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Of Faith, Power, and Glory: review
Thus far, my ordering of VNV Nation albums (just the main studio releases, not any of the singles or compilations), first to last in order of preference, goes:
Empires >>> Judgment > Matter and Form > Futureperfect >> Advance and Follow (v2) >> Praise the Fallen
I'm not certain yet where to stick Of Faith, Power, and Glory since I haven't ( Read more... ) -
Summer trip #2: London, Guernsey, St. Malo
On Wednesday I will fly to London (arriving Thursday) for a 13-day trip comprising a day in London, 2 days in Guernsey (Channel Islands), and nine days in St. Malo, France (Brittany).
Schedule:Fly SEA->ORD->LHR, arriving morning of 6/18. Meet with stepfather in ORD ( Read more... ) -
Garden, progress
Garden is almost done being planted, for the summer at least. All that's left to do is plant the peppers in the corners of the squash square, and the usual weed/water/harvest cycle that happens every few days (watering a few times a day in the summer, mind ( Read more... ) -
RIP, David Eddings
So long, David Eddings. I liked your books - they got me through middle school, and that counts for a ton. May you find fantasy worlds beyond your imagining in the great beyond... -
GRFP success!
"Dear $name ( Read more... ) -
"Yours is Keeping it Real: The Hottest Laptops that Match your Lifestyle"
I find this incredibly insulting. It's a new Dell division aimed at women, called Della. Here are some excerpts (well, really, the whole thing) from the "Tech Tips" page ( Read more... ) -
Mountaineering, among the things I don't do
I really should know better than to sit up late at night and read Wikipedia articles about dead mountaineers, Himalayan mountaineering disasters, and so on. This is probably the second or third time I've done it in as many years, and I regret it each time; even in the middle of going through the 20-some articles about it, I pause and shudder and ( Read more... ) -
Pictures, frames
Apparently my poster has arrived in Seattle and is on my front porch. Glad to live in a safe, low-crime neighborhood ( Read more... ) -
Busy weekend! Bealtaine, zoo, kayaking
Saturday morning SJ and I made breads (mine: aran breac, a traditional Irish dessert-ish bread; SJ: Irish soda bread, very yum), then trekked to the farmer's market and got cauliflower, bread, asparagus, spinach, and raw milk. We headed out for the local CR group's Bealtaine celebration up in Everett ( Read more... )