February sure was a month. I knew from the very beginning that it'd be a certain amount of doom, but remember that with great responsibility comes great fun. Or something like that.

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It's been a pretty good year.

( [where I was] )

"Donald Le Messurier writes:
'The gyascutis is commonly known as a "Side-Hill Lancer". You have greatly enlightened me with the more proper name for this beast. It may be unknown to you that it is quite dangerous and fast on its feet. The only known means of escape is to turn about and run in the opposite direction, in which case the longer ( Read more... )

First, the requisite angst:
A few weeks ago, during that haze that was prep time for Project 1 final review, while helping a fellow Spike Studio archie find scrap metal, I lost my favorite needlenose pliers. Due to the aforementioned scrap metal quest, they are probably in a place that doesn't exist, and I thus have very little chance of ever ( Read more... )

But Lea, why do you dress up on Mondays?

Well, aside from the previously stated reasons, I'm trying to build an identity. Though I probably won't find a single trademark item, like Yvette's gloves or Corbu's glasses, I can certainly try for an overall look. My goal is to provoke a reaction in people who merely know of me, as opposed to good ( Read more... )

Here we go again with another infrequent but lengthy installment of my life, LJ-cut for your convenience and sprinkled with hyperlinks for your amusement.

( Pittsburgh )

As I leave to visit the main territory of the Empire in approximately four hours, I figure I shall do the LJ thing a bit to kill time.
Over the weekend, I went with Kristine to see Crowns, a play about Southern women and their "Sunday best" hats. There was some great music, mostly black gospel with some old-school rap and some African drums and ( Read more... )

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OMG HARRY POTTER SPOILERZ
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Just kidding, of course (and in the most loving way possible, before you fangirls complain)-- I have a few other things to find or finish before I even think about starting Half-Blood Prince.

Yesterday I went to the Legion of Honor fashion (wearable art) exhibit, which was small but full of awesome ( Read more... )

I saw a production of Into the Woods that involved two family friends (no Wozniak this time). It was open-air and the weather was beautiful. Of course, there were a few sound issues, which are to be forgiven in the setting, but it was generally very polished and well acted (the Witch actress was trying a little too hard to be Bernadette Peters, ( Read more... )