went out to meet sirriamnis at cafe vita for shoe exchange and coffee, and came home via broadway farmers' market. acquired cut flowers, asparagus pancetta ravioli, apples and dried pluots. hoping to meet bork this afternoon for Syttende Mai in ballard assuming that the weird panic attack i'm having at the moment goes away. (have had three in the past three ( Read more... )

Again, a really good day. as much as this 'insisting on getting off internet and to bed by/at 10pm feels kind of annoying socially, i'm getting much better sleep and am able to get up earlier, so it's a definite win in the end. I have no plans for the day, which is even better! I'm hoping to actually write. i have a FABULOUS koan in mind for the ( Read more... )

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summit feast for troops and staff After the summit in Thailand was cancelled, rather than let the food go to waste they served the journalists, guards and various staff members the dinner. I don't know much about thai food (yes, i realize my license to live in Seattle is now under jeopardy - there ( Read more... )

good news! the elevator is at the moment working. the previous issues were with contractors: one company turned the elevator off and one (or two?) more did the repairs (i know it's ridiculous. i heard it from the landlord. don't worry if it sounds stupid - it is stupid). from what he was saying all the contractors were actually here yesterday, and ( Read more... )

Just two clickies today: infecting mosquitoes before they infect us and vampire unearthed in Venice plague grave.

I also managed to find a new buddhist parable in my travels, so there will likely be a reappearance of the monks in the near future.

cancelled the therapist in Everett. I'm going to try and get in touch with bork's therapist - and ( Read more... )

( cut for melancholia, same old same old. )

today's clickies are brought to you by hithah, who is one of the kindest people i know, and who needs to come to Seattle at some point that isn't going to be eaten up by packing up our apartment; and mactavish, who is a fantastic friend and owned by several beautiful dogs. i want to be one of her dogs, were i reincarnated.

anatomy lessons through the ages.

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chronic pain hurts the brain, disrupting the default mode network dynamics.

they're autistic and they're in love. i adore this article because it pokes holes in the autism stereotypes. the first developmental pediatrician we saw at ( Read more... )

Today it is midwinter break. (parenthetical note the first: i cannot type 'midwinter' any more without an effort; my fingers want to type mydwynterThe child is home from school ( Read more... )

1. I spent seven years as a vegetarian. It started as a reaction to a badly done cut of meat (i don't remember what type it was now) and ended because of bacon. I still don't eat a lot of meat, and I like to buy local when I can. As far as bacon, I'm terribly spoiled by our local butcher's bacon and frequently refuse to buy anything else. (The ( Read more... )