Took a trip to Portsmouth, NH, with my parents this weekend for a music festival.  We stayed at the Inn at Strawbery Banke, which I can highly recommend.  Not that I was in Portsmouth primarily for the food, but the innkeeper served us some pancakes this morning before we left that I liked so much I copied down her directions.  (Mem., get recipe ( Read more... )

Reunion weekend was very good fun, from start to finish.  I saw lots of people whom I grew to like and care for during the course of last fall.  I also saw a few people who make me happy that I will never have to sit in a classroom with them ever again, but mostly this weekend was about the good people.  The girls of my class and I co-opted the big ( Read more... )

My local comics store was having its anniversary party this evening, so I figured I'd go over and pay my respects.  They gave a fine party, with cupcakes from a vegan bakery.  I'm glad to say that they got a good turn-out--at least seventy-five people were there, judging by the system they used to draw for a door prize.  Each person to enter the ( Read more... )

AHAB:  Ah!  Starbuck, come hither.  I am pleased with thee.  The bitter-hearted one, who finds all else hollow, is pleased with thee.  For you are not hollow.  Are you?

STARBUCK:  No, thank you, Sir, I have dined.

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In other news, merry Christmas, everybody!  I'm back home and I'll post some sea stories soon.

Love,
Teeny

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Hey, you guys, I've discovered a new vice!  It's old-time radio, preferably horror and thrillers.  They're short, melodramatic, and wonderful: horror hors d'oeuvres, the Gouda-stuffed mushrooms of sinister entertainment.  You know how they call the Miss Marple books and various other British murder mysteries "cozy mayhem"--well, that's what these ( Read more... )

Guys!  You guys!  I just went swing-dancing at the local social hall, and it was fantastic.  I haven't danced for months, because first I was at home where I've become bored with all the local dances, and then I was here trying to get used to life at a new school.  A couple of the other students went to this dance last week, and didn't really like ( Read more... )

To begin with, I was sick. 
( If this sort of thing disturbs you, best to stop right here. )

Hope you all had a wonderful couple of weeks.  I had a great time sailing, and I'm about as tired as I've ever been in my life.  Lots of sleep tonight.  Lots of laundry tomorrow.

*whomp*

Well, this is it.  I have to finish packing and get a good night's sleep.  If you want to take a look at this website, it'll hopefully keep a running tally of the Corwith Cramer's whereabouts and activities.  The page hasn't been updated recently, but they'll probably start again when the voyage starts tomorrow.  I'll bring both my one-use cameras ( Read more... )