Today, in a discussion on FB with a friend from college, I realized that the secret to wonderful perennial beds is years of trial and error ( Read more... )

I just posted a general update; this is specific discussion of my adventures in made-to-measure clothing projects ( Read more... )

I can't believe that I haven't written since February, but I'm only now feeling more or less normal--at least, normal for me, if not normally normal in the usual normal sense.

It wasn't just the death of youngersib but also going through her belongings. I'm happy to say that about 200 boxes & almost all of her furniture went to three households ( ( Read more... )

In my work helping academy students with their regular English assignments, I have one student whose class is reading V for Vendetta. I'm having a good time discussing it with her, although I began rereading it last night & stayed up too late as a result ( Read more... )

Very interesting article on the predominant whiteness of polyamory groups and fringe-interest groups in general. Thanks to supergee
Mood: relaxing

As you know, Bob, for at least a couple of years now, I've paid  a woman for made-to-measure clothing from the patterns, fabric, and notions I buy, almost all online. She's very good and pretty reasonable; in fact, when she moved to Texas, I continued sending her material for new clothes. It doesn't matter much that the patterns are so similar, ( Read more... )

I just spent Monday through Thursday in Michigan, going through youngersib's house during the day and hangin out with eldersib and the three dogs (two of which had been youngersib's) at night. Actually, Monday night the house was dark, and I didn't go over until daylight Tuesday (breakers tripped). One of the evenings was especially nice, dinner ( Read more... )

Yesterday and today I've felt like myself for the first time since this Fall. After youngersib died, I came back to a week of intense teaching at the academy during Thanksgiving break; I feel as though I was just over the most intense grief when the Christmas break started and I began more weeks of 35-40 hours of full-on teaching, no breaks, with ( Read more... )

womzilla and I just finished watching Horns, a recent movie based on the novel by Joe Hill.

I enjoy Hill's fiction in general, and I think Horns in particular is outstandingly meaningful and original. It's a love story and a murder mystery and the story of what happens when a mostly ordinary person begins growing horns that give him the powers of the ( Read more... )

Today from 4-8 EST, there will be an online wake for my younger sister on my facebook page ( Read more... )