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19 years on LJ, but they have ended the relationship
I was crossposting to LJ from my DW account on the regular. But earlier this week, LJ ended cross-posting. So I guess this account is just going to sit here, now. I bought a lifetime membership back in 2003, so I certainly got my money’s worth.
If you are looking for me now, please join me over at ReedRover.dreamwidth.org
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Getting ready for SVFF goat show
I just filled out the forms for the goat show. As of right now, I'm putting Blair, Tia, and Emma into the white show. (There is no red card show this year ( Read more... ) -
Books: In Other Lands, by Sarah Reese Brennan
In Other Lands, by Sarah Reese Brennan. Urban Fantasy/Fantasy. Hardcover, 432 pages. Keeping it.
This book is what would happen if Gordon Korman's No More Dead Dogs got crossed with Ilona Andrews' On the Edge and everyone got real about the fluidity of sexuality and the absurdity of stereotypes of all kinds, especially gender ( Read more... ) -
Books: Ready Player One, by Ernest Cline
Ready Player One, by Ernest Cline. Science Fiction. epub, equivalent to 608 paperback pages. (2011 ( Read more... ) -
goat thoughts on dewormers
Yesterday was a very mixed day. I started with a couple of hours of goat chores and general barn time. One of the things I did was re-deworm everyone, despite the fact that I just did it last week. I have reasons, though ( Read more... ) -
Soft wean vs. mean wean
I had been planning on a "mean wean" for the babies where I just suddenly shipped out the moms to summer camp. But circumstances have led me to try a softer removal... ( Read more... ) -
Goat update: Alys and Pansy are back
Alys and Pansy were returned to me on Saturday morning, each with a kid in tow. Alys has a gorgeous big redheaded buckling named Sweet William. He's people-shy, but is basically happy-go-lucky in the pasture. Freaky Pansy's freaky little girl is named Poppy, and she is in charge over William ( Read more... ) -
Hugos: The Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe
The story was of a type that I like - an odyssey across expanses in the search for someone or something - and had the excellent, odd details that build a fantasy world for me. I liked the main character, an older and wiser Vellitt who thought she had settled down. I liked the setting, a fantasy land with nuance and mystery and cheery little flowers ( Read more... ) -
quote about fathers
When she had been small, Vellitt had indulged in the fantasy all children had, that these were not her parents, that someday an Elder One, kindly, wise, and handsome, would reclaim her. It had not been until after her father's death that she realized the father-god of her imaginings was exactly like him.- The Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe, by Kij ( Read more... ) -
Grand Cru restaurant in Arlington
I met DizzyLlama for dinner on Monday night at Grand Cru in Ballston, to which I had never been. http://www.grandcru-wine.com/ They advertise themselves as a "wine bar" and French restaurant. I went because the menu had ALL THE CHEESE. As I am not quiet with my opinions, let me tell you ( Read more... )