For the time being, road work seems to be “finished” along my route to work. The signs and cones are gone, at least, so either it’s finished or a particularly persistent thief has been hard at work. The most noticeable change is at one of the merges — it’s a merge in from the left-hand […]
I told a lie at work yesterday. In my defense, I was confused, and I still think there was a possibility I ended up in some weird alternate universe for a few minutes. Okay, backstory: like many workplaces, mine likes to hand out trophies sometimes. My sense is that this mainly makes the committees that […]
It’s been so sunny lately that it was a shock to wake up today to clouds, even though they’ve been in the forecast for days. On the plus side, I think I’m gradually re-learning how to sleep in hot weather. Also, thanks to the clouds, I can have all the shades open and actually be […]
Last week in searches: 1. “why does hair grow back weird after being in a cast” (because of science! ::jazzhands::) 2. “what does arugula look like” (followed by “types of lettuce,” since it was definitely not arugula) 3. “why was disney island abandoned” (this would be a great conspiracy for the next National Treasure movie) […]
It is officially the first full weekend of summer! I am going to spend it… doing exactly what I do every weekend! Some reading, some chores, some cooking… In the summer months there’s the add-ins of watering the plants and refilling the hummingbird feeder. Which isn’t to say that’s not by choice! I am definitely […]
Currently a tumblr!fic, set in copperbadge’s Silver Age AU: The Ranger and the Stray, by copperbadge As surrogate little brothers went, Clint made a pretty good Stark. [The rest of the series on AO3: The Silver Age]
For some reason, facebook has stopped telling me how many new posts I have waiting. I find myself surprisingly happy with this change. When I used to visit facebook, there was this background pressure to go actually look at all those new posts. Now that it doesn’t tell me if there’s anything new or not, […]
Note to self: However long it’s been since your last scheduled vacation day, it has been Too Long. Note to Comcast: Pls stop mucking around with my internet connection. On the positive side, work googling so far this week has educated me on such gems as the origin of the Annoyed Picard meme and the […]
Now that summer is officially here, this is my list of five awesome things I like to do in the summer! 1. stay inside where it’s cool 2. not get sunburned 3. drink lots of water 4. watch movies 5. lie on the floor and contemplate my life Historically, I have also enjoyed staying up […]