I had this sort of...rambling idea today on the way home about stream-of-consciousness narrativities and that one scene in "Simon Says" and the connection between controlled and uncontrolled flows and how that would fit in with Deleuze&Guattari's flows of production and desire ( Read more... )

So, my eight-year-old sister? Has chutzpah. Lots and lots of chutzpah.

The question she was given in a test at school: What happened during the squall?

Her answer: There was a tornado. You should know what a tornado is. If you don't, look it up.

*Headdesks*

Today I win for not killing anyone/anything. Points to me.

( RL, cut for whining )

Happy All Hallow's Eve! Happy Samhain! Happy Tuesday ( Read more... )

Well, hello Friday night.

The last part of Men Enough was posted a few hours ago. Links to all sections can be found here. Again, many thanks to deadspeaker and sappylilartpunk for beta-ing this for me, and many, many thanks to everyone who put up with my rambling/raving/ranting, and many, many, many thanks to everyone who commented on it ( Read more... )

Well, I've been awake for an hour. I guess I'm used to getting up early now, even despite the sickness and the half bottle of rum I downed last night to make sure I would sleep. Fat lot of good that did -- I was up every hour. But the phlegm's moved down to my throat so I can cough it up, even if that means I have no voice. Sorry, little TMI there ( Read more... )

Spent another afternoon with Sarah, helping her with her homework and piano and generally being bitch big sister. It was fun ( Read more... )

Taking care of my sister for four and a half frenzied hours is exhausting. And mum and dad want to go away for three days at the end of the month and leave me in charge of Sarah?

*Dies*

I'm off to bed. Seven year olds have energy, yo.

I got Lyndsey letters in the post today ( Read more... )

Hmm ( Read more... )