Good day yesterday- got a lot done at work, got some exercise and explored a new part of Santa Cruz. As much as I dislike living here, Santa Cruz has some nifty old houses.... had a nice long chat with M, met his nice housemate with her 20 lbs. of carrots for juice, got new reading material about Norse gods and some excellent advice, had a ( Read more... )

Had a very unexpected evening. In the middle of reading a story about Schu and Aya ravishing each other, an old college friend called! I hadn't talked to him for about 6 years, but he was at a party in SF with a bunch of other friends from college. People apparently inquired about me, and one of the guys dialed my number. So at midnight, I ( Read more... )

Happy Birthday, Luis!

Today's vocabulary word is one of my favorites: easy to spell, fun to write, sounds cute, tastes yummy!

Чай (tea)

I think I'll have some with lunch instead of coffee.

Yay, I now have a new desk calendar: Russian Vocabulary every day! I'm trying to make sure three years of college classes don't go down the drain...;) Today's word is Крестный: godfather. At least my calendar will be challenging at work ( Read more... )

Today is just dragging by.... still sleepy...

At least I have Cowboy Bebop soundtracks to listen to. And a couple friends are coming over for dinner tonight, so that should be fun.....

5 more hours...

So yesterday, my co-worker flipped through the new issue of "American Libraries" and found the following job ad ( Read more... )

Found an interesting intellectual connection to Cowboy Bebop's "Heavy Metal Queen" today in the Oxford English Dictionary... discovery inspired by ctiee ( Read more... )

THE ANGELS WON TODAY!!! They beat the Minnesota Twins 13-5 to win the AL playoff series. THE ANGELS ARE GOING TO THE WORLD SERIES!!! It's their first time going there!! Adam Kennedy rules... three home runs in one game, including a 3-run homer in the 7th inning. The 7th inning kicked ass... TEN runs!!!!! It was an absolutely amazing game!! ( Read more... )

Okay, change of plans... Thomas and I are going to Monterey all day today, then I'll be home all day tomorrow, then I'm doing a Star Wars LARP on Sunday from 11-3, then I should be home that evening. L., if you want to call, I'll be home on Sat. and the evening on Sun. I'm still holding out those MTG cards for you if you want them.