8/4, late afternoon through evening, Walnut Creek.

M will likely be working 2nd shift by then (1ish to 10ish), so alas, I don't think we'll be able to go together. Anyone else interested?

I like this one from Rob as it has a sort of Charge of the Goddess feel to it, mixing in two frequently-seen-as-opposite things that aren't opposites at all. E.g. "beauty and strength", "power and compassion", etc. And the particular pairings he provides really suit me and sound like lovely goals ( Read more... )

Has anyone gone to see it? Is it worth seeing? Or did they muck it up one way or another?

I don't know if anyone uses Method brand soaps/etc. I don't happen to. I've taken to mixing almost all my own products. I might have bought some of their stuff in the past; I truly don't recall. But I won't be buying any in the future ( Read more... )

Cute little piece of furniture. Perfect for a smaller dining room in need of a bit of extra storage space as well as display space. Or, really, in any room in need of storage and/or display space. The two pieces come apart, so it's shelves and the cabinet. So, anything from china hutch to books to altar space to whatever ( Read more... )

The rind is in its final stages right now, and soon will be canned/processed and stored away. It looks perfect! And the syrup tastes perfect! I haven't actually tasted a piece of rind yet as it's still bubbling away in the syrup, but it looks and feels great ( Read more... )

I adore this stuff. Definitely one of those things that this Yankee-ish person scoffed at when she arrived south of the Mason-Dixon, but was certainly willing to try. And my sweet tooth was never happier with that first wonderful bite. Ahhh ( Read more... )

I've seen a few third-party references about Twitter mention the @ sign in some fashion that then proceed to call it the "ampersand".

Which...it's not.

Is this mistake being made by random people who happen to label the @ wrong, or does some sort of odd Twitter canon actually demand that we now label @ instead of & "ampersand"?

We have been playing for a few months now, and been tracking results for 13 weeks. It's going quite well. In addition to the fun we've had, we're absolutely saving money while simultaneously stockpiling a good amount of food ( Read more... )

Home from our amazing mountains vacation. Actually got in early, around 3:30ish, which also let us pick up the dogs today rather than tomorrow morning.

Had a great time and did all sorts of things and will likely post more about it later.