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Accents/Nostalgic
Just spoke with a client who was calling with payment information for the publication of his notice.
It has been a long time since I had a telephone conversation with a person who has an Australian accent.
(The front office staff had a VERY hard time with his accent.)
Anyway, it made me think of my one-time-friend Rachel (liuseth). It's been five years ( Read more... ) -
A question for the artists, crafters, jewelers....
I had an idea pop into my head, undoubtedly because of the amount of time I've spent on bead-store websites lately, and I am contemplating a... well, more of an event than a competition, but those are details for later.
What I'd like to know is this:
IF you were given a box of parts, a minimum number of pieces to make, and a set time limit/ ( Read more... ) -
JoCo, Coming Soon!
FYI, there are still tickets available for the Jonathan Coulton Concerts in Madison, WI and St. Paul, MN for the 26/27 of February if you want to go.
Thursday February 26 at 7:30 PM
Barrymore Theater (Madison, WI) with Paul and Storm
Tickets: tinyurl.com/86lw3zFriday February 27 at 8 PM ( Read more... ) -
For Librarians, book aficionados, addicts of the written word, and other friends of the Library
I most sincerely recommend In the House of the Seven Librarians by Ellen Klages. It is one of the more recent stories on the fantasy fiction podcast PodCastle.
Please pass this on to anyone else who you think would enjoy it. This one needs spreading. :) -
Yes, this is me.
I'm feeling pretty good about myself right now. Not because I did anything right or awesome, or because I think I should be getting praises. I just feel good ( Read more... ) -
Inauguration Day: An ounce of prevention
Or: “If I’d known that, I would’ve listened”
Minnesota Public Radio has live coverage of the Inaugural events beginning at 9 a.m. Central.
The Oath of Office will be taken at 11 a.m. Central.
MPR news can be found at 91.1 FM on your radio dial, or streamed from their website at MPR.org
Addition: The French Correspondent used the word ( Read more... ) -
A question about mugs
I was talking with Brenda this morning; random tangents off of random tangents, and then we were talking about mugs. I have a tendency to collect oversized ones -- 12 oz or larger. One of my favorites is 16 or 20oz -- it can hold a can of soda and ice and still have space left -- with gold swirls on a red background. And it occurs to me as Brenda ( Read more... ) -
Apples to Apples
Cross Dressing: is just confusing your salad. -
Success!
The registration website now has the 2008 $35 (+fees) pre-reg price restored for Convergence 2009!
Thanks to Dave and Ishmael and Andy the registration co-head (who doesn't read my LJ but still deserves thanks) and everybody else who chimed in or did something else behind the scenes. :)