My blood sugar and A1C had been in the prediabetic range for several years, but this June there was a spectacular increase. This happened just before I spent the weekend at Scintillation (a small SF convention in Montreal), so it was much on my mind at that time, but I wasn't ready to talk about it until things were better ( Read more... )

I received two Yuletide stories this year, both based on the Chapel Hollow books by Nina Kiriki Hoffman -- one my assignment and one treat. There was one other story in the fandom this year, so now there are five whole stories in AO3. I'm very happy to have more of it to read.

Closest to the Truth (1180 words) by Gammarad
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: ( Read more... )

1. As of October 15, I have (mostly) retired. I'm still working a few hours a week as a copyeditor, but as a contractor rather than an employee. I'm enjoying having the extra time ( Read more... )

Some weeks ago, I noticed that a Ziploc bag of pistachios had a hole in it. I shrugged and rebagged it. Then I noticed a sandwich bag formerly containing brownies was now empty except for crumbs. Oops ( Read more... )

There is no chance assembly of people who cannot make lively conversation about drains.
--Dorothy Sayers, in Gaudy NightAbout two weeks ago, I did a load of laundry. When I went downstairs to move it from the washer to the dryer, I discovered a large pool of water. Clean water, not sewer water, which was the only good thing. This was on a Thursday ( Read more... )

On another forum, people were talking about their memories of past snowfalls, and I thought I'd post here about the first one I remember ( Read more... )

Tonight is the seventh night of Chanukah. So far, I've remembered to light the candles (and say the prayers) every night. There's a certain sense of satisfaction in using up a complete box of candles.

This is one of my favorite Chanukah songs, and I wanted to share it.

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My holiday weekend will be spent reading the Yuletide archive once it goes ( Read more... )

@naomikritzer kindly sent me five questions.

1. What is something you are much pickier about than the typical person seems to be?

Ordering food in restaurants. To quote the line from When Harry Met Sally, I just want what I want how I want it. But that does mean giving very specific instructions at times. (Also grammar, but that I generally keep ( Read more... )

Today is my birthday. It's not a round number, but it feels a bit momentous to me. That's because I've decided I'm going to retire as of next year's birthday. I'll still work part-time after that, but I'm looking forward to more of my time being my own. And maybe I'll actually get that website set up with my handspun yarn. In the meantime, I sold a ( Read more... )

So. My company scheduled an all-hands meeting outside of London for a week at the end of July. In early August, my nephew was getting married in Istanbul (her family is from Iran, but lives in Istanbul). It made no sense to go home in between ( Read more... )