My LJ profile tells me I haven't posted since May 6th (eek), and having not checked my flist since then I don't expect anyone to read this.....but seeing the date reminds me of all that's happened over the past eight months, and New Year's Eve seems a good time to revisit those events ( Read more... )

this has been a pretty fantastic fannish week, no? the Trek cast is out and about and looking gorgeous and happy and giving lovely interviews. I can't believe it's been four long years and we're finally about to see this movie. I'm so fucking excited, not least because I'll be watching it with some of my favorite people in the world. woooo ( Read more... )

Bah. I had plans for more regular updates, but then had all these ~things that were up in the air and I didn't want to talk about them until they were more settled. But now I can share!

+ Work: I have a new job! One I'm really, REALLY excited about!! An old job alert email sent me an opening that, on paper, looked like a perfect fit so I took the ( Read more... )

Skiing at Whistler Blackcomb last weekend was great! Being lighter and stronger made me much more confident, which turned out to be helpful when exploring two new mountains. There were only a few near-cliff experiences. ;P And two thumbs way up for Canada. They even have apologetic buses which is maybe the best thing ever. "Sorry...Not in Service ( Read more... )

I had all these nice plans to be on LJ more (and actually post!) but then my Mom came to visit and we went to Maui and I fell off the 'wagon' again, as it were. *sigh*

Maui was fantastic. We went zip-lining (it was Mom's idea even!), whale watching, saw the sunset atop Mt Haleakala, and spent a few quality hours at the spa. <3 ( Pictures! )

Year in review time, yes? Put simply, 2012 was the year I lost 50+ pounds, celebrated my sister's wedding, made some great new friends, said goodbye to 'Merlin', and rediscovered my love of Los Angeles. There are a lot of other meaningful memories contained within, but these are the things I think I'll remember most ( Read more... )

The new episode stills for H50 episode 3x10 are fantastic. They look so damn happy, with those goofy smiles. They a) make me kinda of giddy and b) make me miss my best friend something terrible. I don't know what we did to please the fannish gods, but the first half of this season has been filled with so many fluffy, happy moments between these two ( Read more... )

I haven't been on LJ in forever ( Read more... )

Major hiking adventure this past Sunday! \o/ We drove over to Waianae side to hike Mt Kaala, the highest point on O'ahu at 4,025ft. The hike is ~7.5mi round-trip with an elevation gain of ~3500ft (aw yeah). The first half of the hike takes you through a valley and up the side of the mountain range to the ridgeline; the second half climbs that ( Read more... )

I haven't been posting much on LJ these past few months, because life has been exceedingly normal. Like, boring-to-anyone-but-me normal. The biggest thing in my life continues to be my adventures in weight loss, and sometimes that seems like a selfish thing to talk about? IDK. *waves hands ( Read more... )