This one's for profrobert


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http://www.verysmallarray.com/?p=1504

Let's see if I can get LJ to embed the picture:


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Band I was given by Matt "Grettir" (what's the story there, Matt-whose-last-initial-as-far-as-I-know-is-'H'?): P. J. Harvey ( Read more... )

Baby is here. We're managing pretty well, all-in-all. Not spending much time on the internet: I've undoubtedly missed anything interesting in the last few weeks, and I probably won't be popping up much for at least a few more.

Thank you for all the wonderful well-wishes! Now: nap.

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People, the storm broke my umbrella into two-and-a-half separate pieces this morning and was not yet done with me.

The rest of the story involves my HR manager's flooded-from-above office and the really, really good shower I'm going to need tonight.

SF is like a mystery where the world and the history of the world is what’s mysterious, and putting that all together in your mind is as interesting as the characters and the plot, if not more interesting.

...from Jo Walton's essay "SF reading protocolsI've had this conversation with quite a few people, and a respectable handful of them recently: ( Read more... )

I have been off the internet for a few weeks. It's going to take me a while to catch up with you all.

1)

Rowan: Papa break cappuchimo, maker. Mama, new one.

2)

Rowan [pointing at utility truck]: MY truck!
Me: Is that really your truck?
Rowan [pointing at man drilling a gas-test hole in the street]: HIM truck.

Oh, dear. Can't stop laughing.

"Caveman Science Fiction" (at the webcomic Dresden Codak)