I have just mainlined every available Merlin  episode, and I adore it!  I love the characters, the creativity they are using with the storyline- everything!  It's fun and somewhat cheesy as well.  I read somewhere that the creators were inspired by using the ideas brought up in Smallville regarding exploration of the making of an icon.  I find the ( Read more... )

Titan Arum blooming on June 9th 2010 in Thut Greenhouse at Eastern Illinois University. My camera is in sad shape (old nikon point n shoot that the batteries are duct taped in) but I have some fairly good pics.   I jumped in the car with my newly 2 year old offspring at about 6:20 PM and made it to Mattoon around 8:30.  After a stop for a snack ( ( Read more... )

My comcast is up and running finally.  I never realized how reliant I've become on instant access until I didn't have it!   I have TV now too. Not a ton of channels, but it's better than  the zero channels I've had before! 

My internet decided to go all wonky on me again over the last few weeks.   It's gone and pissed me off so much that I am now switching to a cable three pack with phone, TV, and internet service.  A bit drastic, I know, but it seems like it's off and on constantly lately.  Nothing more annoying that reading a fanfic that's posted chapter by chapter ( Read more... )

I decided I needed separate places for my more introspective and non-fandomy posts, so I started a journal on dreamwidth for that. My goal now is to turn hawkwatcher007  into a more fandom and casual fun journal, (and post the entires both here and on it's dreamwidth clone).   Over the last few months I have discovered I really enjoy reading fanfic for some of ( Read more... )

So the US version of Thanksgiving is right up in our faces this week. I am thankful that I am not hosting it this year. There, all holiday-related and everything! I will be bringing two small side dishes to my Aunt's house so that my veggies have something they are sure of- a cranberry almond muffin recipe that I pulled off of food network, and ( Read more... )

It appears I have forgotten that I won't have a farm share box delivered next week due to holidays. I completely forgot about it. But I guess it will pan out because my Angel food box will be picked up on Saturday, and I ordered the veggie box with that. So not organic, but still decently usable. And I think I only have 5 pick-ups left for my ( Read more... )

It is absolutely gorgeous out today! FINALLY! Of course, two of the kids are down with the flu (have no idea if it's H1N1 or not, just a type A that has knocked them on their butts), and we cannot go hiking or even for a walk. I am craving brownies or a chocolate torte of some kind. I might end up making some even though there's still an apple ( Read more... )

Trick or Treating for the kids was windy and cold, but very fun for them. And now I get to reap the benefits of their stash ( Read more... )

I love cooking with garlic and onions. It makes the house smell like my grandma's and my great aunts. I miss them both.