Note to self: oh, yeah, I do dislike earthquakes. They make me feel nauseous. Nauseated. Whichever is grammatically correct.

But all is well in this trembling household (this quake didn't even make Eliza upset beforehand, which earthquakes usually do).

Summer teaching. It's eating up all of my time. I've been teaching a class for two weeks now, and haven't touched my dissertation in all that time. The class will end in another month, but I am feeling mopey as I look at my stack of unfinished grading, the diss work I need to do, and an article that needs extensive revisions (on that note, hello ( Read more... )

[This is more than a tad embarrassing ... !]

1) Look at the list and bold those you have read.
2) Italicise those you intend to read (as in the book is bought and sitting on my shelf).
3) Underline the books you LOVE.
4) Strike out the ones you thought SUCKED.

1. Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen2. The Lord of the Rings - JRR Tolkien ( Read more... )

You people are smart and well read; perhaps yous guys might have some suggestions to help me out. I'm trying to come up with novels, short stories, novellas, movies, plays, or poems that deal with the concept of reality. Examples would include The Matrix, Fight Club, Tom Stoppard's play The Real Thing, and Salvador Placencia's novel People of ( Read more... )

Oooh -- you can change the external manifestation of my soul! I mean, really, the power that my friends have over me is quite shocking ...

I've stolen this from Dame Droiture and Salient73, and I quite like it. If you feel so inclined, act upon it!

If you read this, if your eyes are passing over this right now, even if we don't speak often, please post a comment with a memory of you and me. It can be anything you want - good, bad, neutral, random, or whatever. When you've finished, ( Read more... )

The "cheap" grade of gas out here is now $3.33/gallon. Those of you in mid-America: I am sooooooo jealous right now!

A lot of my LJ friends seem to be having some bumpy patches right now, and so I thought that I'd reveal my secret identity to you all. Let me know how I can use my powers to help you ... and don't tell anyone who I really am, okay?

You are The Blue Phantom.
(Your alter-ego is Syrena Tricksy)

Your super-hero ability:

Fight anything at 23 times the ( Read more... )

This is not good news, as I'm rather hoping to get a lot of work done over the next few weeks ... oh wait, I lost my thought ... and it doesn't seem to be coming back ...

Syrena's Amazing Mental Ability ...


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Hello my dears! I hope that everyone is enjoying a wonderful weekend (and that those of you in north Texas are recovering from the existential shock of seeing snow in April -- that is, indeed, a wonder).

I was wondering if anyone saw Grindhouse this weekend. I did, and am interested to hear what people thought of it. My extremely short version ( Read more... )