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Where did you sleep meme, 2014 edition
Hmm, last time I posted to Dreamwidth was to do this meme last year. Wonder if I'll do any more blogging this year ( Read more... ) -
Party Update and new information
- We’re changing our parties to be an invited event, though with the intent to invite as widely as is practical. If you wish to be on this list, please let us know your preferred email address. If you have a partner or other significant person who should also be on this list, please send us their email address.
- Here’s a link to our party rules & ( Read more... )
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Beginning of Summer party
A short update on last weekend's party. This is a link to the party recap post that sunspiral and I just wrote. -
Lessons learned
1. Explore and learn new things, constantly, fearlessly ( Read more... ) -
the "where did you sleep" meme
I've enjoyed this meme the last few years, and got reminded of it earlier today. Places slept in 2013 ( Read more... ) -
be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle
A certain sort of Arisia exhaustion among the volunteers is just about as seasonal as Frosty the Snowman and reminding everyone to get a flu shot before its too late. I've written about it before, here http://roozle.livejournal.com/196995.html at least and probably other places ( Read more... ) -
Cryptozoology T-shirts
The next fabulous Arisia party from Jacob and Talia will have the theme "Cryptozoology". Once again there will be a weekend full of open parties available for all ages, There's a round of T-shirts available, which raise funds for throwing these parties, designed by Jacob. See the link on his Etsy site and get 2014 party T-shirts. -
family history
Many of you have met my parents at one family event or another.
After my parent's recent trip to England for the Kindertransport 75th Renuion, my father was interviewed by the local Jewish paper, and they wrote up this long and very expressive interview. Leave a comment 28Level Minus One
I'm a little late to Paul Graham's essay on How To Disagree. Apparently lots of people have seen it before me, but if you haven't seen it, check it out. A useful thing to have in mind when you are thinking about what to say to the Person Being Wrong on The Internet.
Graham's level 0 for disagreement is name-calling. And I think we can all agree ( Read more... )Experiment with giving away a book: Sweater Quest
On the way home from work today, I finished the book Sweater Quest: a year of knitting dangerously which is about Adrienne Martini's adventurous year of a ridiculously complicated knitting project, also interviewing a lot of knitting bloggers. I enjoyed this book, which made for delightful filler on two days of commuting. I especially liked the ( Read more... )