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LJ security sucks :-(
It looks like LJ has been hacked; someone broke into my account and posted a whole bunch of spam. It's worth thinking about changing your password if you haven't done so recently. -
"That's it! I'm moving to Canada!"
I've heard quite a few American friends postulate moving to Canada if the Presidential election in the fall doesn't go their way. Amanda and I moved here in 2004, and we love it. Here are some things to keep in mind if you're thinking of following suit:
Most importantly, please don't come if the word "if" appears in your statement about moving to ( Read more... ) -
Trio Of Bear Cubs
These are the gladdest of possible words:
"Pitchers and catchers report."
Soon, there will be northbound migrating birds.
Pitchers and catchers report.
Farewell to winter winds' cold, icy sting.
Even if baseball just isn't your thing,
Pitchers and catchers mean it's almost spring!
Pitchers and catchers report. -
This just in...
...it's a slow news day over at Gawker. Film at 11. Or, hopefully, not. -
Done.
I'm finally home from the last trip to Erie to clean out Mom and Dad's house. It's been exhausting. I'm glad to have some time to just shut down now. I think I'll read a book.... -
Still here
Mom's made of tough, tough stuff. She's been at death's door five times, and rallied each time. This time looks to be for real: she's been unresponsive for 24 hours, her breath is rattling, and this after a huge pain crisis. Still, it's been about 18 hours since there's been any change, and we've been here before. We'll see.
By the way, fuck -
Leave of absence
Mom has terminal cancer, and the end is approaching. I'm taking a leave of absence to go care for her.
From the news this week, it looks like it's going to be a shorter leave than I planned. -
Plenary update
Wow, it's been a while since I've updated this. Most of the rest of the naginata folks in Toronto use Facebook, so I've been dragged kicking and screaming into the Facebook world, and that's taken up the time I used to spend reading and updating LJ ( Read more... )
