No, really! This nail polish from Butter London literally has my name on it. That in itself was enough of a pleasant shock to give me a giggle, but check out the description:

( Portrait of myself in nail polish form? )

Some of you who follow me on Twitter might know that a mentor, friend, and ex-colleague of mine passed away quite recently. Bea's loss has made me thoughtful, as losses tend to do, and I've spent a lot of time thinking about her and appreciating the things I loved about her: her intelligence, her wit, her spirit, her determination, her sense of ( Read more... )

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It is an auspicious day on which to be born! Today marks the birthday of Elvis, of David Bowie, and of my own dear mother (who is, in fact, EXACTLY the same age as Mr Bowie--and neither of them look or act it at all, which is one of the many reasons why I love them both).

And that's far from all! It's also the birthday of lady_karelia, so you know it's a ( Read more... )

Hello, all! I really did mean to update here before this, but the end of the semester chewed me up, as it tends to do, and then there were the holidays... and then there's the fact that I've been surprisingly ill twice within the last month, after going for years with not so much as a sniffle. (The gastro virus from hell bedeviled the last days ( Read more... )

But first: HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ARI! This happy peacock salutes her beloved and beautiful white peacock and sends many peacocky hugs and good wishes, both now and for the year ahead. &hearts ( Read more... )

At this time of year, I often only seem to have space in my brain for things as uncomplicated as memes. Hence, this meme, stolen from just about everybody on my flist, but most lately from the divine subvers and kellychambliss.

( I go by many names... )

Or: how my pumpkins became a little bit Internet Famous. :D ( Read more... )

Your result for The Golden Compass Daemon Test...
Regal Soul


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Nicked from lady_rhian, a surprisingly long meme, for your procrastinating pleasure!

All about me, from A to Z:

( The Alphabet Meme )