happy chinese new year, my lovelies! i only know it's today because a. the googledoodle is an animated banner with a super cute pig, and b. one of the tax associates brought in a large and random assortment of chinese sweets. also pocky, which i always associate more with japan. said sweets included ginger candy, candied ginger, coconut gummies ( Read more... )

hi flist, i'm home. :D well, i've been home since thursday but i had writing group that night (and now i have to start thinking about the holiday project, which is something to do with the six days of creation) and apparently needed yesterday to get my shit back together. we had an ugly sweater/yankee swap/cocktail party at work - just for tax, ( Read more... )

friendly psa for those of you who take public transportation: don't be one of those people who deliberately sits on the aisle seat of the row, with an empty seat next to the window, during rush hour. and don't be one of those people who puts their purse on the empty seat as a way to claim the row for yourself. it's rush hour. people are standing ( Read more... )

yesterday was claims day for spn-j2-bigbang, and i kept vanishing into my parents' bedroom (we had a mother's day brunch with a bunch of cousins) to see if i'd been claimed yet. it took a long time! and i felt like the kid waiting to be picked last for kickball! i don't know the artist who did finally pick my summary, but that's totally ok. new person to get ( Read more... )

tonight my sister had a potluck dinner and game night, for which i made deviled eggs (half with creamy dill mustard that i found in my pantry and half with sweet pickle relish because i don't like mustard, and all with probably slightly too little mayo) and for which there was way too much food. one of her friends brought cards against humanity, ( Read more... )

happy canada day to the canadians on the flist! *waves little maple leaf flag ( Read more... )

it's warm like spring and the trees are blooming! finally! (also it was cold in my house last night, but whatever. at least it's not cold now.) winter is my favorite season but i'm never sorry to see spring. hi spring ( Read more... )

so, flist, what would you consider to be some high-end, highly sought-after cars of the past couple years? (ones that would theoretically be available in the us, anyway.) what about classic cars worth stealing? oddly enough for someone who's written a shit-ton of words about mechanics and car nuts, i know almost nothing about modern cars, and my ( Read more... )

carlashes - as in, fake eyelashes for one's car. you can get "crystal eyeliner" too ( Read more... )

so the emmy nominations came out, and fnl actually got some love! (!!!) like, kyle chandler and connie britton are both up for best actor and actress in a drama! (!!!) and i think it got a writing mention! and sharon gless and aaron paul were both nominated for best supporting! (!!!) i'd be surprised if either of them won, but still. aaron' ( Read more... )