Posted in links, nerd, politics on May 24, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Paul Krugman has an interesting column in the NYT about this election and geek civilization– he uses the term “culture,” but in the context of the article, and considering the ways in which geeks commune, sharing information and identity on the internet, I think “civilization” more properly captures the contrast with anti-intellectuals who disdain individual [...]
Posted in food, links, nerd, writing on April 9, 2008 | 18 Comments »
First I get paid to write about coffee shops. Then, I get paid to go grocery shopping and find new sources for my Middle Eastern herbs and spices. And I have two more round-ups on the coffee shops to do– hey, Boston’s a big town!
Remind me again why the hell I went to law school?
Posted in Love Thursday, Shutter Sisters, books, flickr, friends, good things, links, nerd, photos on March 20, 2008 | 19 Comments »
Old friends.
There’s nothing quite like them. I do love a new book, at the kitchen table, on the sofa, in my bag for on the train, in line, at lunch. But sometimes, what I need is my dog-eared, water-marked from tub reading old friends– the kind of old friends you buy backup copies [...]
Posted in good things, nerd, writing on March 17, 2008 | 29 Comments »
My first freelance piece is due tomorrow and my editor (my editor!) just emailed me to make sure everything was on track. The piece is mostly done but for the finishing edit tonight, so I told her so. And I got a “Rock on!”
I have never received a “Rock on” before– but I most definitely [...]
Posted in nerd, politics on February 5, 2008 | 27 Comments »
I’d intended to get up first thing and get in line with everyone at 7 am, when the polls opened, but I slept right through the Better Half’s alarm and waking. So instead, I had a leisurely breakfast before proceeding to joyfully exercise my suffrage. There were only a few campaigners left standing [...]
Posted in Clutter, nerd on January 30, 2008 | 12 Comments »
I’m going to print out business cards that have my number and email address on them along with the words … “Freelance Writer.” Yeah, they’re the Avery kind that you have to tear apart, but pre-printed contact information is still important, dont’cha think?
Posted in Clutter, nerd on January 14, 2008 | 8 Comments »
Minas Tirith, and the Battle of Pelennor Fields. In candy. The mummakills? Awesome.
Posted in links, meta, nerd on January 12, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Stephen Fry, British comedian, writer, and self-proclaimed dork, has a weekly column titled “Dork Talk” in the Guardian Observer. This week’s column discusses “Web 2.0,” and how all that social networking isn’t necessarily a good thing.
For some reason, my password for signing in to Mr. Fry’s blog (where he cross-posts his column) to leave [...]
Posted in Better Half, Clutter, apocalypse, books, nerd on November 23, 2007 | 4 Comments »
(While driving to chez Sister-in-law for dinner yesterday, and taking the nastiest, trickiest left in the metro Boston area)BH: I want to live in a tower. A big, tall tower. Like Barad-dum.BLC: Barad-dur.BH: Barad-dum.BLC: No, Barad-dur. Khazad-dum is the dwarves’ hall. Barad-dur is the Tower.(Silence fills the car.)BLC: Um, [...]
Posted in baking, lawyer, nerd, photos on September 16, 2007 | 1 Comment »
1. Dorie Greenspan continues to succeed– the chocolate ginger cake/bread I made for my brother’s birthday was an enormous success.
2. My ever-reliable camera, an SD100 Elph bought 5 years or more ago, has given up the ghost– we think the sensor’s on the fritz. But, I was starting [...]
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