That is the... y'know. Thingy.

(As an aside, LOTR bloopers via youtubeSo a year and a half ago, we got a dog. He's real cute, not particularly well behaved, but we love him muchly. Eli was born in a litter of five, one of which didn't make it through the whole being born thing. He's the only brown one, his two brothers and sister are all ( Read more... )

It feels kinda funny that the less work you're doing, the less time you seem to have to do non-work things. Like y'know, blog ( Read more... )

I've got a real post building up inside me covering the last month or so in a big extravaganza.

But while I am unable to find the time to do all that, this was too cool not to post:

The Battle of Pelennor Fields in Candy

The commentary is funny!

I don't normally do these things, but I like this one. From Bruiseblue, DramaQueen_23, Starfishchick etc etc etc ( Read more... )

Over the past month or so I've done/seen/fallen over things and thought "I should blog about that". And then failed to do so and life moves on and what used to seem relevant and important, now I can hardly remember ( Read more... )

So I'm looking at a shampoo bottle. The back of it specifically. I wouldn't normally be looking at it, but I brought it into my room to post this, so there it is on my dresser. It's aloe vera shampoo, made in Australia ( Read more... )

A long time ago - mid- to late-nineties, I was involved with the Free Burma movement. I can't remember how I picked it up, but I signed on for some email lists, and was really inspired by what they were trying to do, and what needed to be done in Burma. It's difficult to change policies of repressive governments in other parts of the world, but one ( Read more... )

Some time ago I was finding things stressful, and worrying about money. Post big trip overseas, credit card over the top, can't afford to buy food and petrol and do things with my son, worry ( Read more... )

But, otters... I got otters!

What Form Would Your Patronus Take? (With 10 Excellent Results & Pictures)
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Spent the weekend away at Lake Tekapo, which has to rate as one of the most beautiful places in the world, at an ice hockey tournament. Of course, spent most of my time at the ice rink, so didn't get to go out too much, but I did wander down to the lake. If you face one way, you can see the town, if you face the other, it's just lake, mountains, ( Read more... )