Yes, I know I don't post very often.  And yes, I know that is a HUGE understatement.  But see, I want something from you all.  *grin*   Work is sending me to Finland in August for about a week and I'm going to take about 4 extra days after that and play the tourist.  Do any of you have any recommandations (or anti-recommendations) of places to go, ( Read more... )

So I was trying to describe the Gravity Shortage short, and realized it would be so much easier to just show it to people.  Does anyone know if it exists in an electronic form somewhere I'd be able to get to?

A while ago I asked for questions from people for the 5 questions meme.  And then I got busy and didn't get around to answering them.

So in an attempt to catch up on things here are the questions and my replies for
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These are the top 106 books most often marked as "unread" by LibraryThing's users. Meme directions: bold what you have read, italicize what you started but couldn't/didn't finish, and strike through what you couldn't stand. The numbers after each one are the number of LT users who used the tag of that book.

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (149)
Anna ( Read more... )

Okay, so I've test drove several different cars now. My top choice (at the moment anyway) is a Honda Civic and my second is a Saturn Ion. Does anyone have any good or bad comments on either of these?

Well, have finally gotten word from insurance company--they're gonna total my car. The estimate to get it repaired was nearly $7,000 ( Read more... )

( Queen for a Day )

I'm sure I'd miss winter if I didn't have it.  Snow is a wonderful thing (when it's not covering the roads between work and home).  It is a time for hot chocolate and curling up near a fire and being wrapped up in a blanket reading a good book.  But I get so giddy when spring begins to show.  Not freezing every morning on my walk into work.  Pretty ( Read more... )

Anyone interested in going to a Great Big Sea concert?  It's Wednesday, March 21 at 8pm in the Touhill Performing Arts Centre.  Tickets are $15, $20, or $30 depending on where you sit.