X-chan has returned from having exciting adventures in Latvia (where she saw a lot of Stalin Gothic architecture, which we both like in a kitschy nostalgic way but objectively can admit the ugliness of) and Denmark. In Copenhagen, she saw the Glyptothek, which is apparently as pwnz0rz as I had always believed, the Little Mermaid statue, and forgottensanity. (I ( Read more... )

Yeah, you can tell I have "L.A. Woman" stuck in my head again.

Anyway, here's the rundown. We got to Bloomington without incident yesterday, whereupon I made my safety deposit and got my keys. w00t. Then we actually drove out to my apartment, which while totally fucking sweet is also way the hell the fuck out there and I wound up driving back to ( Read more... )

Viz., that she never wants to paint furniture again as long as she lives. Also, paint thinner stinks to high heaven. Also also, with all the gadgets that my father was so fond of, you'd think he'd have purchased a paint sprayer at some point in his career, thus making it easier for me to paint furniture ( Read more... )