remcat

The Walking Dead: My New Favorite Show

remcat Nov 01, 2010 12:22

Seriously? A zombie TV series? It's so nice when pop culture agrees to conform to my favorite things. AMC's "The Walking Dead" has everything a zombie movie needs: character-driven drama, gory scary zombies, moments of sheer panic, suspense and dread a-plenty ... and surely more. I'm not sure how I missed out on the comic that the series is based ( Read more... )

If You Like Connie Willis' Time Traveling Historian Novels ....

remcat Oct 18, 2010 20:48

I recently converted Seth to reading Connie Willis. He's plowed through all the available time-traveling historian novels that she's written -- and I told him that no, he was not allowed to stay up until midnight to read the new one ("All Clear") being released on Oct 19th. :) He'll no doubt read that one in short order ... so my question to you ( Read more... )

Looking for an Old-Fashioned Family Doctor?

remcat Sep 17, 2010 10:29

I just had my annual physical with my doctor ... this took some extra legwork to set up, because she left the group practice in Tewksbury last fall, and they wouldn't tell me where she went. I tried Google, and found the place she interned ... and THEY at least would tell me where she landed. Until yesterday, all I knew what her new address and ( Read more... )

How do you feel about Ma'am?

remcat Sep 09, 2010 22:02

I listened to an NPR show that was all about whether or not ma'am was offensive -- the conversation was prompted by Senator Boxer's request that she be addressed as Senator, not as Ma'am, by an officer in the Army that was giving testimony or something. (link) The women discussing the issue speculated about the reason women were more likely to be ( Read more... )

Wibbly Wobbly Cowl and ZaZa

remcat Aug 14, 2010 20:19

Late last night I published my second-ever knitting pattern on Ravelry: the Wibbly-Wobbly Cowl, made of Knit Picks Felici in the gorgeous "Time Traveler" colorway. (Doctor Who fans in the crowd, can I hear you say TARDIS?? :) ) A few minutes ago, Wibbly Wobbly officially beat my first pattern for number of downloads in a single day. Zaza peaked ( Read more... )

Lots of Fun at Breeze Thru Agility Trial

remcat Jul 25, 2010 20:36

Weekends like this one are what I love about agility -- despite the heat/humidity and the occasional goofy run, Gromit and I had a great time and did well. I had so much fun sitting & chatting with friends while watching runs. Snooker and Jackpot are the most fun to watch, because there are so many ups and downs and near misses and last ( Read more... )