Before the memorial Club Pseudo on Saturday, I went through my old stuff, looking for mementos of Scott. I didn't find any. Not one single photo, note, ticket stub, old email message--not even a pithy quote. I was upset--how could I not have a single physical item connecting me to Scott's memory ( Read more... )

Scott Swanson passed away yesterday, from complications of a heart condition he had his whole life. For those who knew him, no further words are needed. ( For those who didn't... )

Rocky died yesterday. He had been pretty sick back in February, but pulled through. Had some ups and downs, and finally yesterday morning we could tell he was nearly ready to go. He'd seemed fine just a few days ago, but suddenly stopped eating or drinking. He died in my arms--better, I think, than trying to rush to the vet when there was ( Read more... )

Mostly for herbivorous, but possibly of interest to all. Translated by me from a Soviet-era cookbook ( Read more... )

I feel like Rip Van Fucking Winkle over here. Went down in flames starting Sunday night with a high fever, and am just coming back to life today, though I still have a nasty cough and am utterly exhausted. Pretty sure it's the ol' H1N1--I haven't been sick for a whole week like this since... since... oh yeah, 1996 and a bad case of Streptococcus ( Read more... )

Who out there knows what to do with compressed tea? My in-laws gave us a block that they picked up on vacation. It's wrapped in paper--at first I thought it was a bar of soap!

So, how do I prepare it? Grate some off with a cheese grater or what? Or should I just keep it as a memento? It smells very nice.

Even knitting. Case in point: knitters use yarn, and said yarn needs to be wound into balls. Sometimes, due to children, cats, poltergeists, vodka, etc., this goes wrong and the yarn becomes a huge tangled mess. Most knitters will swear up and down for a while, then untangle the yarn and keep going. If it's really bad, they might get frustrated ( Read more... )

So, I had this dream last night. Who wants to help me interpret it ( Read more... )

OK, probably everybody but me has already seen this, but the Boston Globe ran a hilarious article in their sex advice column about a man whose girlfriend refuses to "make him a grilled cheese sandwich". If you haven't already, read the article and check out the comments... Leave a comment  2 

Michael Jackson died. Years before the plastic surgery scandals, the crazy stunts, the child molestation, was a fantastic musician, performer and dancer who changed the face of music. Thriller still is one of the best albums ever ( Read more... )