Glorious success! A lovely time was had by all and sudry. The entire event was smooth as clockwork.

I am never doing it again.

It is Doctor's office official. I'm not allergic to the Midwest. The entire Midwest. Or at the very least the parts of the Midwest covered by a blood panel allergy test ( Read more... )

Hives suck. Hives that last for over a week because I flew to see a friend and couldn't leave when the house tried to kill me really suck. Places hives sucked the most? Scalp, hairline, eyebrows, inside ear piercings, chin, behind the neck, armpits, finger webbing, boobs, that spot on your back you can't reach, inner thighs, crack, behind the knees ( Read more... )

On Sunday I met with a friend for mostly authentic Dim Sum, which included the part that had chicken feet. Surprisingly not bad, but a tad spicy for my taste. And the sweet tofu in ginger broth was amazing. Afterward we hit up the World Market to do a little shopping for me, and the shops out in Brookline for her. All in all a long eventful day of ( Read more... )

I managed to make an international call! To London (I think). It only took me half an hour and an unexpected chat with a friend who wasn't supposed to be home and answering the phone to work out outbound calling. The country codes were a tad bit harder, and eventually I managed to route the call properly! This is an accomplishment ( Read more... )

Forcing more impoverished rape victims to give birth: a top Republican priority ( Read more... )

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I have decided, after some deliberation, what I really want in a vacuum is a wet/dry shop vac on steroids with a powered metal beater bar attachment ( Read more... )

Aren't they just so forcefully cheerful? I love them.


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I won a Maker Bot on Sunday! It is $1000 worth of shiny shiny plastic printing technology. I'm giving it to my fiance for his birthday, and his gaster is flabbered.

A Maker bot doing that thing it does:

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