So, those of you who follow this LJ are at least passingly familiar with the SCA (my medieval reenactment group). I've been fairly inactive in the last two years... my Ph.D. is one obvious reason, as is Rob (its difficult to jaunt away every weekend when you're happily dating someone). The real reason- I've been going through the struggle that many ( Read more... )

Its the end of the world as we know it? Unlikely... I feel like the Byzantine might have known more about that than the Mayans. I have had both much and not so much excitement in my life of late. Jobs! Travels! Cooking! But, mostly, working. A little lonely since I don't see many people, but, mostly, working towards that end goal of a cruise on the ( Read more... )

In the true tradition of LJ... a small bitch-fest ( Read more... )

I teach for the online version of Penn State, World Campus, which (for worse) is an independently operating department that does not play nice with all of the other departments whose classes they (sometimes) manage. This, for many reasons, results in inefficient bureaucratic humor. The latest ( Read more... )

So one of the extensions of my interest in media and its impact on society is that I read and watch and in general consume atrocious amounts of low quality media. I watch reality tv. I read gossip blogs. I spend hours looking up strange medical disorders. Rob is baffled by this behavior. As he puts it, "I know you're brilliant, but if I didn't know ( Read more... )

So Jane figured out a version of bunny alchemy today ( Read more... )

CMT (Charcot Marie Tooth Disorder) is so weird... I always have difficulty telling if I'm having a flare up, mostly because I currently lack the constant nerve pain my father has. I'm okay with this, but I've been utterly exhausted (sleeping 10+ hrs a day) and unable to type correctly. I thought it might be my keyboard but I did a typing test and ( Read more... )

I am sorry in advance for the continued abuse I will accidentally heap upon you for the rest of our joined lives. One of the reasons CMT people are clumsy is that our feet "drop" or our toes point down as we walk. Many of us roll our feet naturally as a way to remedy tripping over things like leaves, twigs, pennies on the ground. Unfortunately, ( Read more... )

I am considering doing something stupid ( Read more... )

So I've been nervy about cell phones for upwards of 2-3 yrs now. I've been looking at radiation guidelines for awhile and kind of made myself ignore my gut instinct because, thanks to my OCD, my gut instinct often resembles this: *PANIC* *FLAIL* *RAIN OF TOADS, RAIN OF TOADS ( Read more... )