Our family dog Chachi passed away several days ago, just a couple of months short of his 19th birthday - a pretty good run for a dog. We've had him since I was 10 years old; he was our first (and so far only) "long-term dog". He'd been going blind and deaf for some time, and would occasionally stand and stare at a wall or a corner for long periods ( Read more... )

No it's not. I love you ( Read more... )

"I'm going downstairs to look for a tape measure and vodka ( Read more... )

I lied, no posts, still laid low by cold. Managed to survive yesterday's shift by counting pills and filling vials for 9 1/2 hours instead of interacting with patients, and was bolstered by the lentil samosas in pili-pili sauce that Pixie and Angie brought 'round to work on my behalf, because they are solid bros. The lentils were nourishing and the ( Read more... )

Ooo, I work a 9 1/2 hour shift tomorrow (and a normal shift today). That may not sound very impressive in desk job terms (I, too, have worked many a 9 1/2 hour shift in the accounting office), but the average shift for the pharmacy techs is 6 hours because the job combines all the rage of customer service retail interaction with all the physical ( Read more... )

OKAY! Apparently this draft has been squatting here in my DW for a couple of weeks, so even though it's no longer topical I'm gonna post it because I don't want to waste this glorious word vomit.

Otakon 2011: I didn't take a gazillion (or any) pictures so I have to make a blog post instead.

Thursday

( Letitia Nyota Delenn Bogovinina-na III )

PHEW. Okay. I had a grand ol' time with my parents. I made them dinner, took them down to Philly to meet Gabe and Rel, took them up to Jim Thorpe to meet delicious food, and spent a nice, relaxing day around Bethlehem as well. We didn't make it up to New York as we'd planned, but given my mom's dislike of Philly's particular east coast city ( Read more... )

Oooo, I have so much I want to post about, because it's been a busy month and I took pictures of every damn thing! There was AwesomeCon with me and Angie in the Poconos, and then fake-out Philly Pride with Gabe, and then REAL Philly Pride with Gabe and Rel, and then historic NY Pride with not-tears of stoic coolness ( Read more... )

OMG I GOT A POSTCARD FROM
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Last week my roommates were extra-awesome and got me an important shirt of important facts. I only take issue with number five, as it's not really a flying leg kick so much as "Kirk is going to hurl his entire body at you". If I'm ever in a knife fight I am going to rebound myself off a wall and attack with my hip, just you watch.

They also got a ( Read more... )