Reading in the hot tub and looking up just in time to see the sunset.

Yeah. Life is good.

The thing I keep coming back to these days is that I'm so happy right now. The last couple of years at school were fine; I took some good classes and I loved my apartment and my suitemates. But this is the first time that I've been completely happy all the time. I'm just so utterly in love with my job, and it colors every other aspect of my life ( Read more... )

285 Indian girls no longer 'unwanted'

Hundreds of Indian girls whose names mean "unwanted" in Hindi chose new names Saturday for a fresh start in life ( Read more... )

Happy new year to my lovely, lovely f-list! Here's to a bright and sweet and AWESOME year. You guys rock my socks right off and I wish you nothing but the best ( Read more... )

Happy birthday, Percy Jackson! The blue cupcakes are cooling downstairs and I convinced my mom to make enchiladas for dinner. The cupcakes came out more... green-blue than blue-blue. Whatever, I'm calling it sea foam-blue. IT'S THEMATICALLY RELEVANT, OKAY ( Read more... )

I just got the most fantastic e-mail from the Matthew Pearl mailing list, complete with synopsis and cover art for his new book, The Technologists.

Guys. It sounds. So good.

I cannot wait for February 21st. Seriously seriously. What am I going to do for the next six months??

Hey, it's been a while! How is everybody? Let's do the whole bullet-point thing ( Read more... )

I was all set to post a list of Things That Are Bugging Me Right now, but then I decided, psh, forget that. Instead here's a list of Things That Are Making Me Happy Right Now.-Radiolab. Guys, I CAN'T STOP LISTENING TO IT. Jad/Robert are the BFFs of all BFFs. I love that they're always disagreeing with each other. I love that they're always ( Read more... )

Wooo, my submission just got accepted into one of my school's lit mags! Yay! I'll post the story sometime in the near future, if anyone's interested. I was rather pleased with how it turned out.

Also yay: spring break. Yesterday I made banana split brownies. Tonight I'm watching The Lady Vanishes. Every day should be spring break.

D.C. was awesome, but it's so nice to be home. Coming soon: catching up with my f-list and writing up a fancy little trip summary. Coming immediately: catching up with the story I've been neglecting, helping my mom with the crossword puzzle, and finishing my tea.

Yaaaay family and warm tea and comfy over-sized chairs!