...just got a phone call. The Gathering has been displaced by wildfires. They had to evacuate. They're out of danger, as far as I know, but left all their stuff back in the cabin. Think good thoughts.

Edit: Looks like they managed to get on-line.

Happy Birthday, Bit!

Inspired by hearing Anatsuno's lovely voice, I intended to wax nostalgiac about the time I lived in Orleans today, but have decided to put that off for another time. Instead, I will share the encounter I had outside my door. For the last year and a half, assorted birds have used a nest on my front porch (originally built by robins) to lay their ( Read more... )

Happy Birthday, LadyS. May oodles of Canadian porn brighten your year.

Edit: Got it in just under the wire at 23:59. Hah!

Okay, I'm back. I took a lengthy break from LJ to...well, do whatever cool kids do when they take lengthy breaks. Did I miss anything?

Oh, and Happy Birthday, atpolittlebit! I hope the coming year is better than all the previous years put together.

Also, in addition to my brief tale of conversational gaffes and soul-sucking awkwardness in my last post, I meant to direct a question to my f-list:

On the heels of KdS's analysis of spec-fic, I've been thinking about my on-going struggle to update my personal canon of sci-fi and fantasy. My dilemma has been to avoid the "pulp" stuff (if, while ( Read more... )

The State Board of Elections in February ruled against Hunter's request to appear on the ballot with the nickname "Madame Justice," a moniker Hunter has said she adopted in 1998.

~ from an article about a candidate for judgeship in North Carolina.

I really don't think I need to add anything here.

For many of you, I suspect, the words "high school" evoke horror, sadness and an insatiable yearning for junk food made of viciously uncouth glutens. From what I remember, it wasn't a particularly onerous time for me. Some good friends, decent social life, and, if I recall correctly, a magical night far out in the woods, the fire a'blazing, the ( Read more... )

P.S. Happy Birthday, Scroll! I'd offer you some [fill in the blank]/[fill in the blank] slash, but I have no idea who goes in the blanks. Daniel? Marcel? John? Kierkegaard? Plus I don't write fanfic.

Oh well. Anyhow, happy birthday.

Dear cat o' mine ( Read more... )