Archive for November, 2008
holiday in brief
Thanksgiving here was pretty good; the only turkey I could find was one in a fancy box that was already roasted and stuffed and only needed reheating, with packets of gravy and cranberry sauce included. I would much rather roast my own but I have to admit that this one came out pretty good. Even [...]
trip report
That was a good, good trip. The trip home wasn’t quite as good as the trip there – which is to say it was about normal for a stupidly long trip, with normal levels of crowding instead of empty seats next to us. Not bad, though. Getting home at just before midnight Sunday and going [...]
on the 12th day of the 11th month
I don’t think Veteran’s Day is celebrated in Asia much, but I’ve been thinking about it – more properly, about Armistice Day, the remembrance of a time when – briefly – nations laid down their swords and hope flared. Radiofreerlyeh has posted a video and the lyrics to Eric Bogle’s song No Man’s Land (the [...]
milestone of failure
I didn’t feel well most of yesterday or when I woke up this morning, just generally blah. I attribute it to a change in weather and possibly the fact that we’d accidentally left the meat for Sunday night’s dinner out (in cold water) all the night before. I figured on one of three plans: either [...]
the usual topics
Reading: Justine Larbalestier’s How to Ditch Your Fairy is definitely one of those “how did she think of that?” books. Silly and fun. Writing: Maybe I do need to start submitting some poems. Someone recently encouraged me on one I really don’t think I should submit, since I’ve posted it here and the market it [...]