Monthly Archives: November 2010

“genre”: still not a synonym for “sucky”

Posted on November 10, 2010 by dichroic

A friend of mine has been writing about Connie Willis’ Blackout and All Clear (not linking because it’s a semiprivate diary). It’s a beautiful exploration of what she loves about the books, and it’s convinced me to read them. (There … Continue reading →

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holidays, part 2 (Thanksgiving)

Posted on November 9, 2010 by dichroic

We are going to spend Thanksgiving with a cousin of Ted’s who’s in Germany working with the US military, and his family. This is going to be so weird – good weird, but definitely weird. It wouldn’t be so strange … Continue reading →

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holiday prep, part 1

Posted on November 9, 2010 by dichroic

Oops, wrote the following yesterday and forgot to post it. I am so not ready for these holidays. I know that sounds like a funny thing to say at the beginning of November, but holidays start early around my family: … Continue reading →

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flashing lights before my eyes

Posted on November 5, 2010 by dichroic

Gah. Visual migraine again for the second time this week, or rather what the company doctor called “migraine pro-droma”. I went to see him because he’s there and because the visual obscuration on Monday was about the worse I’ve ever … Continue reading →

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I’ve just realized…

Posted on November 4, 2010 by dichroic

what I want is Sarah Palin’s job. No responsibilities and people listen to you – well, some people, at least. Sounds like the opposite of my job. I finally remembered what I wanted to say about the elections: I’d be … Continue reading →

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OMFG why didn’t anyone *tell* me?????????

Posted on November 3, 2010 by dichroic

that Stan Rogers has a son, Nathan, who performs in his own right? His first album, True Stories, came out way back in 2005; his second, Gauntlet, came out last year. They’re mostly originals, but there’s Three Fishers on the … Continue reading →

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Three things

Posted on November 3, 2010 by dichroic

1. Because some days all you can do is to keep yourself entertained. I have an important meeting on Friday and have been preparing my input for said meeting. Slide #2 (the first one after the title page), summarizing my … Continue reading →

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Review: The Thirteenth Child

Posted on November 2, 2010 by dichroic

Last weekend, I finally read Patricia Wrede’s controversial book Thirteenth Child, which drew a lot of ire when it first came out for quite literally erasing American Indians from the North American landscape. The premise of the book is that … Continue reading →

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state of the needles report

Posted on November 1, 2010 by dichroic

I think I’m more or less on track with my holiday knitting. I’ve got the thing for my Stitch’n’Bitch Sinterklaas exchange done (a quick knit, to be supplemented with some purchased items). I still need to write some doggerel to … Continue reading →

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