A LA CARTE USERPICS

I CANNOT EXPLAIN HOW AWESOME THIS IS!!!

THIS IS A FIRETRUCK MOMENT!

FIRETRUCK FIRETRUCK FIRETRUCK!!!

shogunhb took me to the circus yesterday evening. Whee! I had two bags of cotton candy which cost and obscene ten dollars a piece. Each bag came with a hat (both were given away to nearby children) and three layers of cotton candy: blue, yellow, and pink. Even though I love both cotton candy and lemon-flavored candies, I found the lemon cotton candy to be ( Read more... )

I, maid of honor (and awesome), totally RICKROLLED HEATHER'S WEDDING LAST WEEKEND.

It was awesome.

Okay, the bride, groom, and most of the guests had NO IDEA WHAT HAPPENED, but that's okay. The bride's brother and I nearly died anyway.

IT WAS AWESOME AND I REGRET NOTHING (other than not introducing Heather to the concept earlier.)

The Shadow Queen, Anne Bishop (birthday gift from ddrpolaris)

So, after reading Butler, Shakespeare, and Oates all in a row, I decided it was time for something a little more frivolous. The Winter's Tale and Beasts weren't intellectually taxing, but they were intellectually rigorous. Since I'm also working on my thesis and planning Othello, I need a little ( Read more... )

Gothic Computer is love

Thanks to knottytree for the link.

Now excuse me, I must continue lusting after this...

EDIT: Ahem, the link is now fixed. Sorry 'bout that.

WASHINGTON - In a long-expected move, President Barack Obama plans to sign an executive order ending the ban on federal funds for international groups that perform abortions or provide information on the option, officials told The Associated Press on Friday ( Read more... )

Wedding was fabulous. Many surprises for the guests which had me in stitches most of the time. Didn't talk about it in my speech, cause the speech isn't supposed to be all about me (go fig), but this was the best selfish thing I've ever done ( Read more... )

I went ot my friend Steve's oral defense this afternoon. I'm so glad I did--it very much cut down on my anxiety. It was Ginger, Sun Hee, and Jay (all professors) and they basically carried on a discussion with Steve about his thesis. There were even snacks! It wasn't a rapid-fire interrogation, just a relaxed conversation between peers. Okay, Steve ( Read more... )

shogunhb got in touch with lalaithpigeon about having her keep the kitten (now tentatively named Captain Glen Garioch [pronounced Glen Geerie]) a bit longer. However, due to life-thingies, she's not really in the position to do so, so I'll be picking Captain up tomorrow at 1pm! I'm so excited ( Read more... )

I'm getting a kitten!!!!!