i was lying in bed this morning thinking, "this is the longest february EVER." and that's saying something, because even in the best of times, february tends to feel like the long dark of Moria to me. when i first moved up here for grad school, the head of my department warned me that chicago's february could make even the most well-adjusted ( Read more... )

despite my increasingly cynical outlook on culture and politics and organized religion, some things still bring me hope.

( yes we can. )

i stayed up *waaaaay* too late last night trying to finish some christmas knitting and watching episodes from the first season of star trek:tng. that first season is not as corny as i remembered, surprisingly. (except for beardless riker. he's every bit as corny as i remember.) one thing that really stands out about these first episodes (to me ( Read more... )

my cat has developed an odd new hobby. he sits behind me on the back couch and ... attempts to eat my hair.

he's such a weirdo.

i remember when "weekend" used to mean two whole days to sleep in, relax, kick back, and generally goof off while maybe running an occasional errand.

what the hell happened? these days, my weekends are more work than actual work.

there is a team of window washers rappelling down one of the buildings across the street from my office. not a job i would want, but they all look pretty calm. also, they're wickedly fast and the rapid washing is creating big soap bubbles that are floating around the air between them and me.

this will mean nothing to the non-knitters, and maybe not even all of the knitters. but! trust me, it's a very exciting piece of news.

i got my ravelry invite this morning. this may be the second coolest thing* that's happened to me all week!

*the coolest thing that's happened this week was watching a fledgling peregrine falcon as s/he hung ( Read more... )

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, thistles!!!

may you have many, many more. :)

love,
mimazu

i wasn't going to buy the single issues of buffy season 8; i was just going to wait for the trade. but aramis went into the comic shop today on an unrelated errand and came home with the first two issues. #3 was out of stock. i may have to go on a quest to find it, now that i've read the first two. because, wow. it's like seeing long-lost ( Read more... )

last night we watched the majority of the BSG miniseries. i saw it when it aired, and wow. it's even better than i remember.

naturally, i am now convinced that everyone around me is a cylon.