The hard drive on my laptop is dead. Ironically, I named my computer 'Flamel' (I like alchemy names) in the hopes that it would last a long time. It's still under warranty--I bought the thing last June--but I hadn't backed up my data since, oh, before I went to Hawaii I think ( Read more... )

I've been reading Brigham Young lately for fun. He's one of my favorite prophets because he's pretty feminist (which most non-Mormons, and even most Mormons, are not aware of.) Also, he's far more liberal in other matters than most people realize. I first read the Discourses of BY when I was a young mom (~25) and they definitely have shaped my ( Read more... )

My new calling has been challenging, to say the least. I do my best teaching work when I have kids ~8+ because they are at least somewhat logical. Sunbeams (3-4 yo), on the other hand, are completely illogical ( Read more... )

Today I turn 40, but I don't feel old ( Read more... )

Can't concentrate on the book I'm supposed to be reading--still trying to get stuff put together for mediation--so I made myself yet another userpic.

I've wanted to make this one for years: my first post about being a roof pirate dates to June 7, 2007.I've actually tried making a roof pirate icon before, but my picture editing software just wasn't ( Read more... )

They want us to restrict our net access primarily to email for bandwidth purposes...so pics and a detailed travelogue later. But I wanted to say that I made it safely to Hawaii, and so did all of the stuff. Yesterday we set up our lab on board the R/V Kilo Moana ( Read more... )

Off in to the wild blue yonder. As linaelyn would say: Bring me that horizon!

My advisor is like me on an alternate life-path: "This is what Zoomama would be like if she hadn't married/had kids so young and had instead become a career woman ( Read more... )

Here are some pics of Lemuel's costume. As you can see, it looks pretty cool. It is definitely the hardest costume I've ever made (and that's saying something). It's kind of hard to get a good picture with the flash on but I did my best:


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Not long after I moved to Dunharrow, I became aware that there were other beings living in this house. In particular, at least one mouse, maybe more. We tried to catch the mouse (for release), but he was too fast. I tried setting traps, but he was too smart. I tried putting out poison, but he wouldn't take the bait. So I did the next logical ( Read more... )