*knocking on door ( Read more... )

I couldn't sleep because I was trying to remember the ending of the story of Rapunzel. Turns out I had it all confused. I forgot that the witch climbs up Rapunzel's hair, and that the stupid princess totally gives herself away by comparing the weight difference between the prince and the witch. Rapunzel cast out of tower. Prince thrown out of tower ( Read more... )

Screw academe. I think I'm gonna pack up my bagpipes, hop a plane to Western Australia, find Cam McAzie (aka The Perth Badpiper) and convince him to go on a world tour with me. He is about fourteen kinds of awesome.

At 6:00 pm today, I was standing at the corner of Madison Avenue and 51st St. when the most beautiful church bells I have ever heard began to peal out a haunting song. Six o'clock is the height of rush hour in New York City, and so there were a million cars and people rushing by me, honking and yelling and and weaving between one another in a ( Read more... )

I am going to be off-line for the next 24-48 hours, and I am going to try to cut back on my recreational internet time in general. I really have to try force myself to get back on track with work. That means I have to stop with internet procrastination, for starters. I've been flying by the seat of my pants all term and I can't keep doing it. I ( Read more... )

"We want to have a large number of sexually attractive partners. We want those we love to love us in return, and to be sexually loyal to us. (Do the math on those conflicting desires. You won't get even scores). We want cute, smart children who will treat us with respect and who will not die young or become drug addicts or smash up the car. We want ( Read more... )

Grrr... why, Apple computers, must you go and change perfectly good hardware ( Read more... )

Oh my god, I just realized that a week from now, I will be in New York City.

*anxiety*
*excitement*
*major anxiety*

I REALLY have to put together my powerpoint and edit my paper.

So, the city of Hamilton now has city-wide composting. A small green bin with a lid was delivered to my apartment this morning. I am supposed to put all organic waste into it - not just potato peelings and other vegetable scraps, but any food waste, including greasy things. I'm also supposed to put used paper products in there, paper towels and the ( Read more... )

How does one know if one has blown a fuse? I am more familiar with breakers, so I don't remember ( Read more... )