PAX is in a couple weeks, and I want to wear something more interesting than my usual "nerdy tshirt and jeans" plan. I'm thinking I'll do a steampunk thing one day, with a white oxford, my green corset, cream skirt, and copper/steampunky accessories (though sadly not the awesome replica guns, they're against con rules). I'm looking for other ( Read more... )

Continuing the theme. Jet lag makes life hard, and the amount of Ambien required to ease jet lag makes Allie stoned. Now would be a good time to ask any of those embarrassing or nosy questions you have hanging around ("uh, where were you born again?", "so tell me about your sex life, in detail!"). I hate not knowing everything about people, I ( Read more... )

( Cut because I'm sort of ashamed to ask for things )

I just went to update my userinfo, as it was not very informative about who I was, and realised I was making a lot of statements along the lines of "I am an X, a Y, and a Z". a) This is boring. b) I'm not entirely sure I know what other folks would fill in that sentence with.

So I present to you: how would you write my userinfo? You can either ( Read more... )

Ok, tell me things anonymously. I'm a whore for things like this. Validate me! Or, y'know, tell me to stop doing that thing that makes you crazy.

Uh, I'll turn off IP logging if somebody tells me how, I don't see the option. Avast. Everything else should be good.

I am reminded as I plan to go give blood tomorrow that not everybody understands this and some people have misconceptions about the process. Therefore, I will attempt to enlighten you. Ask any questions you like.
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OK folks, that time again. It's been two months, and I am once again eligible to donate blood. I'm heading to the Red Cross in North Portland on Saturday morning, probably tennish, and anybody who wants to come along and give blood is welcome to our pimpin ride. It will make you really cool, I promise. And there are cookies. If it makes a ( Read more... )

I am reminded to post about my latest skin-care adventures. They went better than things I usually label as "adventures" do.

So I made scar cream, with everything I was thinking about. The cocoa butter was incredibly hard to work with, by virtue of being incredibly hard. Ok, not as hard as beeswax, but not "scoopable" out of the jar. I got ( Read more... )

I got my goodies from MRH! Including a bunch of little tins so I don't have to use Altoids tins and chapstick tubes for balm.

I'm going to celebrate by making some stuff that will hopefully fade my old scars. Now, I already make what I'm calling "wound balm" for friends -- it's just shea butter with some vitamin e and lavender oil in it. It ( Read more... )

Continues adventures in body care...this latest is shampoo/bodywash. I finally got some Dr Bronner's castille soap. I am very happy with the ingredients and the company's policies, but sad that Trader Joe's only had 32-ounce peppermint jugs. I was hoping for unscented, so I could add my own essential oils, but peppermint will do for now. Also, ( Read more... )