Pollen sucks. … [Read more...] about *sniffle*
Life
Monday blah
Two weeks til the Farscape miniseries. Whee. Went to RenFest yesterday. It was hot. So hot. We lasted four hours and when we got in the car to leave I was approaching heat exhaustion. Today I am sunburned. I have happy memories of tasty food and jewelry dealers peddling amber, … [Read more...] about Monday blah
Sick me
I'm back from the wedding. Daniel has been married off in style, and I have picked up some sort of crud. Bleh. On the bright side, I wrote a short story this morning. … [Read more...] about Sick me
Back in a bit
Off to Plano for the brother-in-law's wedding. See y'all later. … [Read more...] about Back in a bit
Book reviews: mystery
Aunt Dimity Beats the Devil – Nancy Atherton I found this pretty bland and unexciting. The series is about a woman who inherits a house from her aunt. Said aunt is a ghost who communicates with her heir by writing in a magical diary. If I'm fuzzy on the details, it's … [Read more...] about Book reviews: mystery
Blah day
There is no fun in me today. There is gnashing of teeth, banging of head on desk, and tearing of hair. There is explaning to people that their jobs are going to change whether they like it or not. There is frustration and anxiety. I will be the fun me again tomorrow. … [Read more...] about Blah day
Summernoise
One of the things that makes winter feel so desolate is the quiet. You can walk outside and feel like you're the only living thing in the world. By contrast, summer is loud. The sheer volume of the insects rattling and buzzing outside right now is enough that I can hear them … [Read more...] about Summernoise
Weekend dilemmas
So we went to Houston for the weekend. Michael had an EQ get-together in Katy, and I stayed with my mom, two aunts, and a cousin. (The cousin and the aunt who is not her mother both live in an apartment complex near the Compaq Center. Have I lost you yet?) The cousin is mostly … [Read more...] about Weekend dilemmas
Out of commission
Through a combination of moving some (not very heavy) boxes and painting the overhead piece of our dining room window seat, I have "made a really big mess" of my sciatic nerve. (That's the doctor's official diagnosis.) As a result I've been enjoying two days of couch time, … [Read more...] about Out of commission
Monster IKEA
So the new IKEA store in Houston is open. My God, what a monstrosity that thing is. The old store has been reduced to a pile of rubble, and next to the new behemoth it looks like a small pile. A tiny pile. The new store even has a bigger sign, as Michael pointed out, "just … [Read more...] about Monster IKEA
