Fandoms.  A diverse, colourful, often divisive scene - and no area of fandom moreso than pairings ( Read more... )

So.  An update on the social happenings of Aietradaea.

But alas, this is no high-spirited romp through the rolling meadows of university clubs.  It is a tale of woe.  Of deprivation.

Of rejection.

It began with a notice - harmless enough, it seemed, and laced with intrigue, slipped quietly under my door one evening as I studied the beef production ( Read more... )

And so, armed with only a trusty Triffid and a DVD of the Doctor Who season finale, she departed hence for lands uncharted and populated mainly by ducks...

In other words, yes, I did indeed forget most of the necessities of life with which to furnish my new enclosure here at Massey, the centre of the sheep world!  But oh well... I'm sure I can ( Read more... )

10 things that Aietra has learned about being domestic and self-sufficient:

1. Lint, dry mud, hair and those little tissuey bits from leaving tissues in one’s trouser pockets can be effectively removed with a hairbrush.
2. Nothing can be effectively removed with a hairbrush if woollen socks have been included in the wash - they fly off and are then ( Read more... )

Well, I'm only posting because LJ is a good deal easier to work than Blender!  I type, I click, people read.  Simple.  As oppose to:  I click, I click again, I click a third time for good measure and the cube turns upside-down and starts following the mouse around, I press a key and the cube turns into a cone, I press another key and it turns pink ( Read more... )

Well, it has come to my attention that there are uninformed people out there who do not understand these awesome little critters known as woodlice (or slaters - I think that might be the Kiwi name for them).

This is a woodlouse:


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Oh joy ( Read more... )