My father died Thursday evening. He was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer last November; this was apparently actually on the long side for survival for a cancer of this type ( Read more... )

It's a bit last-minute, but if anyone knows someone who still needs a Worldcon 75 membership, I forgot I upgraded to an attending membership at some point. I'll sell it for $100 US.

My Grandfather died last week, at the age of 89. We're just back from Arizona, where we attended the memorial service ( Read more... )

Yesterday, ladymondegreen had a colonoscopy in the attempt to diagnose, and ideally remedy, her nightshade intolerance ( Read more... )

ladymondegreen had a colonoscopy. And they found her beanbag chair.

(She's only letting me post this because she's still fairly loopy from the drugs.)

ladymondegreen was delighted by this entry on khraigslist.

So I thought it deserved an LJ icon.

Here it is!


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What's yellow and black and lies on its back?

Not this, but it is Pesachdich.

cadhla has been successfully retrieved from the airport, and is conked out in our second bedroom.

I bought a car. What a strange experience. You give them a whole lot of money, and sign some very scary-looking paperwork, then they let you drive off with a vehicle ( Read more... )

I haven't posted here in a long time, but I've had a significant life status change lately. To wit, as of this past November 1st, I'm no longer at the university where I'd been since 1990 as undergrad, grad student, and post-doc ( Read more... )