Ahoy, mateys! I be returned just lately from me voyage to the District of Columbia in the Virginia Colony. 'Twas a great success! On Friday night, meself, Black Laura, and the fearsome lass Hallie did attend a fine soiree at Glen Echo, carousin' and dancin' late into the night. On Saturday, we devised a most cunnin' plot to deceive the Dread Meera ( Read more... )

I had a birthday! Now I FINALLY have my own house key! And other awesome stuff too, like remastered The Beatles and a complete set of Avatar DVDs and various classics of English Lit, now with more supernatural menaces.

In Other News

Ten Rules for Writing Fiction: Technically, this is "Two-Hundred and Forty-Six Rules for Writing Fiction According ( Read more... )

Yay, new SPooN preview!

( Trailer et commentary )

So I lose at updating. Oops ( Read more... )

So, these past two weeks kind of sucked out loud. Week one, I had my 19th Century Women Novelists paper due, which even though I started three days before it was due -- THREE -- still had me up til 5:00 AM the night before it was due. However, thank God for time zone differences, because this meant I felt (relatively) unguilty about making Meera ( Read more... )

Today, I turned 21, on Mardi Gras, in a country where the drinking age is 18 and they celebrate Fat Tuesday with pancakes. Such is my life.

On the other hand, I'm not irritated with my housemates anymore!

( Allyson wins at roommate espionage and picked this out for me. )

As I was driving home from work today, I noticed a new sign along Township Line Rd. It asked, nonchalantly, "Are your turn signals on?" I of course answered "No," because I respond to queries posed by inanimate objects. However, upon further reflection, I have realized that the response this sign merits is actually more nuanced and deep, such as " ( Read more... )

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BARRY MANILOW!!!!!

And, you know, Diana and Marge and Danielle and everyone else.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KATHERINE!!!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MALLORY!