pierced yesterday in a fit of pique with d_c_m. It's been years since I've had a new piecing and this is my first ( Read more... )

Just turned in my Ph.D. qualifying exams! Holy crap! Now to set a defense date for sometime in the next few weeks. Also to do: catch up on sleep, catch up on stuff I should be doing for the class I'm teaching, start baking and exercising again (hopefully with new running shoes that will treat my tendons better), and express endless love and ( Read more... )

What did I do this weekend ( Read more... )

So it's that time when I start casting about for a ride to and from the Indy airport... I depart Tuesday July 22 at 4 pm (thank goodness for that, as Chapel is Monday night so I can sleep in!)... and I return Tuesday August 5 at 7:15 pm. I'm happy to hand over some cash for gas and treat my ride-giver to coffee, a meal, etc ( Read more... )

Friday July 18th... okay time for a housewarming party?

I return to L.A. for 2 weeks starting the 22nd, so that'll be my last available weekend night until August (next Saturday, July 19th, my troupe is dancing at the Roller Derby, so that night is out, and this upcoming weekend is already booked like five different ways).

Running on not enough sleep this week, but for good reasons. I've managed to entertain at my apartment a few times now, and each time it's a little smoother, fewer boxes littering the floor, less clutter on the counter ( Read more... )

Night before last, I dreamed about Abney Park, tequila and a booze-hunt, ICFA, and romantic role-play in a Victorian dress. Alas, these things were not as connected as they could've been ( Read more... )