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homecoming kiss
Happy New Year everyone!
Here's a very sweet news article about a couple participating in the Navy's tradition of the first homecoming kiss :) -
stuff
Roller derby endurance: up to 23-and-a-smidge ( Read more... ) -
derby update
Just dropping by for my own records. I passed all of 1st round assessments at the beginning of the month but endurance. But I'm making progress! As of last night I'm at 22.5/25 (in 5 minutes). Just 2.5 laps to go. Slow, incremental progress is still progress. That's what I'm telling myself. -
passion in my pants
I know I'm going to do the never-post-now-spam-the-list thing.
Whenever I hear this song (it's on the playlist during roller derby practice) I can just seen the Kirk vid in my head. (I wanted to write K/S, but it's really K/K.) Surely someone has created this, right? -
Feminist Ryan Gosling
Feminist Ryan Gosling has made my afternoon. :)
There's other stuff, but I don't really have time to write now. Short version: things are good. -
69°S
We're going to see Phantom Limb's 69°S this weekend and I'm really looking forward to it! It explores Sir Ernest Shackleton's 1914-1916 Antarctica expedition using 3-foot-high marionettes. It looks very cool.
Check out this fascinating background material! -
Verdi, Carucci, secrets, and guard llamas
Things have been pretty quiet lately, which I really appreciate. Work, derby, and the commute are taking most of my energy these days.
So here are some random links.
Animated desserts set to Verdi. Charming.
I discovered Elinor Carucci's photography this week at work. I particularly love the intimacy of her Closer series. Also: bellydancing! Oh ( Read more... ) -
real job
I guess I really do have a real job as I it includes benefits, and now business cards. I feel *very* official :) Now back to work! -
reasonable armor
I'm hanging out with a cuddly kitty on the couch tonight. It is nice. Yay Friday! Gorgeous day today. Work was slow, but I had some interesting things to do. Had lunch with mom outside, that was nice. Yeah not really much of an update here. We're planning on a quiet weekend and I am *thrilled*.
Here:
Women Fighters In Reasonable ArmorThis pleases ( Read more... ) -
hurricane weekend
B. and I decided to spend the hurricane in the Berkshires. Where better to be potentially stranded than with good friends :) We're staying with the always gracious
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