Why, hello there, internets! I have been off and about doing things for the past while.

First, there was lunchy-munchy's visit from 10 to 16 June (technically 11 June, by the time her tragically delayed flight got in (ironically she was stuck in Philly, me having vacated said city several hours earlier in order to get propinquitine and meet her in D.C.)). But we finally ( Read more... )

( backstory tl;dr )

Why hello again! It is less than a month since my last update! Go me!

( things that have happened/are happening! )

I have internet at home!! \o/ *hugs the internet* ♥

( 'Day-Dream' by Samarendra Sengupta )

Oh man, it is so awesome to have a strong wifi signal! My computer randomly decided to stop speaking to the network at the café I'd been frequenting, so I've been stealing wifi from a hotel near the train station, which is very tedious. But today I found the local public library and they have comfy chairs and an excellent wifi signal and it is ( Read more... )

( 'Sonnet XVI' by William Shakespeare )

1) Most importantly: crocuses!! \o/ There were a few blooms yesterday at work! And the garden proper reopened this weekend (after snow!dumps + snow damage), so when I go back on Tuesday, I can go check out the meadow and it will be heavenly. Ohhhhh, crocuses are such happy, twirly flowers! ♥ (If you think my LJ crocus!love is excessive, you ( Read more... )

Parents sometimes say it’s not their own birthdays that make them feel older, it’s their children’s. So it would be understandable if Sir Tim Berners-Lee were feeling a little creaky today, the 20th anniversary of his baby, the concept that grew into the World Wide Web. In 1989, Berners-Lee, a software consultant working at the European ( Read more... )

My dad made me get a Twitter account. More than one. *facepalm*

@ barefootsong will be fannish sorts of things, probably quick booknotes since I'm sort of bad about doing actual reviews ( Read more... )

I can finally get into the class website I was whingeing about the other day! On my own computer! \o/

( technobabble )