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We have traditionally celebrated the winter holiday on Christmas Eve. Most of us have little if any tie to classical Christianity, but we all grew up in a country that claimed Christ’s Mass as the proper way to celebrate in the dark of winter.
It was horrible yesterday, the worst holiday I’ve endured in years. [...]

First: Baby K is recovered. A resistant strep, possibly scarlet fever. He’s fine enough that he asked me to please call him Big Boy K, because, gosh, he’s just not a baby anymore.
Okay, on to the digressions.
YouTube - The Foods of Chicago: A Delicious History
Nine minute of missing Chicago, let me tell you.
It [...]

And you know it had to be a crap day when you stumble home and sangria slushies look like the most delish food group ever.
Boars Head 3-Oh! Na-na-NA-na-na-naaaaaaah, na-na-na-na-na!
The King, The Pirate, and the Vagabond LaurelOriginal picture courtesy of Eleshava bas Riva, mka Sue Gilbert
Ever wonder what goes on in a Laurel meeting?
Well, now [...]

Me and my favorite household elves.
God, I have had just too much fun with this.
Michael has been having even more fun with it than I have.
I should be studying, though.
(p.s. it’s not the same as the one I sent to Redhair, and, BTW, in that one, Michael finally has boobs! Didja see [...]

Twenty Sided » Blog Archive » DM of the Rings LXIX:New Dimensions in Storage
LMAO.
I crossed the NaNo finish line, but it ended really bizarre. I’m not sure it’s a story any more.
I’m almost tempted to keep going in the surreal vein, just to see where I end up when I run out [...]

Is it in the stars for Cubs? :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Metro & Tri-State
My dad called to wish me a happy thanksgiving, but I’ve been home, on the couch, sick as a dog.
This would be a link to an article featuring my dad. Apparently, he predicted that the Cubs would do okay against the Diamondbacks. [...]

I gots to go to bed. I must not watch the James Bond. No matter how bad I needs a silly fix.
Oh oh! It’s the one with the UnCola Nut guy!!!
Oh the silly in that one is IMMENSE!!
Must. Resist. The. Silly.
MWUUUUUHHHAHAHAHAHAHA!
UnCola Nut!!
Oh it’s so 70’s with those uber amazing opening graphics.
Must. Go. To. [...]

My name is Hiro Nakamura. You killed my father. Prepare to die.

All this has happened before, and will happen again.

If you’ve got a copy of this week’s Onion, flip to the AV Club and read the article called “The Write Stuff.” It’s about NaNo, of course, but the thing I enjoy the best about it is that I am the Merouda that Nikki interviewed. Yeppers, that’s me, and if you know me IRL, it’ll [...]

I walked through the moonlight, my dark cloak, dark dress trailing across the frosted grass. The procession was silent, in contemplation as we headed toward the labyrinth. A gatekeeper stopped us, one by one, whispering words to us and reminding us that our experiences were each individual. I could see my breath in the air.
The [...]

I’ve been sick. Oh, I know I bitch and whine about small illnesses and injuries all the time; I live my life vaguely run down because of the double whammy of sleep apnea and hypothyroidism that are never quite treated enough. But I’ve been REALLY SICK, like, fever-dreams and blurry days and a disjointed sense [...]

I recently finished reading Gaiman’s American Gods. I enjoyed it, although some of its imagery haunted me–there’s a willing cruelty in Gaiman’s work that always squicks me. I’m reading Stardust now (have already seen the film) and am waiting for that undertone to kick in. However, I digress. We’re talking about Gods. As [...]

I think that after Michael heads down to the prop group, I’ll set up my archery stuff and shoot things. Or maybe I’ll work on an writing project, or cook. Or do all of that.
Other places public things have been written since the last entry:
*Two entries at Cook-a-long, which contains content related to redacting pre-1601 [...]