So first day of classes today. Only had one - a conversation class. The professor is really awesome - quite a geek, and very fun. I stayed after class and mentioned Girl Genius to him, since he mentioned he liked science fiction. He seemed really interested. He asked if there was a Spanish dub. I said I’d fandubbed a scene or two, but there ( Read more... )

 Taking a break from getting used to Caceres by posting the review of the novel, which I read on my way here.  Enjoy!

Agatha Heterodyne and the Airship City - Review

After three weeks of waiting, of saving it for my transatlantic flight, I finally got to read the marvelous book Agatha Heterodyne and the Airship City, written by the amazing pair of ( Read more... )

 The trip over here was...hectic, to say the least (flight got canceled, had to switch, which involved running all over O'Hare and getting blisters), but the plane from Chicago to O'Hare was fine.  Finding my group was fine.  But as the bus left Madrid to head to Caceres, and I watched my companions ignore me to party in the back, I felt myself ( Read more... )

In twelve hours, I'll be on a plane, headed away from home toward a continent and a country I've only ever dreamed of visiting.  Is it wrong that I'm really nervous?  I've never been away from home this long, and I'm nervous.  One part of me is eagerly anticipating what I'll be doing, the other is trying to cling to my home and family.  I'll be ( Read more... )

 It's getting closer, folks.  I leave on Wednesday, spend the whole day traveling, and wind up in Spain Thursday morning.  So before I leave, I have a little to do list:

Make copies of documents (passport, credit cards, visa, etc)
Finish the downloads I need
Get Skype set up for mom
Finish packing!
Take pics of Ames/my family to show my host family (I ( Read more... )

Partially, this is a test.  And part of it is me being excited about what's going to happen.  I'm leaving Jan 26th for a whole semester in Caceres, Spain.  I'll be working on completing my Spanish major, and getting to travel around an amazing country.  I'm planning on using this LJ as a way of journaling my time over there, as well.  I'm still ( Read more... )

 This is the third pair of earbuds I've gone through in a year, and I'm getting a bit frustrated. I prefer earbuds to over-the-ear headphones, but they seem to break so fast! I thought that if I stopped buying the cheap $9.99 type they'd last longer, so I bought the kind the guy at the music store recommended - the Skullcandy Titan ones www. ( Read more... )

 This Halloween, I decided to go as Agatha Heterodyne from Girl Genius, complete with death ray, Jägerduck and some spiffy goggles!

Me, with glasses and without: 




Me with fellow Spark Kristina and dear minion Travis (both of them dressed as hunters of sparkly vampires)



And introducing Viktor, the newest Jagerduck!  He iz very spiffy, vit hiz hat und ( Read more... )

Author's Note:  The Foglios own, I don't.  All characters and situations depicted are the property of Phil and Kaja Foglio, the creators of Girl Genius (aka the webcomic that has taken over my brain).

This is set in a hypothetical future, where things have calmed down, at least for a bit.  The Baron knows Zeetha is his daughter (speculation at ( Read more... )