Marzipan in Your Pie Plate

Ever go through one of those periods where there's just 'stuff' going on in life, but there's nothing really to be said about it so you say nothing and one day you realize it's be a while since you said anything? Me, too.

So how is everyone?

A week or so ago you may recall a news item about a Texas State Representative who suggested that Asian-Americans should change their names because they're too hard to pronounce and came under some major outrage and mockery for this.

The irony, it burns.

(from zuisa)

- X what you saw
- O what you haven't finished/saw sizable portions
- Bold what you loved
- Strike for what you disliked/hated
- Leave unchanged if neutral

Okay, let's be honest. I have the entire Disney collection which includes everything listed here (yes, I mean Song of the South), the ones not listed here, the animated shorts and the combination animation/live action ones. Let's just assume I have seen and liked them. *self-confessed Disney geek which does not mean that one agrees with everything the company has done*

( And now: the meme )

I am inordinately amused that the gmail sponsored link on my spam filter is invariably a recipe for spam.

This morning: Spam Confetti Pasta!

Make and fling!! (No cleanup suggestions, though).

Had the roof shoveled. This is the snow pile it created. Luckily my nice handyman was good enough to also shovel a pathway so I can get out.




Good thing I like snow.

The official White House web page:

Hope it's a good one!

Joss Whedon on Crafts and Craftiness:

"It's an age-old war. Like the werewolves and the vampires. I think Underworld was actually originally about crocheters and knitters but they thought it would be too controversial so they changed it to vampires and werewolves."

Bizarre but funny fleeting thought...

Imagine the conversation between Spike and Harmony over Twilight.

Having been reminded by deevalish, I have decorated for Christmas.

Since I haven't noticed this anywhere on my f'list, and since it's happening tomorrow:

LJ News on the server move


"The long-awaited server move takes place this Tuesday, November 18, at 8:00 a.m. PST. We're moving the site from servers based in San Francisco to the servers in our new data center in Montana. A massive data move like this takes a lot of heavy lifting, and to haul all that data from San Francisco to Montana, we have to take the site down, starting at 8:00 a.m. PST on Tuesday morning. We don't think the move will take more than four hours, but there's always the possibility that it could take longer (the best laid plans and all).

What Does This Mean for You?

During the downtime, nothing on LJ will be available—no posting, no Friends page, no LJ mail, nada. When we bring the site back up, we're going to ease into it rather than open up a floodgate of traffic. Posting might not be immediately available or the site could be slow to load for a while.

Help!

I've fallen off the face of the Earth...

*flails*

...and I can't get up!!

When you see this, post another Buffy quote in your LJ. Let's see how long this can go on.


BUFFY: Oh my god.

XANDER: (amazed) And so say all of us.

BUFFYBOT: Say, look at you. You look just like me! We're very pretty.

WILLOW: Two of them!

XANDER: Hey, I know this! They're both Buffy!

BUFFY: (annoyed at him) No, *she*'s a robot. She acts just like that girlfriend-bot that Warren guy made. You guys couldn't tell me apart from a robot?

Hi from ladystarlightsj and me, from somewhere in Washington between Oregon and Spokane!! Hee!

Apparently Portland is only 8 miles from Vancouver. It seemed farther when we were driving it.

Tomorrow, Powell's Books!! Whee!!!

Today we make the first attempt to move the kitties to the new house. Here's hoping it's successful and laceration-free. Yeah, right. Here's hoping it's successful and nothing requires a trip to the ER.

Unexpected song choice for 'One Hit Wonders Weekend':

"We Are The Champions"

( Image of the Day )

As the above evidence shows that Spring has arrived, so I have spiffed my journal.

Tagged by ninerva

List seven habits/quirks/facts about yourself.

1) I like coconut.

2) I 'consume' far more virtual chocolate than I do actual chocolate. Though I must admit I'm much better at taking my daily vitamins now that they make them in chocolate.

3) Despite the inconveniences I find I really do like living in small towns/rural areas more than I do living in big cities.

4) I love planning things out. I hate discovering that my physical abilities just don't match up with my imagination.

5) I changed jobs entirely in my late 30s, going all the way back to an entry level position in the new field.

6) I like exploring new places.

7) I enjoy taking photographs. I don't think I'm an amazing photographer, and I will rarely be in the photos I take. My main reason is to share what I'm seeing with others who are not there to see it. *reminds self about 'photo of the day'*


I was going to say I don't talk about myself much in 'public' but then I figured you already knew that.

( Lost musings -- speculative, not spoilery )

Hmmmm. Somehow I think this is not random chance.

And I have winterized my journal, hee!

Happy Winter Solstice, everyone!



P.S. If it's the first day of winter, where's my snow?!?