Once many years ago, my family went to visit a great-aunt who wanted to give my mother some family mementos: photos and postcards and things. We spent a lovely afternoon with her as she told us about the people in the pictures, and the background behind them, and various things that she recalled. I especially remember how beautiful her garden was ( Read more... )

So, uh, I've been absorbed by other things. My apologies. For a while, I was prettying up ID3 tags. Then I got a horrible cold that lasted almost three weeks (exacerbated by the football game I attended). And for the last week-ish, I've been consumed by preparations for Thanksgiving, which for some reason I thought wasn't at our house this year ( Read more... )

I have discovered the secret to dealing with the person who raises my blood pressure more than anyone else in recent memory Uncle Fred: tequila ( Read more... )

When I woke up this morning, I realized that I had forgotten to post about my favorite part of Thanksgiving! Many of us were gathered downstairs, including my Uncle Fred, and we were flipping channels after watching Cars. Flipping right to Junior, which is about mpreg. And Uncle Fred was being all analytical (ABOUT MPREG) and I was staring at ( Read more... )

Sick as a...sick thing recently. Bad, bad headcold right after Thanksgiving. Just in time for the beautiful weather! I was feeling a bit better today (I think it was partly because I finally figured out that my MD player? Not broken. The rechargeable battery is just dead. So MD player is A++ can use again.) and walked two miles in a t-shirt ( Read more... )

RE: http://www.livejournal.com/community/scans_daily/817267.html?thread=20050035

phthoggos, man...No. You are wrong. And stop harping on the OMG RAPE of the DCU. When you do that, for some reason, you make me want to rant at you. Please stop. ( Read more... )

Happy New Year, everyone. All the best to you and yours. It's been a rough week, a wonderful Christmas and Boxing Day, followed by some very painful shit. I thought I'd do a brief entry to sum up what has been happening this last week, chronologically.

( The Good and the Bad. )

Last night, I dreamt that I had my hair cut by the fabulous Kristin, and had also gotten a glittering pink stud in my left nostril. This appalled my family and my extended family, but I looked pretty on the outside and wore it as a shell. I grinned and threw back my vodka in bold double shots.

Then I got the bill for $6400 and was not so pleased

[stupid fangirl] I love Yugioh. I love it in Japanese and in English; I would probably love it in Swahili. I love its stupid plots and its ridiculous battles. I love Yugi's monsters. I love the way Dark Yugi is always frowning. I love the lengthy exposition and the stupid boxes that show us how many life points everyone has. I love the way ( Read more... )