Archive for August, 2010
three annoyances and one discovery to make it all better
Rather annoying: a couple of poems I submitted to a new venue managed to get themselves lost, and there was no way for me to know that before learning that the lineup for the first issue was closed. To be clear, I’m not annoyed at the editor (who searched her mailbox promptly as soon as […]
more fun with clothing (aka dressing in costumes isn’t necessarily bad, if you’re stealthy about it)
What I like about layering clothing is the increased potential for stealth superhero outifts. Mostly that’s about the leggings, as well as the increased potential that the lowest layer of my top (not including bra) is a knit material that gives me a lot of freedom of motion. Not that I actually need much freedom […]
editing != oversimplifying
I. Silliness, but Ted says I should blog this. I have wrinkles on my neck now – more like two separate rings, an inch or so apart. I’m not sure if they make me look younger or old. By human standards, wrinkles always say older, of course. But if you go by tree standards, I’m […]
book thoughts
1. I would have gotten around to reading Sarah Addison Allen’s Garden Spells a lot sooner if I’d known how strongly it would remind me of Mockingbird. No, not Mockingjay, Mockingbird, the one by Sean Stewart. Only it’s a bit cheerier and only the house (well the garden really) is a character, not the whole […]
one fish, two fish, red fish, little tiny fish
As bloggers go, I am a very small fish – I hardly ever get much attention, rarely more than a couple of comments per post. In general I don’t mind; it means that people respond when they’re been really interested in or touched by something I’ve said and not to just join a pile-on, and […]
layers
I think I finally have this layering thing more or less down. Because it’s been cool either inside my office or outside, most of my recent outfits have involved a minimum of three pieces (not including shoes, socks, or underwear). What has been difficult is to keep wearing summer clothing when it’s dreary out, but […]
manifesto
Oursin asks, “Is it better to have massive ambitions, and fail, or to have modest aims, and succeed?” My answer to that is enough of a “this, I believe” statement that I’m copying it here. In my opinion, it is better to have massive ambitions, and to break down the steps to achieve them into […]
almost here…
I should achieve Tedness any second now. Well, any time in the next hour and a half, depending on time to pick up suitcase, get car, and drive from Amsterdam. Unfortunately, from conversations over the last few days it sounds like he’s coming down with something, which may preclude snuggling (and which won’t have contributed […]
my lower half and the root vegetables
A couple of weeks ago, M’ris wrote about the new fad for carrot pants, and how they were not flattering to any known adult female. I’m afraid we now have the answer to who would be gullible enough to buy carrot pants: me. Should have known. After years of reading M’ris, I’ve come to the […]
well, that was about the rudest thing I’ve ever seen…
My little local grocery was crowded this evening, when I went to try to prepare for Ted’s visit. Last week was orientation for the foreign students at the local university, and now the Dutch students are trickling back. The store itself wasn’t too badly crowded, but the lines at the register were some of the […]