Category Archives: General stuff

And then (more music)

Posted on February 1, 2013 by

After an intense period of insomniac self-reflection last night, I came to the following realization: I just really, really like music. With the exception of a lot of ballady R&B, most rap, and the harder end of metal (my tastes … Continue reading →

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Boy Bands, a little late

Posted on January 30, 2013 by

  O hai Big Bang. But I have to ask, Taeyang – what’s up with that turtleneck? Sneeeeaky. (Apologies in advance for the folks for whom this post is entirely irrelevant. When I asked my husband if he was into … Continue reading →

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Random kindnesses

Posted on June 11, 2012 by

If you plan them in advance, are they really random? Does that even matter? A friend of mine clued me in on a terrific nonprofit (full disclosure: she told me about it last DragonCon, and then I was my usual … Continue reading →

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Bad at estimating

Posted on May 29, 2012 by

I am terrible at estimating the time it takes to do things. Last time I bound a complex book, it took me a full day to do the tooling. And then another to do the gilding. So when I set … Continue reading →

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Back from Gulf Wars

Posted on March 20, 2012 by

The past two weeks have been all Gulf Wars, all the time. Between prep and travel and going there, I’ve been doing not much else. So now that I’m back I can take a breather and slow down a bit. … Continue reading →

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Wow.

Posted on January 30, 2012 by

Today has ended wonderfully in two ways: 1. I am composing this while sitting on a plane en route to LA, watching FX on the little screen in the seat, reading Tweets as they post. I indulged a little and … Continue reading →

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Not-so-productive weekend

Posted on January 23, 2012 by

This weekend I accomplished the following: Wrote an extremely long, confusing rundown/how-to on shopping for SCA purposes in Indian shops Saw Underworld: Awakening with Jennie and T. It was worth the matinee price, but I’m glad I didn’t see it … Continue reading →

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Proof that it happened.

Posted on January 20, 2012 by

Jennie has been chronicling the epic birthday party over on her comic. Should you miss the updates, links to the strips that have posted so far are here, here and here. And here’s the pinata, direct from YouTube: That one … Continue reading →

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Turning 30, and other events

Posted on November 18, 2011 by

Honestly, I didn’t expect it to go that smoothly. Okay, so I did sort of expect that, but I also expected to be depressed and totally, violently against becoming an official adult. I don’t remember where I thought I’d be … Continue reading →

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Happy Halloween!

Posted on October 31, 2011 by

Hope everybody is having a lovely time being in costume. I’m enjoying it immensely. Halloween is weird, where costumes are concerned. I dress in costume upwards of 20 times a year. It’s a pretty regular occurrence for me. DragonCon is, … Continue reading →

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