So... I have this new job. At which I am changing my role from "like a developer, only with words" to "person creating a department, setting standards, enforcing process, and maybe eventually hiring subordinates ( Read more... )

Today, I found the most glorious Wired-colored jacket you have ever seen. It was patchwork velvet -- copper and pumpkin and lilac and spice brown and gold ( Read more... )

I hate zombie day. I understand the premise, but it still violates my general assumption that everyone is a reliable narrator on lj.
( writing stuff down so it is not banging around my head )

I was headed across the street after stopping at 7-11 to buy two gallons of milk. It's cold and rainy. I was wearing my brown cords which flatter my ass, but you can't tell when I'm wearing a jacket. I also had on my one and only sweaterset, in pink. As I started across the crosswalk, the sportscar coming into the intesection actually stopped for ( Read more... )

I was having a sequences issue. I wanted to write about Wiscon, but needed to remember which parts to write about first. So first you get an outline of my days, then later I will come back and fill in more in-depth about particular panels and discussions. If I am really ambitious, books and parties.
( My schedule, as performed )

So far, my vacation is mind-bogglingly awesome. I got a roadtrip with my best friend, complete with the sort of silly jokes you have on a roadtrip. CHEEEEEESE. We got in and had dinner and came back and crashed. Today, I woke up when I wanted to, and then we went on a Yarn Expedition. I got pretty bamboo cable needles. Lunch and groceries and she ( Read more... )

Oh, yes, Wiscon is upon me, and my ability to think about BATV (which is really quite cool) is compromised. Instead, I want to:
1) Buy sparkly blue nail polish for my toes.
2) Get a tattoo:


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No, really, I don't. But that is frequently how I feel standing in front of my closet and contemplating my options. For wiscon, in light of my offsite-hotel room, I am trying to plan out outfits before I pack. It seems more efficient. What I want is a variety of bright-colored skirts and tops that fit and flatter, and are temperature-appropriate ( Read more... )

I made lemon cake last night. Mmm, tasty. Sadly, I forgot the chicken cacciatore I made for my lunch. There it is, in the fridge.

Tonight, I need to go get stuff to prep for my interview tomorrow at Formotus.
Hair iron
mousse
black shoe polish
nylons?
make-up?
( clothes dithering )

Click below to see the haircut I flew to Minneapolis for! I feel like a changed woman. This morning, I put PRODUCT in my hair before work. I am thinking of investing in a hair-flattener-thing (obviously, this transformation is not instant ( Read more... )