Ars Gratia Artis

I have Pandora.com playing (Current: Severina by The Mission UK) and have amused myself briefly by: looking for a Pandora app on Facebook (subsequently found and added to my profile, high honor indeed, because I don’t put many apps on my profile); looking for submission guidelines for some of my favorite imprints so I can [...]

There you have it, geeks of the world. The Eleventh Doctor stepping out of the Tardis.
ETA: Yes. It’s a REAL Tardis. At least, as real as any Tardis can be. K is REALLY stepping out of it. Have you not noticed the depth and breadth of geek props we have available to us? [...]

Quick survey.
1. Who is going to Boar’s Head?
2. Do you need Crash Space, before I donate mine to strangers?
3. Would you be interested in participating in The Travelling Feast?
*The travelling feast is period or period compatable dishes eaten quietly outside the main boar’s head building. I’m generally not able to eat feast any [...]

I admit. I have been “cheating,” using the quick interludes with my camera to substitute for writing out my thoughts. The problem with this, of course, is that they slip out so randomly when I do that.
So, first, a little project reportage:

How doth thy garden grow?

The last few moments of working on the November installment [...]

Man decorates basement with $10 worth of Sharpie.
Michael’s comment? “If you used an opaque projector, you could knock that out pretty quick.”
Hm.
I drew on the walls well into adulthood. Then I decided I wanted to be able to take my pictures with me, and I started using paper, instead. However, I’ve been feeling the itch [...]

The cat has 2 brain cells. When she rubs them together, they spark. Just sayin’.

I went to archery last night, shot briefly. Because of the back injury, I could not keep it up long. One of the funny-odd things that have happened in the course of my life is this: the Archery Marshall, Bill (William of Mann), was a Chemical Officer in the Army; he’s a bit older than [...]

A little hello movie:

Jamaica. 30 Oct 08.
it is about 1845 here; 2 hous ahead of home and yet I am as tired as can be after rising at 0330 to dress, get to the airport, and travel all day. I have phone service, so I suppose I could surf the net a little, if I [...]

It’ll be a much prettier sight than it was in ‘68.
Huh. I close my eyes and I can still see the cars rolling over, cover my ears and hear Daly say “Law and order will be maintained.” I was five then. That nightmare made an impression.
Wisconsin was called for Obama at 8:01 local time, [...]

I participated in Wisconsin’s early vote, so my ballot was cast 28 October:

Today, in the United States, is your last chance. Go Vote. Do it now.

Home today, telecommuting in. Ill like sorrow, like a river, like a lassitude. Whatevah.
I did finally get a new camera. Here are some pictures:

And the exciting movies made upon the camera:

K and I on a windy walk.

When you are too ill to eat but not too ill to be out, it’s always a good idea [...]

I’d like to say it’s been a hell of a week, but it’s actually been a hell of a fortnight. Fortnight is way better. There is not much opportunity to use such a fabulous word these days. So, actually, I suppose that I would not be happy to say it’s been a hell of a [...]

Behold my mighty prize! vv007!1!eleventy!
In the archery championship, I placed second overall. I feel pretty good about that, and Simon very kindly complemented me on my improvement in form. I attributted this to practice, but as I sit here and think about it, it’s more likely due to 1) a random tip I received from [...]

The Most Bitchin’ Middle-Aged Chick in Brew City at last year’s archery champion’s shoot
And I’m not quite ready. But my arrows are! Anything else get done from my list?
Not a sausage.
Frak.
Guess I’d better at least go cook something, eh?

What a weekend. Week. Month. Year. Just outrageously busy. I thought I was going to have a quiet weekend puttering around the house. Clean a little. Cook a lot. Bake a little. Fix my arrows in preparation for Michaelmas. Work in my garden. Get projects together for future completion. That kind of thing.

But [...]