Monthly Archives: December 2009

Maybe it is a cold. Yesterday I was drippy and sneezy and feeling crappy, today I am clogged up. Both days, I’ve gotten dizzy when I tilt my head, which is a bit worrying since Ted’s off next week and … Continue reading →

I think sometimes it helps, being a girl. Back in my days of volunteering at the Philadelphia Folk Festival, it turned out that I was very good at being festival security. I needed a big guy for backup, of course, … Continue reading →

For some reason I haven’t been reporting progress this year, but that doesn’t mean I haven’t been doing it. (It also doesn’t mean I haven’t been whining about it, just not in print.) I’m up to 168 km on the … Continue reading →

I. I spent the weekend feeling kind of crappy, after erging a half-marathon Saturday and still pushing myself through assorted errands and another 10km Sunday. Fortunately Ted identified it as probably dehydration (to which I am ridiculously prone, though less … Continue reading →

I don’t have any candles for my menorah (yet – Mom has promised to send some). But I do have a big old bag of votive candles from HEMA gathering dust in a cupboard. Happy Chanukah!

The Science Fiction Poestry Association’s new moderated forum is now live, and because new job responsibilities and an impending solo move (back) to another continent are apparently not enough on my plate, I am one of the moderators. Official announcement: … Continue reading →

Holy shit, 211 221 people have downloaded my hat design in the less than 24 hours since i posted it. I won’t be be *really* excited until I see Ravelry projects popping up from people actually knitting it.

I got this travel meme from Coalboy and couldn’t resist for obvious reasons, even though I’m not sure of some of the answers. Longest distance ever traveled? Dunno – Taipei to Philadelphia? Arizona to Australia? Farthest north? Jukkasjärvi, Sweden – … Continue reading →