Today after work, my parents, Peire & I had dinner at Lucy Ho's Oriental Bistro because they're running their 38th Anniversary Special (which means that certain items on their menu are significantly discounted) -- the special goes through Wednesday, so if you're able to do so, I heartily recommend that you take advantage of it. I've not been to ( Read more... )

Today at work I had this marvelous geek discussion about Sherlock Holmes (in print and in Jeremy Brett/Basil Rathbone versions), and Doctor Who (the various media versions and spin-offs) with the MSL blacksmith. I fear that one of the new hires just sat and listened to us two with great bemusement ( Read more... )

So, here I am at FSU's Strozier Library -- Peire is doing research into 13th century Languedoc and wine merchanting. I'm ostensibly doing research into costuming for Macbeth, but as you can see...here I am typing into LJ instead. But I've not been entirely unproductive. Not only did I copy out a bunch of recipes from the Vegetarian Times Cookbook ( ( Read more... )

Last night was great fun, and we formally debuted the house to a goodly number of folk! I was particularly impressed with everyone's costumes -- Steve & I were dressed as a period sailor (S) and a lady pirate (me), and then other guests arrived as Sam Spade & his moll, an Indian/Middle Eastern belly dancer, a very stylish witch, a medieval Scottish ( Read more... )

Yay, it's Halloween again! Steve & I have been scrubbing the house, rearranging furniture, hanging Halloween lights, baking cupcakes and putting finishing touches on our costumes. We're ready for the All Hallows' Eve Open House! The pumpkin I carved at scrapsoflife's party recently is good to go! It's got a pirate ship on it, in keeping with the theme of my ( Read more... )

I think there are actually cobwebs here on my LJ profile and message page! But I come to dispel at least a few of them...or at the very least add some decorative pumpkins for the Halloween look overall. So! Let me generally update here and air the place out!

( The Mission San Luis Report )

Today was an off day from work, but boy did I make good, full use of it! Let me tell you of my accomplishments ( Read more... )

...Or at least the deck behind my parents' house. Yesterday at my family's 4th of July party -- which was intended to be Steve's debut before the majority of our family friends circle -- we were all sitting out on the deck having our corn on the cob, salad, lasagne, etc. And then there was this great SNAP, and one side of the deck just gave way! ( Read more... )

As my brother John commented to me tonight (via telephone from LA), our family does not often get into the big events that other red blooded Americans get into. We're not so keen on the Superbowl or World Series; I've never enjoyed the political election carnival that occurs every four years. I can't remember the last time any of us tuned in for ( Read more... )

When I woke up this morning and looked at the weather report for the day's temperatures, I shuddered and wanted to go back to bed. It was going to be COLD. But no, I am a good worker, so out of bed I got, into clothes, put on my hat, scarf, coat, boots and gloves, and off to Mission San Luis I went. Once there, I piled on as many layers of ( Read more... )