Quick Highlights -

“This is On-ku, and they’re my friend.”

You’re in Grum’s Company now! *queue flee scene*

Watching Averick try to keep control over the creature in his mind during breakfast.

Having Zephyr display a mask in front of Locke and a third party who had no idea it was even in place.

Haggling for the Anaketh - felt like old times!

Finding new ( Read more... )

Oof. Gonna be a tough session. There's a fancy dress party on Saturday and the invitation clearly indicates that distractions are already provided. It's like an invitation to steal their silverware.

Maybe rich people provided their own fences, too?  I suppose that way they get their own silverware back. But THAT must mean...scoundrels get their ( Read more... )

Was out for my walk today, heading back from the cemetery where I usually do a loop and back into the business lot. Railroad tracks for the commuter rail run by my office building, and there’s trees and sports fields for Brandeis beyond; from about five hundred feet I spotted a long, low creature trundling up the hill that lead to the tracks, and ( Read more... )

Before 30 happens, the following must -

One adventure.
One tattoo.
One plan for going back to school.
One gym membership.
One friend to go to said gym so we don't get fat and can kick ass.
One in two paychecks stashed away.
One very important purchase.
One novel.

Whoops! It turns out that the little guys below are actually the Eastern Painted Turtle - notably not an invasive species like the slider, with a daily routine of waking up, sunning (basking), then eating a bit, then more basking, another round of eating, then basking until nightfall, whereupon they sink to the bottom of the lake and sleep. Sounds ( Read more... )

Out for a sunbath - but they're canny and cunning little things, so I had to take the photos from about 50 feet away (!) even so pretty good quality for a digital. Enjoy!


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...by turtles coming back to sun themselves today. And to think it was just the worst morning, too. I don't think I'm quite cut out for the politicking around here. We have one manager for every two employees here, I've found out today. That's sort of horrifying ( Read more... )

I know it's been an absolute age since I read off a list of What's Happening, figured tonight's a good night for that ( Read more... )

The Shoveller: Lucille, God gave me a gift. I shovel well. I shovel very well ( Read more... )

A few little highlights from the session - please note all names are taken directly from Vic’s book. Vic is really bad with professor names ( Read more... )