So after Fudge died, my car died. I got that fixed, then the Shockmonster's mom was diagnosed with what will probably kill her. (This is a chronological list, not by priority.) So he headed off to Indiana via one-way ticket. Not that he intends to be there indefinitely, but he wants to help see to a treatment plan and such, as is totally ( Read more... )

Why are there cards at Hallmark commemorating just about any occasion but only one phrase for "Thank you"?

Thank you.

I've put up a bunch of pictures here.

As is often the case with big holes in one's life, what's lying at the bottom of it is something one did not want to see. More later. Sooner, for some of you.

Fudge died suddenly last night, after what was, according to Gary, a very good day. She asked for a her little tent to be built out of bedclothes yesterday morning, and snoozed the morning away. When the sun came around to Gary's office, she came in and collected some pets, then soaked up some sun, and soaked up more outside--something that must ( Read more... )

In the interests of proving to myself my life hasn't been totally blah, here are ten things I've done that you (probably) haven't ( Read more... )

Hey, folks--sorry if you already saw this on Twitter or FB, but I'm pretty tickled and want to spread the news. So--too bad. Hmmm, I guess that means I'm not sorry after all.

World In Progress

"World in Progress" to Futurismic!

I have on my happy pants!

Time to rethink the novel...

I wish I could give proper attribution for this video, but it's on some bizarre, minimalist site called Wimp.com that just presents the vids with no comment. It's still really cool.

Ant colony excavation

If anyone knows what this came from, lemme know, okay?

When I was a kid growing up in The Middle Of Nowhere, Idaho, looking down from a hill at the lights of a city was a treat.

Now the treat is when I can look up and see the stars.

Large Hadron Rap