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nearly weekend

Posted on May 25, 2012 by dichroic

This will be our second long weekend in a row – not vacation time but standard Dutch holidays. (Ascension Day last week, Whitsunday this time). Two weeks ago I returned from the US, last week we went to Brussels, so … Continue reading →

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on the flip side, and a visit to Poirot

Posted on May 21, 2012 by dichroic

Today on the way to work, I noticed that the car in front of us was a Toyota Verso. Do you suppose they also have a Recto model? And what image, exactly, is that model name supposed to convey – … Continue reading →

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sorry no words v. busy

Posted on May 16, 2012 by dichroic

Got back from the US on Saturday morning and proceeded to spend the weekend in the fog of jetlag. Rowing Sunday, in particular, didn’t feel good; the rest of the time the fog wasn’t unpleasant because there wasn’t much I … Continue reading →

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A few more things I forgot to say:

Posted on May 10, 2012 by dichroic

Best part of the trip so far: as we were driving away fromJFK airport, we caught a glimpse of the Space Shuttle. It’s currently still mounted on a 747′ sitting under a shelter (not an enclosed hangar, just a roof) … Continue reading →

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back in America

Posted on May 9, 2012 by dichroic

Huh. I’m in the US (Connecticut) for work this week. I’d thought it was 5 work weeks from when I get back until my next US trip (family visit), but it’s only four – well, four and a half, since … Continue reading →

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design for accessability, because the person who benefits might be you

Posted on May 2, 2012 by dichroic

I seem to be a day late for Blogging Against Dis/ablism Day, but since I don’t think that ablism has magically vanished since yesterday, this essay still applies. It was originally written for an acquaintance’s zine, so I didn’t want … Continue reading →

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the state of the knitting

Posted on May 1, 2012 by dichroic

I’ve finally finished my Whisper sweater, begun early last year and put aside for a while, and have decide I’m not really all that fond of knitting with laceweight yarn. Knitting with string (sock yarn) I can deal with; knitting … Continue reading →

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Well, *that* certainly panned out (The Wild Ways, by Tanya Huff)

Posted on April 27, 2012 by dichroic

Even better than The Enchantment Emporium, its predecessor; it’s got fiddles. And Great Big Sea t-shirts, bodhrans and a fourteen-year-old dragon boy. It’s also got both the old (Selkies, boggarts, “Captain Wedderburn”, “I’se the B’y”, the nail for want of … Continue reading →

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catching up

Posted on April 27, 2012 by dichroic

First, some photos from our regatta in Oregon are here. Next, as anyone following along on Facebook, Ravelry or even Avontuur knows, I managed to leave my wallet in the Portland airport and realized it only upon arrival in Amsterdam. … Continue reading →

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book review: Enchantment Emporium, by Tanya Huff

Posted on April 24, 2012 by dichroic

I’ve just finished reading Tanya Huff’s Enchantment Emporium, and wow. I’m glad to see there’s a sequel, because there’s a whole lot of world in that world-building. It actually took me a little while to get into the book, and … Continue reading →

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