I've been slacking lately. One thing about having little to no work is that you seriously have trouble motivating yourself when there's nothing else to motivate you ( Read more... )

I've been doing more poking around online and found more info about the DeJarnette Center and another awesome looking abandoned amusement park in Japan, but I'll post on those a little later when I get the info together. I wrote yesterday about how much I wanted to visit these abandoned places, but when I though about it, I realized I have a couple ( Read more... )

What happens when you have an afternoon of boredom mixed with procrastination? Why, you give yourself a project, that's what! I've been working on a knitting armwarmer project for a couple of days now, but I felt like being a little more net savvy today. My Mac was in the shop this past week and I need to celebrate getting it back. I decided to ( Read more... )

I decided to do an experiment. I should have been grading papers, as usual, but I found yet another way to put it off. I'm in good shape on those, really. I only have 5 left to do. Anyway, I have always wanted to try making a corset. I know it's tough and intricate, but dammit, I have wanted to learn forever and I needed an excuse to put off those ( Read more... )

Well, the trip is almost over. I'm in the Holiday Inn in Glasgow, enjoying free wifi and desperately trying to chill out. It's a long trip back, and quite frankly, the Madrid plane crash has not eased any fears. Even so, I have to persevere. I think I'm going to try hard to stay up late and be tired tomorrow. That way I might not be as keyed up as ( Read more... )

My trip is drawing to a close. I go back home in two days. Is it all that shocking when I say I really don't want to go back yet ( Read more... )

I have had enough fish and chips to kill a cow this trip. This leg of the trip we're staying with cousins up north. They live in Banff (yes, the sound Nightcrawler makes), a tiny seaside town about two hours from Inverness. Once we got to Aberdeen, we drove an hour to the coast. I don't want to leave. It's magical ( Read more... )

Just got back from the restaurant car. We ate whilst looking at the North Sea along one side and open, green fields with grazing sheep on the other.

The menu:
Bangers and mash with Red Wine Gravy
Biscuits and Assorted Cheeses
Strongbow Cider

I am in HEAVEN.

Here I am, back on the train with its beautiful free wifi. I'm not sure if I'll even get any access in Scotland since we're going to be in the equivalent of the boonies for the next five days ( Read more... )

Bigger update for tomorrow on the train, but for now . . . .

Advert on the London Underground for the win:

Some people are gay.
Get over it.

Fabulous. I really think that we need signs like that back home.