Postal Runners. Guardian Bells. Fantasy W K Kellogg. Owls with eyes in their primary feathers. Yew Jelly. Snake bite priests controlled by their snakes. Evil road spirits.
And now I'm trying to figure out how they all fit together in a story. And what evil road spirits look like.
ETA Ugh! Stupid comment posts before I got a chance to say that your lecture sounds awesome and on subjects which I would like to know more.
Postal Runners. Guardian Bells. Fantasy W K Kellogg. Owls with eyes in their primary feathers. Yew Jelly. Snake bite priests controlled by their snakes. Evil road spirits.
That's a really good list.
Stupid comment posts before I got a chance to say that your lecture sounds awesome and on subjects which I would like to know more.
There were organizational problems, but schreibergasse assures me no more than the usual when one gives a lecture to a class for the first time, so I'll probably survive.
I wrote up part of a chapter, explained what we understand of the outer solar system to a visiting prof, applied for time to observe a spinning dwarf planet's moon in May, and made the best saffron fish balls I've ever tasted.
I'd still like to have been able to hear the lecture! :)
I wrote up part of a chapter, explained what we understand of the outer solar system to a visiting prof, applied for time to observe a spinning dwarf planet's moon in May, and made the best saffron fish balls I've ever tasted.
That sounds awesome!
I'd still like to have been able to hear the lecture!
Haumea: the reason we're doing so is here. Trying to piece together the story of a long-ago impact that left a distorted world, accompanied by a cloud of icy fragments, drifting far out in space.
I used to serenade the games club at Cornell by playing videogame and anime themes on the recorder, so maybe I'll threaten to revive the tradition tonight...
I'd have loved to hear that lecture. I went to work and had such a busy morning that by the afternoon I thought it was Tuesday. And then I worked an hour overtime, because it is production week. Now I'm at home with my husband and a cup of tea.
Got a new thermostat installed, ate what may have been the best General Tso's Chicken I've ever had (at the fabulous Sichuan Gourmet), discovered that my favorite Pentel EnerGel pens come in a click version (and bought same), napped. I believe there was a Ben and Jerry's pom-raspberry-blueberry smoothie in there as well.
Got a new thermostat installed, ate what may have been the best General Tso's Chicken I've ever had (at the fabulous Sichuan Gourmet), discovered that my favorite Pentel EnerGel pens come in a click version (and bought same), napped. I believe there was a Ben and Jerry's pom-raspberry-blueberry smoothie in there as well.
I bought a DVD shelf, or rather bookcase, because we have too many DVDs for the shelf they are on. And I had lunch with Z and we made plans to see the Terracotta Warriors exhibition later in the week.
I sneezed and coughed a lot (look surprised). Then we took the toddler out for spinach and feta pizza slices and milkshakes, and she charmed free cookies out of the place too.
It was very Awww. She was giving kisses like they were cheap!
And apparently she has abandoned "Mama" and "Mommy" for "Hi, cat." Rescuing her from teething pain at 3AM? "Hi, cat." Got a milkshake she wants? "Hi, cat."
It's a good time to be a cat. Or, you know, Sleipnir or Fenris. Who are cats.
I bought new clothes, cleaned the house, went grocery shopping with a recalcitrant three-year-old and did not have nearly enough time for leisurely conversation with you. :)
I went to class. There was no regular tea, and I'd left my stash at home, so I was stuck drinking something with açai in it. Warned everyone that if I died they shouldn't drink the açai tea--used the wrong verb ("take death" instead of "find death"), but got the point across. Wished everyone a Happy SS Cyril and Methodius Day, which lead to an interesting discussion about relics and the Cyrillic alphabet. Adorably nervous undergraduate gave a presentation about the differences between Texas and NYC, and did well with it. I tried not to think about whether I should do something about the silver at my temples.
Came back on the train, had supper with my parents and aunt at one of the better diners in Fairfield County.
I wish I'd ever figured out what to do to actually observe the feast.
I once wrote characters who celebrated with Mass in the morning, dinner at a Russian restaurant, a concert by a Slavic women's chorus, and eating Cyrillic letter-shaped chocolates* before bed, but I have to confess I've never done anything at all for it. I mostly use it as a (hopefully) less whingy version of Singles Awareness Day, since I've had no cause to celebrate St. Valentine's Day for years now.
*I realise this should probably be Glagolitic, but somehow that just hasn't the same ring to it.
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I made a list.
Guardian Bells.
Fantasy W K Kellogg.
Owls with eyes in their primary feathers.
Yew Jelly.
Snake bite priests controlled by their snakes.
Evil road spirits.
And now I'm trying to figure out how they all fit together in a story. And what evil road spirits look like.
ETA Ugh! Stupid comment posts before I got a chance to say that your lecture sounds awesome and on subjects which I would like to know more.
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Guardian Bells.
Fantasy W K Kellogg.
Owls with eyes in their primary feathers.
Yew Jelly.
Snake bite priests controlled by their snakes.
Evil road spirits.
That's a really good list.
Stupid comment posts before I got a chance to say that your lecture sounds awesome and on subjects which I would like to know more.
There were organizational problems, but
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I'm, as usual for a Monday, at the office, working, noveling, sending out poems, etc.!
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We thought it was thematically appropriate.
I'm, as usual for a Monday, at the office, working, noveling, sending out poems, etc.!
Those last two sound very good!
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It was not the best lecture on Sappho and the Greek lyric poets I will ever give in my life. But some of the class seemed to enjoy it.
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I wouldn't go that far, I think. But I should be able to live with myself.
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I'd still like to have been able to hear the lecture! :)
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That sounds awesome!
I'd still like to have been able to hear the lecture!
Thank you. I hope to give others!
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Wow. Which one?
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I approve of that plan.
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Eeek. I hope the rest of the week does not follow suit—by Thursday, you should still think it's Wednesday.
Now I'm at home with my husband and a cup of tea.
Enjoy!
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Sounds like an entirely reasonable day.
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On the bright side, I got back from Connecticut...
Nine
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I improvised from notes. And there will be better lectures.
On the bright side, I got back from Connecticut...
Good.
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Oh, well. Al Capone did it first, anyway.
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Please report on that when you do!
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I am glad you gave a lecture. *pets*
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Awww.
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And apparently she has abandoned "Mama" and "Mommy" for "Hi, cat." Rescuing her from teething pain at 3AM? "Hi, cat." Got a milkshake she wants? "Hi, cat."
It's a good time to be a cat. Or, you know, Sleipnir or Fenris. Who are cats.
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I'll come back!
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I went to class. There was no regular tea, and I'd left my stash at home, so I was stuck drinking something with açai in it. Warned everyone that if I died they shouldn't drink the açai tea--used the wrong verb ("take death" instead of "find death"), but got the point across. Wished everyone a Happy SS Cyril and Methodius Day, which lead to an interesting discussion about relics and the Cyrillic alphabet. Adorably nervous undergraduate gave a presentation about the differences between Texas and NYC, and did well with it. I tried not to think about whether I should do something about the silver at my temples.
Came back on the train, had supper with my parents and aunt at one of the better diners in Fairfield County.
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I once wrote characters who celebrated with Mass in the morning, dinner at a Russian restaurant, a concert by a Slavic women's chorus, and eating Cyrillic letter-shaped chocolates* before bed, but I have to confess I've never done anything at all for it. I mostly use it as a (hopefully) less whingy version of Singles Awareness Day, since I've had no cause to celebrate St. Valentine's Day for years now.
*I realise this should probably be Glagolitic, but somehow that just hasn't the same ring to it.