My tax refund this year will mostly be spent on car and cat maintenance. And paying back my parents.

I've been wanting a pair of flat brown dress boots for awhile. So of course, I found these, which are AWESOME but not at all what I'm looking for.

*drool*

I'm reading a book called The Hypochondriacs: Nine Tormented Lives by Brian Dillon. It's a fascinating read; as you might imagine, it chronicles the lives of nine famous hypochondriacs (Charles Darwin, Florence Nightingale, Glenn Gould, Andy Warhol, etc.) and their battles with health and society throughout their lives. There's tons of ( Read more... )

I haven't updated this thing in forever. I keep saying I'm going to get back into the swing of updating, so that I can keep track of my life, but what with these kids today with their Facebooks and their Twitters, I don't know if I'll remember ( Read more... )

( If you're my Yuletide writer, this is for you. Everyone else, move along, nothing to see here. )

I am looking for ( Read more... )

My cat, during the process of me packing up and moving - which took a LONG time - started to ignore his litter box. He'd still pee in there, but he'd only poop on (or under) the trashbags I put on the floor. I tried anything I could think of. I put foil down on the spot he chose. If I saw him about to go on the floor, I'd gently pick him up and ( Read more... )

Despite heat, bright sunlight, and some flubbed lines, we had a pretty good showing of Twelfth Night today. Only two shows left... it's hard to believe. As is usually the case, I feel like I've just started getting to know some of these people. It's been great to reconnect with Brian - I've missed him - and meet and get to know Missy. I'd like ( Read more... )

( Highways )

Day 19: Favorite graphic novel
Transmetropolitan, to the absolute surprise of nobody who saw my Hallowe'en costume two years ago. Man, I want to shave my head again.

Day 20: Favorite book with your favorite character
Um... gut instinct is Ford Prefect, and The Restaurant at the End of the Universe. Though I'm also very fond of Eddie from the ( Read more... )

Day 18: A book you wish more people would've read
Le Ton Beau de Marot: in Praise of the Music of Language, by Douglas R. Hofstadter. I like words and language and am fascinated by the process of translation, and reading this book is most of the reason why. On the surface, it's all about translating a short piece of verse by French poet Clement ( Read more... )