Things are still good with Buffy. I enjoy her company and I think, at least, Cassie seems to be fond of her. There's a definite age difference that seems to be concerning to some but I find Buffy to be refreshing and, in some ways, less jaded than myself. Of course, in other ways, in a great many other ways, Buffy's more jaded than I am. She ( Read more... )

It's still the dead of winter and yet I'm already thinking of spring. The ice festival of a few weeks past was a pleasant surprise but I'm already ready for it to be warm again. I think warmth is just in my blood; growing up in Egypt will do that to a man, I think. Well, that and South America. Though I much prefer dry heat to humidity. The ( Read more... )

As the last time I made a public posting netted something good for me I think I will continue the habit for the moment ( Read more... )

I've met and made small talk with a god. Hermes, to be precise, and as far as I can tell he's not Goa'uld, Ancient or Asgardian. I think he may be a genuine god and that's not something I've ever run into in my travels or research before. Everyone in most of the major pantheons had been member of the three above and I don't quite know what to do ( Read more... )

Public journaling isn't a phenomenon I'm sure I've ever embraced but when in Rome...I suppose one should do as the Romans do. I don't have a terribly interesting life outside of research but I have managed to collect a friend, of sorts, who happens to be gifted.I'm not going to reveal how he's gifted on a public forum but his powers intrigue me. ( Read more... )