Author Archives: dichroic

on pants and traveling (but not traveling pants)

Posted on August 10, 2011 by dichroic

My pants are too short. This pisses me off, because I’ve only had them for a few months and I paid a ridiculous shipping fee to have them sent here. I cannot seem to find good work clothing here; for … Continue reading →

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the contagion of outrage: outside influences, part 2

Posted on August 5, 2011 by dichroic

This is the second part of me maundering on about how my feelings and opinions are affected by discussion online. In the first part I talked about how sometimes I get too affected by other people’s discussions of their very … Continue reading →

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outside influences, part 1

Posted on August 5, 2011 by dichroic

One of the things I worry about, being online so much around so many fabulously articulate people, is how much my own feelings and opinions are unduly influenced by other people. This plays out in a bunch of ways and … Continue reading →

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I didn’t vote

Posted on August 4, 2011 by dichroic

So there’s this poll from NPR on the best science fiction and fantasy books of all time. (So far!) Both books and series are on the list; you are supposed to vote for up to ten of them. I couldn’t … Continue reading →

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what’s on the cover and what’s inside (Discussion: Thirtheenth Child and Across the Great Barrier)

Posted on August 3, 2011 by dichroic

Well, that was easy. Since my Kindle2 went splat and I’ve replaced it with a Kindle 3, I have a beautiful K2 cover and nothing to do with it. I was going to ask for ideas here, but then I … Continue reading →

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a small sermon-poem

Posted on July 26, 2011 by dichroic

I don’t often get to sermonizing, and I don’t want to inflict it on y’all, but I just want to say it if only for myself. Hence the cut tag. I am quoting the New Testament liberally, even though it’s … Continue reading →

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a small rumination on the news from NY

Posted on July 26, 2011 by dichroic

I don’t think anyone who reads my blog needs convincing, but it seems a bit obligatory to write something when you’re faced with history. Way back when we lived in Texas, my husband (then fairly newly promoted to that title) … Continue reading →

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back home

Posted on July 25, 2011 by dichroic

All in all, traveling home from Japan was much easier (no more typhoons or delayed flights) with only one more unpleasant surprse to finish off this trip. While standing around in the Hiroshima airport waiting for boarding to begin, I … Continue reading →

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arrived in Hiroshima

Posted on July 21, 2011 by dichroic

The train ride from Yokkaichi to Hiroshima was surprisingly unscenic; there were mountains but there were also buildings everywhere, either drab housing or industrial ones. On the other hand, if you ever ind yourself in Hiroshima, the Sheraton by the … Continue reading →

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in Japan

Posted on July 20, 2011 by dichroic

This Japan trip, I tell ya. First there was the drama in which my flight to Seoul was delayed three hours, meaning I’d miss my flight to Nagoya. KLM practiced good customer service for once, and managed to get me … Continue reading →

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