My little sister was able to visit me this weekend; she had been at a government conference in Atlanta, and rented a car to come up and see me. It was a wonderful, nearly perfect 48 hours of sisterly bonding ( Read more... )

Jinkies! I attended my second "con" yesterday, and it was a fabulous time. I did not spend five minutes in true boredom the entire day. Allow me to share some of the highlights of Con Carolinas with you, fair reader ( Read more... )

Today is the exact one year anniversary of the day I moved my little self to the South. On Saturday, May 16th, 2009, at this time, I was unpacking my belongings in my new bedroom. I was thinking things such as "I am crazy; what have I just done? I just moved 500 miles away from everyone I know and love. I don't have a job. I know three people ( Read more... )

That was quite a fun and relaxing weekend; just what the doctor ordered. On Thursday my friend Ash and his father picked me up here in Charlotte, and we went back to Townville, SC, (next to Cityburg and down the street from Generic Village.) to spend a few relaxing, care free days on Lake Hartwell ( Read more... )

Today is just perfect; 68 degrees, sunshine, blue skies, light breeze. I am going to go for a walk in a few minutes and enjoy it ( Read more... )

A few weeks ago, Abby invited several of us to attend a burlesque show at the Visulite Theater, which is conveniently located only about a mile from my apartment. I accepted primarily for the opportunity to do something different. I had mixed feelings going in; I have never seen women strip live, but have seen male revues. I wasn't sure if it ( Read more... )

Many of you will recall that five years ago, early in my LJ career, I posted about my old apartment getting burglarized. Police did apprehend the burglar; he was a 38 year old Hispanic man with a long criminal record in several states. He was sentenced to twenty years in jail, and I was happy with that. Not exactly a James Bond super villain, ( Read more... )

I have found several things amusing over the past few weeks, and thought that I would share these titillating tidbits ( Read more... )

1. Pick 10 of your favorite movies ( Read more... )

If any of you fine folks who attended the steampunk wedding took pictures, I would greatly appreciate it if you could either post them on here, or email me a link....I have people clamoring for photos of me in the dress, as well as pics of the entire bridal party. Thunderclap, clayfoot, ariok, I am looking at you guys!