I'm having a bit of a low holiday. I know I've not ben around here much and I'm hesitant to lead off with a detailed rehashing of just what makes it all a bit hard. But I'm especially thankful just now for folks whose stories and values and what-not come closer to my own. Friends rather than families, and friendships built around shared passions ( Read more... )

Many happy returns to two very special hobbits! Try not to insult your party guests too much (a tall order, I know), and should they press too close, remember that magic rings are more than just a convenient means of escape.

A very happy, holy, and above all healthy day to all who celebrate it. May you find the best kind of rest.


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One of these days I'll check in when we're not in the middle of extreme weather, I promise ( Read more... )

My city is getting soaked by the Henri storm. I am safe and at home, and simply because I'm not able to go out, wanting to do it very badly. It's been a weekend of sitting by my window and watching the rain fall in droves, and wondering would it be so bad really if I made a dash for the store up the block ( Read more... )

I got my first COVID jab! It's a bit uncomfortable but not too bad, certainly no worse than a flu vaccine. Definitely worth it just to feel like I have a plan to get back to normal and am taking steps in the right direction.

I've decided I'm finally going to turn 38. See, last July we were in the height of a pandemic, and literally nothing fun was open so it didn't really make much sense to celebrate. It was also around that point of the quarantine I refer to as time soup, when it all seemed like this amorphous blob of one day melting into the next, even to the point ( Read more... )

You know what's a wasted skilll these days? Handwriting. Not just cursive-font but any kind of handwriting. Truly: I have a box of pens by my microwave, because I write things so rarely, I inevitably lose a pen by the next time I need it. I bought them shortly after I moved to the new place in October and it's still half full because the only thing ( Read more... )

Yesterday I got to see Chaos Walking in an actual cinema, and in IMAX no less. It's been pretty well panned by the critics, but I found it really interesting. I guess this is what I love about good science fiction- it gives you a set up that lets you step outside the usual way we think about ethics and the way we assume life ought to work, and pose ( Read more... )

A few weeks ago there was this meme-mem-meh going around where people who liked to go outside shared photos. I am a people, and I do like to go outside, but it's (a) New York, which means it's dark before I can stop work (not the best for photos), and (b) for me the joy of outside is getting around to the shops and around people, not necessarily ( Read more... )