Author Archives: Dichroic

back to being me

Posted on January 12, 2008 by Dichroic

Phew. I finally feel like me again. I’m still coughing a little, still can’t run, and the foot still hurts now and then, but I can do stuff again. Yesterday before work, I erged 5km without having to stop to … Continue reading →

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WTF?

Posted on January 11, 2008 by Dichroic

I never thought the man had a strong sense of logic but this is worse than usual: From AP today: “President Bush had tears in his eyes during an hour-long tour of Israel’s Holocaust memorial Friday and told Secretary of … Continue reading →

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still going…..

Posted on January 1, 2008 by Dichroic

There are still very large and loud fireworks being set off periodically across the street from us (in an empty lot being used for some sort of New Year’s ritual. Rudder just realized that they’re going every hour on the … Continue reading →

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assorted odd effects

Posted on January 1, 2008 by Dichroic

Living in Asia, life is full of little surrealities. Weirdest thing I’ve seen this weekend: a dog in top … and pants. Pants on a dog are weird enough (they did have an opening at the butt, but the weirdness … Continue reading →

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women’s work

Posted on December 29, 2007 by Dichroic

Crap. I’m up into the heel flap on the sock for Rudder and just realized the foot is too short for him. On the plus side, it looks good; the changes I made to the Diamond Waffle heel to account … Continue reading →

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A few pictures

Posted on December 26, 2007 by Dichroic

A Tree Grows in Taipei: (or doesn’t, since it’s a fake one, But the spirit is there. Some Christmassy earrings I made somewhere during getting the spare room / craft room set up:

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hacking

Posted on December 26, 2007 by Dichroic

I am getting really, really sick of this cough. It started out as a quiet little dry thing back several days before we left the Netherlands (so nearly two weeks ago now), but it’s still going, now louder and with … Continue reading →

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oh my ears and whiskers, I’m nearly late

Posted on December 22, 2007 by Dichroic

I am in trouble. Today’s shopping was not successful, which means that I either don’t have a gift for Rudder’s birthday (tomorrow) or don’t have one for him for Christmas. I was *planning* to buy a portable DVD player that … Continue reading →

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a blessing on your head, mazel tov, mazel tov

Posted on December 21, 2007 by Dichroic

Some things are more difficult to write when you know your famliy will be reading. Over on the travel blog, I just wrote that at our apartment, “things are generally not in the state where you’d be comfortable having your … Continue reading →

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awake and annoyed

Posted on December 19, 2007 by Dichroic

We are back. The flight home was unexpectedly painless as we both slept 5-6 hours of the 10-hour leg from Amsterdam to Bangkok. And now it’s 2AM and I’m awake, though it’s less about jetlag and more about not being … Continue reading →

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