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Yay stories
I just read an entire novel to greatblondelf this afternoon/evening. What a great way to end a weekend :)
I think Howl's Moving Castle is next on the list. -
Yellow buttery rum cake
1 cup nutritional yeast ( Read more... ) -
PSA: support Bliss Soaps
Bliss Soaps just got scammed pretty badly. I don't know all the details, but they sent out a message saying that basically they delivered their end of a huge business deal, and then the facilitating corporation ran off with all the money. It looks like any sort of investigation is in the early stages, so it might be along time before they get ( Read more... ) -
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When I was one-and-twenty
I heard a wise man say,
'Give crowns and pounds and guineas
But not your heart away;
Give pearls away and rubies
But keep your fancy free.'
But I was one-and-twenty,
No use to talk to me.
When I was one-and-twenty
I heard him say again,
'The heart out of the bosom
Was never given in vain;
'Tis paid with sighs a plenty
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Autumn Equinox
Happy Mabon, everyone! (Or whatever your preferred nomenclature is). -
Cinema
I'm afraid I have no stomach for horror films. It doesn't mean I dislike them, but when the gore sets in, I'm forced to look away. And not in that, "Goodness, this might be somewhat shocking for a fine lady such as I; I believe it might be prudent to avert my eyes" sort of way. I'm talking about reflexive, scream-like-a-girl inability to look at ( Read more... ) -
The endless spiral
My dishwasher and my dryer are having issues. It takes a load of laundry about 4 hours to dry, on average. Half of the things that come out of the dishwasher need to be re-washed... there's clearly a drainage issue, somewhere, since dishes come out with re-circulated dried-on crud that wasn't on them in the first place ( Read more... ) -
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Wow, they're screaming, playing music, and chanting "Obama" at the top of their lungs as they literally march through the street up 45th. The parade is hundreds of people and it shows no sign of stopping... people are swarming the road, and cars are honking, but no one seems to really care.
Cyclists in the streets are getting pretty fired up, too ( Read more... ) -
The parade just passed...
People are swarming the sidewalk on the east side of 45th, across the street from me... everyone's out taking pictures, screaming, chortling in glee...
I really, really thought we were more apathetic than this.
Or maybe it's just an excuse to drink?
