Author Archives: dichroic

embarking on the annual Challenge

Posted on November 25, 2010 by dichroic

Yep, it must be Thanksgiving. No, not because of time off or impending turkey; that’s been a bit chancy the past few years. This year we’ll have it Saturday, weather permitting (we have no snowtires, snow or freezing rain are … Continue reading →

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was going to title this “If I could give you three things”, after a song, but if I could it wouldn’t be these three so I won’t.

Posted on November 23, 2010 by dichroic

1. I felt awful last night – our best guess is that it was a spot of mild food poisoning. I didn’t feel queasy, but suddenly got very sleepy around 7PM and my gut was otherwise unsettled the rest of … Continue reading →

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:-(

Posted on November 20, 2010 by dichroic

Well, spit and dirty socks. Yesteday I had the conference with the doctor to discuss the results of my 24-hour blood pressure test. I don’t trust that meter to be accurate – whenever I was moving around or even just … Continue reading →

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can you really take yourself too seriously?

Posted on November 17, 2010 by dichroic

Lately, I’ve begun to get annoyed at the number of people in my life, especially at work, who take themselves far too seriously, henceforth to be called The Ones Who Matter, or TOWM. That feels strange to me, because for … Continue reading →

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24 hours of ow

Posted on November 16, 2010 by dichroic

You know what’s not a heck of a lot of fun? Wearing a blood-pressure cuff for 24 hours, that’s what. I was hoping they’d have some sleek futuristic version for this, but nope, it’s only slightly thinner than a normal … Continue reading →

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the perils of over-vibration

Posted on November 15, 2010 by dichroic

It turns out that if you use a vibrating implement (such as a leaf-blower for two hours straight, your arms will not be of much use to you for the rest of the evening. This lesson courtesy of my mother-in-law. … Continue reading →

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a useful review

Posted on November 13, 2010 by dichroic

This guy claims not to be much of a reviewer, but his writeup of PC Cast’s Goddess by Mistake is my idea of a useful review. This shows exactly why I say that a good review isn’t one that tells … Continue reading →

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on the brink of a weekend

Posted on November 12, 2010 by dichroic

1.4 sleeves done, more or less. It feels like we have always been at war with Eastasia I have always been working on this sweater. Work’s been eating my brain too – not long hours, just intense. Then there was … Continue reading →

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“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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