Let's hear it for idiot otaku. So I posted the episodes (after two tries and over 18 hours of upload time for 3.5 GB of files -- I suspect my ISP is throttling our connection because we also play WoW).  The folks on said board were thanking me for the time & effort & asking … Continue reading Otaku part 2.

Definition of Otaku here."Fanboy" doesn't begin to describe it (Journey fans: think the Perry-ites, that's the closest approximation).  This is my one un-erasable prejudice, and I get real disgusted, real quick, when I run into it in other fandoms.  Especially when said Otaku cause drama & BS over nothing.So lately, I've been going through a small … Continue reading I. Hate. Otaku.

There's been a spate of folks here and on my Facebook FL losing their pets recently; most were completely from out of left field. I hope this isn't an omen. I really really hope it isn't. Everyone, give your animal companions extra hugs and love. Their sharing their lives with you is a gift.

So this morning, about 11:30 AM, just as me & Brett were getting ready to head out for our usual Sunday brunch over at Scramblers, I got a call from my workplace -- oh my god, the call traffic was higher than they expected, and they needed me to get on the phones for overtime. … Continue reading hahahaha You expect me to WHAT?

Wow. The fundies on my FB FL are distinctly obnoxious & loud today.  Broken metaphors, stupid arguments about the Bible and Marriage and how "Jesus was the only person to ever resurrect someone from the dead"  -- the person doing that particular ranting is a cousin who got pregnant while in high school and who … Continue reading Breaking metaphors & dumb arguments everywhere

They said there'd be snow at Christmas.They said there'd be peace on Earth.But instead it just kept on raining,A veil of tears for the virgin birth.I remember one Christmas morning,A winter's light and a distant choir,The peal of a bell and that Christmas tree smell.and eyes full of tinsel and fire.They sold me a dream … Continue reading

we brought puck's ashes home tonight. i want my buddy back.

Holiday baking has commenced.  Unlike last year, I don't have a full week off...which means I get to cram everything into two days & several evenings.Nutrolls, kiflie, rohlicky, mexican chocolate cookies...popcorn brittle (with some deliberately dripped on the counter so I have an excuse to use the ballpeen hammer again).   I keep thinking I've left … Continue reading Baking week

Our oldest boy Puck was put to sleep tonight. We had been getting concerned that he'd been losing weight; he was getting bony, but then he was 16.  Monday, I'd noticed that he was curled up under one of our bookshelves -- a little unusual; he normally claims the bed because of the sunbeams.  When … Continue reading Puck.