This has been a craptastic year for world events, hasn't it? Stateside we have this election year that has been doing a great job of bringing out the worst in people. Not as bad as other things that could be happening, but still, a bunch of politicians sniping relentlessly at one another is not making … Continue reading Instead of Cursing the Darkness
Tag: Kittens
A Long Time Coming
Hello again, dear readers--I have resurfaced! Thanks for your patience as I knitted, sewed, and crocheted like a fiend. Objective: finish my longest-running UFO. Seven years ago, I made my mom the first squares for a patchwork blanket for Mummy. Why? I'm not sure. I don't like seaming, and patchwork = seaming. But I had … Continue reading A Long Time Coming
The Smell of Dawn
One year ago (give or take a few days), Querido texted me a picture of kittens. Not just any kittens--kittens that a friend of a coworker had found in a box by his car. They were about three weeks old: their eyes had opened but they were otherwise totally and completely helpless. The friend of … Continue reading The Smell of Dawn
Warning: Bad Phone Pictures
Sorry guys. I only have a smidgy bit of time to post here. Don't say I didn't warn you. On Thursday I finished my class presentation. *insert trumpet noises* Did I tell you guys I was taking a class at ASU? I was. Digital Humanities, face-to-face, full semester. The paper is still not done, hence … Continue reading Warning: Bad Phone Pictures
Well This is a Problem
I was sitting at the kitchen table, drinking my coffee and attempting to clear out my backlog of e-mails post-Midwinter meeting, when Eloise came along and curled up atop my hands. How is it that cats know what to sit on to most impede your work? Not sure. So, dear readers, I have a sweater … Continue reading Well This is a Problem
Adventure Kitten Goes to the Vet
Here Comes the Future
(title thanks to the Handsome Furs) The apartment is clean, and I think I am ready for the new year. 2013 was ram-packed full of *stuff* Four library conferences. Three sweaters (you'll see the other two in a teensy bit). One ginormous blanket. My first Coachella. KITTENS More time with Melba, the best puppy in … Continue reading Here Comes the Future
Anti-Quotidian 