in politics, i am less concerned with the people around me agreeing with my views than i am simply with the people around me voting. for most of you on here, i realize this is preaching to the choir - however, this video is so beautiful and inspiring, and whether or not barack obama is your candidate of choice, the words and the song should ring ( Read more... )

in the celtic pagan tradition that sets most of the parameters for wicca or modern witchcraft, february 2nd is imbolc. pronounced (roughly) "immulc", the name derives from the gaelic oimelc, for "first milk". when the christians moved into the celtic territories in the early part of the last millennium, they absorbed the holiday into their own ( Read more... )

as i start to write this, christmas music is playing on my laptop (yes, i am one of those people) - specifically the sad, slow strains of the pretenders' version of "have yourself a merry little christmas". i feel i should have something poignant to say about this, which is why i bring it up, but really i don't know how to tell you what it means. ( Read more... )

a real, honest journal entry, coming up. i promise.

but first things first! cuteness abounds!so now... life is trucking along pretty fabulously, all told. at work we've begun the big christmas carol show, and we're at that point where we're busy but not panicky. so there's something to keep me occupied all day long, and for the past few days i ( Read more... )

( the new man in my life )

while the book has now been released, and many of you are not LJing because you're busy reading it, i still found this amusing.

accio deathly hallows!

sometimes you need things like ( this. )

i am without grandparents from here on out.

grandma's much happier where she is now, though. she wanted this for a long time.

the general news: glimmerglass opera was a good time, very organized and well-funded, and very high-quality work. the opera was lovely when it was done. i sang karaoke once, "wide open spaces" by the dixie chicks. andrew and i are still dating, and he's damned determined to keep it that way ( Read more... )

my dear friends, i have been offline for two weeks now, and will continue to be offline after this evening until july 15 or so. for the moment, i am in new haven (haha, funny story) and borrowing a friend's laptop and wireless connection. i am afraid i was not organized enough to think to bring my summer address with me (it's more complicated than ( Read more... )