I've been wanting a more public blog. Actually, I've been wanting two more public blogs, one to talk about things like exciting places I go and ice creams I eat, and another that's disaster/emergency management focused. But I need blog names and/or witty subtitles ( Read more... )

Every time, I decide I'm not going.

I turn the alarm off and decide it's not worth it. I'm tired. It's not worth it. There's no good reason for me to drive over an hour for ballet class, of all things. I'm not a ballerina. I think that was established conclusively by third grade, when I was kicked out of dance class for having an attitude ( Read more... )

My 6-word biography:

Disaster loving archaeologist, looking for adventures.

What's yours?

I'm signing up for Lj idol Exhibit A

I couldn't decide how I felt about this year, because I spent most of it feeling like I wasn't doing anything productive. On the other hand, I feel like I'm a much more awesome person then I was last year, so I think that's a win ( Read more... )

I am in Chicago! This means that I SURVIVED ALASKA ( Read more... )

First: our blog. Now with video, since I managed to get through to youtube ( Read more... )

Quick update: I'm fine, in Quinahagak, finally starting to be able to stay awake after dinner, finding amazing things, and havve not been eaten by a moose. Possibly because there are no moose.

Anyway! Today, (Alaska timezone today, at least,) was zia_narratora's birthday! So happy birthday!

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I excavated this priceless carving of Fudgie the Carvel Whale for ( Read more... )

Now that I am actually doing things, I never feel like I can get caught up enough to post. Highlights of this summer so far include my sister's graduation, going to readercon with zia_narratora and meeting a lot of interesting people, and getting heat exhaustion while working at my mother's fireworks stand. Wait, maybe that last one wasn't actually a highlight ( Read more... )

I need to remember that being in chronic pain isn't good for me.

That sounds like it should maybe be obvious, doesn't it? But I always think that because it isn't bad pain, I should be able to deal with it. And sure, I can ignore low level aches, and work around occasional, more serious hurts. But doing that day after day for months takes a lot of ( Read more... )