I have been largely offline w/ some serious business family emergency stuff and expect this to continue through Friday. Fortunately it's family-of-choice rather than my blood relations, but it's still not a lot of fun. Last weekend was a bad one for a number of my friends ( Read more... )

Perhaps the second-best way to wake up is to eat fresh Eastern strawberries smothered in homemade whipped cream. The first-best, well, requires a companion. :) arimania and I picked 10 lbs. strawberries yesterday morning, and I have already demolished 2.5 lbs. My mouth is in love. Fortunately while strawberries only last til the end of June, other fruits ( Read more... )

I've been rewatching Trigun, starting Friday night. I am still amazed at how well constructed the story is, how ridiculous Vash can be, and how lightly but deftly the series deals with some of life's hard questions. It's oddly comforting ( Read more... )

Yesterday, decorating party for National Coming Out Week was a success. I made a couple of signs for my car, the designated "Picnic Food Transport Unit" next Saturday. As much as I would love to march across town hefting signs and singing with the rest of the bunch, I fear my ankle is already complaining bitterly at the prospect. I'm barely up for ( Read more... )

I haven't been talking about my craft projects of late, but I had a super sekrit one I was working on slowly since the Christmas time and quickly finished early this week. At this time, the package containing said project has been delivered to its new owner. ampersand should have all of the goodies now, so I can post pictures without ruining the surprise. ( Read more... )

Started out my day with ketchup-free omrice and a visit from arimania. Then I was off to a friend's house for delicious, spicy Indian food. I am in love with the roasted eggplant dish he served, and hope he sends me the recipe before I forget just how amazing it was. ♥ After dinner, we watched a Bollywood film, the title of which I forget. The story was ( Read more... )