I used the long weekend to partially de-hovel my house and get caught up on a long list of RL chores and tasks. My back is sore today, but it's a deep muscle soreness, not an injury soreness, and I'm feeling much better about my life now that I've mopped the hardwood floors and done some other things that have been niggling at me on a barely ( Read more... )

Having the stomach flu yesterday was really good for my TV-watching time, but maybe not so good for my observational skills. We'll see.

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( VM 3.12 - Poughkeepsie, Tramps and Thieves )

I went on an unplanned road trip to way Northern California from Friday to Monday, after exchanging emails with a college friend. I figured I had the time, and it was a good time for her, and who knows when that will happen again, so hey. It was interesting. ( Read more... )

( VM 3.07 - Of Vice and Men )

( BSG 3.07 - A Measure of Salvation )

( The Office 3.06 - Diwali )

We had a medium-sized tremor about 20 minutes ago. I'm guessing this was the culprit ( Read more... )

Northern California is generally pretty temperate near the coast, and nobody has air conditioning. In weather like this, things grind to a halt as everybody retreats to shady spots and lies around spraying themselves with water.

I spent part of the weekend at D.'s, since he's close to the ocean and his place was marginally cooler. My own house ( Read more... )

I've been having a very good weekend so far, which is surely a sign that even as I type this, an asteroid is hurtling through space on its way to flatten the entire Western half of the United States ( Read more... )

Last night M. and I attended one of this year's City Arts and Lectures series, a talk with population geneticist Spencer Wells. ( Lecture and brief thoughts on the food at Kingfish )