Someone tell me why it is that I can live in Vancouver, in an earthquake-prone zone, for nearly two years hoping that I'll experience a minor earthquake--nothing alarming, but one of the few things I'd never hoped to find in the Midwest where I spent most of my life--without feeling a tremor, yet while I'm wasting my time out on the coast, Illinois ( Read more... )

One of our cats is FIV positive.

I'm rather taken aback. I'll admit that I wasn't terribly fond of this cat and I hadn't planned to think about him much after we moved out.

All the same, it's a terrible way to die.

I don't know how our housemates are going to handle this, when or whether they'll have him put down.

Movings and Shakings throughout my life ( Read more... )

Back to the States tomorrow. Leaving for the train staion about 3:30 Christmas morning; arriving at my parents' house about 10:30 Christmas evening. This will be something ( Read more... )

I am looking for AMERICAN WIZARDS of the fantasy type, from literature or wherever else. What've ya got ( Read more... )

Just quickly--last night I dreamt that I was attending a wizardry school. The headmaster (a respected and high-level wizard!) was Ronald Reagan. I impressed him and he gave me an enchanted spellbook. I woke up before I found out exactly what the enchantment was.

In the interest of focusing on the positive, I'll start with some good news: I had a comparatively enjoyable assignment at work last week. I'm about finished with a major-ish sewing project, and I got a neat new coat ( Read more... )

I didn't start paying attention to the international money market until I moved to Canada (viz, when it actually became relevant to me). But right now the USD is getting CLOBBERED. By, no kidding, the Canadian dollar. Arrrrrrgh. It's been a long and painful process. The USD has been getting squishier all year, and the CAD has been steadily rising ( Read more... )

Last night I dreamt that I punched Dubya in the face. Twice. It was accidental; I'm still a pacifist even when I'm asleep, and we all know that senseless violence doesn't solve anything. But it was pretty awesome all the same ( Read more... )

Conversation between a housemate and me, on the topic of job-hunting:

Housemate: What kind of work are you looking for? What's your degree in?
I: Classical literature.
Housemate: Oh...waitress, eh?

That's about it. No luck yet.