I feel very Donna Reed-ish today - I am making French Onion soup, just blocked a sweater I am knitting (I may put up pictures later, since it looks like fairies armed with shiny sewing pins have captured an enemy), and will be altenately working on my thesis and pushing the vaccum cleaner around. I even have Betty Rubble's hair!

(I have made the ( Read more... )

Dear LJ Braintrust -

You are smart and good looking, so I am certain you will know the answer to this:

Background: I have a huge pile of cables, all of which arrived with my last three laptops, one digital projector, and pack rat of an ex-boyfriend.  I dont use these cables, but have dutifully hauled them from Alaska to the East Coast and house to ( Read more... )