So, right now, when I look at my friends list - the advertisements are in Russian. English on the posting page. Odd.

I usually ignore the ads, so not being able to read them is irrelevant.

So, for the new year I decided to give up purchasing items from China, or containing corn syrup ( Read more... )

I'm not sure I'd want to drive back farther than my house 30 miles away. As is, if the winds pick up, the kids and I will leave early, rather than stay for the post revel. The snow that is currently on the ground is fluffy enough to blow around, and we have had some drifting today. Add some more snow, and there could be a huge drifting problem ( Read more... )

So, last night it started snowing, and I shoveled the sidewalk about 10pm ( Read more... )

So, I'm dropping the teen off at school, and she's worried she didn't work enough on a science assignment - never mind that she spent many hours over several weeks, it wasn't as perfect as she wanted.  So I tell her, "Well, you could have stayed home from Baronial Yule Court."  She shook her head NO, and I said, "It's all about opportunity cost."

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So, I really want to work on some SCA projects, like casting.  But I've got to work on my English thesis instead.  But maybe the LJ hivemind can help me -- For a presentation in early Dec, I'd really love to be able to refute the following idea ( Read more... )

The concept for the English thesis is coming together, I just need more raw material. Other than Chaucer's Canterbury tales, can you think of any other texts in Middle English that describe dress and status? I'm looking for title and (if possible) general directions to what part of the story.

I've been pretty quiet, but I haven't gone missing. I just have been busy with school, kids school, work, and such. I'd tell you fun stories about work, but then I'd get fined a quarter mil, so I don't have a lot to say.

I'm hoping to have something to say, at some point in the next month. I need to work on some projects.

So, I've posted photos on my facebook - the winds last night did a serious number on our front barn, and lots of people in the area as well.  My house is fine.

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=44255&id=100001228063214&l=e5bbaa4cb3

All of Gerald's projects are ok.  The Wind Furnace is still safe and dry in the back barn, even though wooden ( Read more... )

So, I've returned to college to get the final 9 credit hours needed to complete a degree. Next semester I've got to write a senior thesis. I've been mostly away from college for about 15 years, and I've got no context for what the school expects ( Read more... )