Yeah, the con report is a little late. Such is life ( Read more... )

Take out frozen bacon (a wonderful left-over partial package of Deirdre-safe bacon gifted by my sister Siobhan) because it's at the top of the freezer, and I'm hungry and don't want to rummage to see what else is in there ( Read more... )

Me to poor, sore stomach: So, what do you want to eat ( Read more... )

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My family has always made holiday cookies--for instance, my sister Dragon made the Spritz Cookie in the icon here ( Read more... )

So, today was an errand day. Take My Angel to a doctor's appointment, get a call (Surprise!) to go pick up my new glasses, take her to get a small repair done on her glasses, go pick up pet food, etc. None of these places were anywhere near the other errands. By the time we'd picked up the pet food I was tired and hungry. Very hungry. On the ( Read more... )

There's so many reasons, but this story really touches the heart of the matter.

http://lydy.livejournal.com/76885.html

Thank you, lydy

And because it's a 4-letter word

And because love, in one or another of its guises (romantic, gustatory, etc.) is a primary character motivator. This works for villains too--love of power, love of revenge, love of money, there's plenty of examples.

Ask: what do they love ( Read more... )

I love having a kitchen garden. It's hard to do in a city full of wildlife (I have squirrels, possums, raccoons, rabbits, and homeless bipeds roaming my neighborhood), but it's satisfying to grow your own food and things picked fresh are much tastier than store-bought ( Read more... )

Today, C was for a confused call, not a disaster, but an unwanted distraction nonetheless. And C was for Chat, since #sffwrtcht is on Wednesdays during Criminal Minds. And C is for Criminal Minds, which has characters (another C) that draw me in despite the gruesome subject matter. Of course, C is also for conundrum--I love mysteries ( Read more... )