Archive for March, 2009
small change: not just for parking meters
Please excuse me for stepping up onto my soapbox for a minute. I’ve noticed that I’ve been saying the same thing in a bunch of places lately, so it’s probably time to try to write one coherent post. I’m talking about “change” mostly in the sense of progress in the fights against racism and other […]
migraine vs marathon
I wouldn’t call it a bad week, but it’s been slightly rough going. Tuesday Ted had a meeting that ran late and we ended up being at work for nearly 12 hours (with a break for lunch, but when you eat at the company cafeteria in the same building, only have 2 choices what to […]
I *do* believe in fairies, I do, I do
Alice & Wendy Alice said to Wendy, “Your Peter got it wrong”. “He’s not my Peter!” Wendy snapped, then heard the words. “Hold on,” “Got what wrong? Which part? Aside from the obvious – I never could imagine why he thought I’D clean his house.” Alice went on doggedly, ignoring Wendy’s chaff. “You know, that […]
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Yesterday was nice: a day off work with no responsibilities. Though for a ‘no responsilities’ day I was in fact pretty responsible; twoloads of laundry, a trip to the post office, and TWO 10km erg pieces, morning and evening (the second one was so I could sleep late this morning). Then I went downtown to […]
finally done
I am wearing my rowing socks today! This means I have finally finished the fourth sock – the second sock of the ones in plain aqua yarn that let the pattern show. (These were going to be for Rudder, but fit me better. Oops.) I can tell I was really sick of the pattern by […]
since people commented on it…
Pronunciations of Paula I’ve heard (sorry, I don’t have an IPA font): My mom (and other mid-Atlantic types): Pualuh or Pualeh. When you get into New York the oo sound can get even stronger, and the a weaker. Mid_western US (what sounds like ‘no accent’ to most Americans: Pawluh Texas and Southern: Pa-awluh Speakers of […]
names, true and untrue
I got to thinking about this after some of the recent LJ discussions on pseudonyms, but it’s something I’ve been mulling for years, one way and another. You know how in all the fairy stories, knowing someone’s true name gives you power over her? I’ve always felt a little weird about that; I’m not even […]