Swiped from Cycropia's website (under other workshops ( Read more... )

Dream: I was at a fantasy enactment convention. Yes, there were quite a variety of far-fetched fantasies in this dream convention I had a good time looking around, but then I stumbled in with a group that wanted to role play Tolkien so we were in a gym, my elementary school gym, and lined up with swords and everything else. By the time I was ( Read more... )

Japaneses siphon coffee: brews a decent cup.

For all that, the price is steep enough that I am not acquiring the habit... 8$/pot serving two. At least the two or three people served is a good amount. I would have struggled to drink the whole pot. Neat process!

So, I am going up Nord this weekend for a visit with my folks, but I don't leave until later in the evening on Friday ( Read more... )

So the night guys have to creep around as softly as possible or the cops get called for noise disturbance. How about those day guys doing construction outside my window? Wish that it were reasonable to call the cops on them for their noise disrupting my sleep. I am unwillingly awake and shaky weak like a vampire forced out during the day ( Read more... )

This one is not a surprise. The house party. I anticipated it. The whole process of invite, RSVP, wait for the day, and getting myself out the door produces plenty of anxiety. Admittedly I do not look forward to facing every person at the party. Yet for some reason I need to circulate and have a nodding acquaintance with everyone present. Very ( Read more... )

This morning at work it occurred to me that I have been *unusually* even in temperament of late (a good few weeks!). Has my convenient memory glossed over *usual* skips and snags? Have I really been calmer? Where are my ups and downs at? Chasing this observation came the superstitious suspicion that soon a quake would shake this stable footing; for ( Read more... )

This introductory description of the MC's sidekick friend struck me as something I have noted (recognized) before ( Read more... )

Mia caught another mouse today and answered my question of will I be finding corpses around the apartment. This time I came upon her too late to remove her catch. When I found her in the living room she was just finishing licking her chops clean. At least there are no visible stains on the carpet...minimal mess to clean up. What are the chances ( Read more... )

Donned my favorite orange zip-up hoodie and am now scrunching my nose. Smells like storage ( Read more... )