So I caught XF 2 this morning (way, way too early), and while I still have some processing to do about it, overall I'm pretty happy, esp. in regards to the MSR, which was just so wonderful and evolved and lovely in this film. I was really pleasantly surprised. I'll try to come up with a fuller, more spoilery review later, but for now all I can say ( Read more... )

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July 4th, even, and for once I don't think I'm doing a damned thing to celebrate. Most years I'm down in La Mirada for the entire day, surrounded by 30 or 40 of my closest relatives and a small number of random strangers who show up just to party ( Read more... )

So.

Smirnoff Ice Pomegranate Fusion: Not bad at all.

Smirnoff Ice Black Cherry: Still tastes better.

I'm sure you were all dying to know that.

Also, various people with whom I share blood are trying to drag me up to the mountains with them for a week. Normally I wouldn't mind, but 19+ people does not a happy camper make ( Read more... )

Not feeling so great today. Actually, I haven't felt quite "right" since before we got back from Sequoia. Other than garden-variety PMS, the cold I had (and oh yah, all that extra-fun emotional shit! that was going on at the time), I can't really figure out what the problem is. If I weren't so phobic about doctors and such a hypochondriac in ( Read more... )

Okay, not really.

But I am taking a few days off from work and going camping for the weekend.

I'll be back again on Sunday, when I'll be running about like a crazy person trying to get ready for work again on Monday.

But hey! We're not thinking about that right now.

( accidental camera test )