Our biggest adventure this month was a trip to North Carolina. We attended my cousin Sarah's wedding at Wrightsville Beach, just prior to the annual family vacation in the Outer Banks, so most of the extended family was there. A nice feature of the weekend was getting to spend quality time with my sister and her boyfriend, whom we'd met only ( Read more... )

June wasn't nearly as busy as May, but it was a lot hotter. We're in the midst of our second heat wave right now. I shouldn't even be in my computer room; I should be downstairs in the Corridor of Cool (aging A/C unit boosted by fan, directed at the sofa) or in the bedroom with the newer, more functional A/C unit. But the latter would mean napping ( Read more... )

We went to five shows in under two weeks. I think that's a record!

• First up was Colin Hay on May 3. Best known from Men At Work, he is an outstanding singer/songwriter with an extensive career as a solo artist. Even better, we saw him at Tupelo Music Hall, the same intimate venue where we saw Joan Osborne in March.
• Fortunately, I had the next day ( Read more... )

I'm at a loss for a title, or for anything terribly interesting to say, so here's the usual rundown.

• A Boston band that Kevin discovered at Dragon*Con last year, oddly enough, finally played a local show we were able to attend. They're called Freezepop and they're lots of fun. Kevin wrote about the concert here.
• Following last month's Kevin Smith ( Read more... )

Forgive me for backdating this entry. I realized too late that I wouldn't be able to post before the end of the month, as we had plans that kept us out from Friday evening all the way past midnight on Saturday. And I have two months' worth of activities to cover, so I'd better get to it!

• February saw my 12th consecutive visit to Gallifrey One. ( Read more... )

It's a good thing we got an extra day this month, or I would have missed February altogether. Sadly, all I have time for today is a brief tribute to the late Davy Jones. Kevin has seen The Monkees in concert several times. I'm glad I was able to accompany him last Summer to a fabulous show in Lowell ( Read more... )

Yet again, I almost went a month without posting. A belated Happy New Year to you all. Here's what I've been up to in January:

• Had dinner with two old friends, one week apart: magidin and michaellee. I'd seen Michael fleetingly at Gallifrey and Dragon*Con over the last couple of years, but I hadn't seen Arturo in over a decade. It was fun to catch up.
• Spent time ( Read more... )

I'm sorry for slacking off once again. Getting used to a new job and a new routine has squashed what little creative energy I had for writing.

If you celebrate it in any fashion, I hope you have a Merry Christmas! Here is something that's been rattling around in my head for years: the cast of Benson singing Christmas carols. I mistakenly ( Read more... )

Today I am thankful to have left a job that made me miserable. And I am even more thankful to have a new job that seems to be shaping up well.

Hopefully by the end of the weekend I will post the long-overdue next installment of my cruise writeup.

Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours!

Our cruise started off on October 6 with a quick flight to JFK, where we found our friend Chip waiting to board Turkish Airlines to Istanbul. I had purposely booked the same flight as he did so that we'd know at least one other person on the plane. I hadn't flown internationally since 1988, and Kevin never had, so if nothing else we could all get ( Read more... )