Category Archives: General stuff

Aha! Plus, more positive.

Posted on April 9, 2009 by HappyGoth

So. I have located the battery charger for my camera, and the battery is charging at this very moment. Pictures will be forthcoming. And, even more amazingly, I am a mere inch and a half of horrid 2×2 rib away … Continue reading →

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Dubai FAIL

Posted on April 9, 2009 by HappyGoth

I have no other words for this.

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Sehnsucht

Posted on April 8, 2009 by HappyGoth

The word I’m looking for is Sensucht. Thanks, blog followers! It is nice to have one word for this, instead of having to say “missing a place I’ve never been but which feels like home more than the place I’m … Continue reading →

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Weltschmerz

Posted on April 7, 2009 by HappyGoth

And also, some sari success. Backing up a minute, weltschmerz not really the word I’m looking for. The word I’m looking for but which is not weltschmerz is defined as “homesickness for a place you’ve never been.” I’ve felt this, … Continue reading →

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Progress, but not really.

Posted on April 2, 2009 by HappyGoth

I am feeling particularly accomplished today. I watched part of Koi… Mil Gaya last night, in an attempt to see (a) how well I understand Hindi and (b) how well I can knit stockinette while reading subtitles. And the answer … Continue reading →

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I finished a knitting project!

Posted on April 1, 2009 by HappyGoth

But I can’t get flickr to work right. Here’s the link: Socks of Eternity are done! Today is a good day.

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Aha!

Posted on March 25, 2009 by HappyGoth

Sari not so fail. After three separate washings, the starch is not yet all out of the sari. I dried it overnight in the bath, and when I went to collect it yesterday evening, bits were stuck together with starch. … Continue reading →

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Sari fail.

Posted on March 24, 2009 by HappyGoth

In which I experience more of Indian culture without actual reference other than the internet, and embarass myself voluntarily on the internet. I bought my first sari on Friday. I had debated over various styles and had visited numerous sari … Continue reading →

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Finally in posession

Posted on March 23, 2009 by HappyGoth

Of that “way cool” dress, I went with a friend and partyed 80s prom-style. Oh, my dress was heinous. Did it make me look like a blobby tube? Yes. Did I care? Not really. Sondra, on the other hand, looked … Continue reading →

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I suppose

Posted on March 19, 2009 by HappyGoth

I am making up for the lack of post yesterday. And also, I am a huge dork. One nerdy thing is good, but combining two nerdy things is better (three is nerd overload, like Ghostbusters crossing the streams). Here are … Continue reading →

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