It is absolutely gorgeous out right now, and has been for days.  Our Septembers tend to be, but it still takes me off guard.  A few of the trees have even ventured to turn colors.  Like those scarlet maples or whatever they are that do the whole flame-orange-red thing.  I love those ( Read more... )

A friend of mine is going through a really tough time now.  (Long story, let's just say two broken hearts are involved.)  I happen to be the nearest and most convenient of those she trusts, and am therefore the one who was on the spot to help her these past few days: regular calls and texts, encouragement, listening, strategic distraction, going ( Read more... )

"Is a slave a slave if he doesn't know he's been enslaved?"

The worst trap is the one you don't realize ( you're in. )

You guys, Pauline Baynes passed away.  If you know who that is.  She was the illustrator for C.S. Lewis' Narnia books and several of Tolkien's stories (including Farmer Giles of Ham).  Her illustrated map of Narnia is famous.  One of my childhood memories is when my dad would read us The Chronicles of Narnia before we went to bed, and we'd always ( Read more... )

Did I tell you guys about the jelly babies?  ::rereads past posts:: No, I didn't tell you about the jelly babies.  Shame on me.  For there are jelly babies.  Here.  In this place wherein I live.  I found them.  At World Market.  JELLY BABIES.  I bought them ( Read more... )

When I was little, I used to hide under my mother's upturned plastic laundry baskets.  Even now, when I am far too large for them, I still stick mine on my head like it's the top of some kind of fort.  Just so you know ( Read more... )

I swear, almost everybody I know is sick right now.  Mostly with colds.  And including me.  ::passes 'round the chicken soup and hot tea ( Read more... )

So after spamming all yer flists earlier in the week, I went and had a Very Busy Few Days.  That is, I finished my paper (at 1:30am), had a choir rehearsal, followed by two concerts, spent Saturday morning/afternoon decorating the house (along with Mary and Amy - 'twas much fun), and then had church and fellowship today.  Skipped college group ' ( Read more... )

I'm just gonna go and spam all ya's flists summore... when I'm supposed to be writing a paper ( Read more... )

We have once again updated the computer systems of our household. That is to say, Amy went out and bought a laptop, and also got a used desktop that's slightly better than the one I had. Which is to say, it has twice as big a hard drive and a rather faster processor. I think I've got everything I want loaded onto it, now, which took several days ( Read more... )