Sun!! Sunny!!! w00t!! It feels like it's been *ages* since we had a sunny day. For the most part, the weather here has been a very strange mix of freezing cold overcast days and light dustings of snow that refuse to stick. Today, though, there is actual, bonefide sunlight streaming in through the windows. Yay ( Read more... )

Some pictures from our trip to Bath. I haven't had a chance to caption all of them, but you can at least look at them HERE

Here's a quick pic, just to tantalize you, of the Roman Baths themselves, which were fascinating:


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Okay, okay...it's been a couple of days. James's desktop computer died a few days ago, so between his crashed computer and my broken laptop (see angry post, below), we were utterly computerless for a little while ( Read more... )

Interesting Article on Social Security

Someone tell me again why people think this is such a good idea??

Word count: 15,550

I went to Bath this weekend with James to visit his younger brother, and we had an incredible time. It was great to get away, even for only a few days!! I took {{{ 76 }}} pictures, which I will be posting as soon as possible, but it will take awhile to get so many pictures resized ( Read more... )

Upon re-reading yesterday's review and taking into account a few of the things said to me by various people, I would like to make a few concessions. First, my review is rather hypocritical and biased. As soon as you start talking about "good art", you are walking down a very dangerous and slippery slope, because there is no such thing. Good art ( Read more... )

On re-reading this lj, I have noticed that I have been using wee-ha! way too much as an exclaimation, and am now in the market for a new exclamatory phrase.

Kick-ass? w00t?

Been there, done that. Need something new, fresh and invigorating.

Any/all suggestions welcome. C'mon, people. Help me out here. ;-)

(Icon courtesy of Jereeza, who has inspired me)

Updates: Went to the Royal National Theatre on Sat. and saw a performance of Alan Bennett's The History Boys, which was incredibly well acted and was a beautifully done production, but was overall, in my own humble opinion, a bit too smug and self-satisfied. It's the story of a group of young prep school ( Read more... )

Because I am a hopeless hopeful romantic.


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That's some excellent writing advice right there ( Read more... )