21
October
2008
a-rare-but-nifty-quiz-post
This is an unusual quiz, and I enjoyed just looking at the art, plus I surprised myself with how little I cared for traditional pieces, gravitating toward abstract and cubist art. Your result for What Your Taste in Art Says About You Test… Non-conformist, Visionary, and Independent 23 Abstract, -16 Islamic, -12 Ukiyo-e, 9 Cubist, [...]

8
October
2008
a-poem-via-a-friend
Sara posted this on LJ, having found it in yet another person’s journal. It’s intense… I googled it. It’s called “Lakeshore.” The lake is sharp along the shore Trimming the bevelled edge of land To level curves; the fretted sands Go slanting down through liquid air Till stones below shift here and there Floating upon their broken sky All netted by the [...]

12
August
2008
a-rarity-quiz-but-it-nailed-me
The Part of You That No One Sees You are compassionate, caring, and soothing. You like other people to depend on you… In fact, you don’t feel right unless you are helping someone out. Underneath it all, you feel the burden of everyone’s problems. Without your guidance, you fear that many people’s worlds would fall apart. You like to feel in [...]

6
August
2008
anyone-hungry
I got ambitious today, partly to prepare fresher, more nutritious food and partly to help Kara diet. But I spent 2 ½ hours making various homemade Chinese dishes. I made stir fry, of course, but I also made fried rice, lo mein, egg rolls from scratch, and cream cheese won tons. By the time everything [...]

2
August
2008
comments
Sorry I haven’t been replying to comments – I just discovered I had them! I haven’t been getting email notifications of pre-approved comments, so I had no idea they were there til today when I had to approve a few moderated ones. I’ll get to it hopefully tomorrow. I’ve been gone all day today fixing [...]

26
July
2008
remind-me
Who was it that told me they were writing their thesis on “The role of metaphors in the representation of abstract concepts” or something similar?

24
July
2008
wouldnt-you-like-to-know
Comment with something for me to write about that starts with one letter of the alphabet (e.g. A- Apples). Make me babble about anything – TV shows, movies, games, music, people, food – and discover what I really think about stuff! One topic per letter – it’s like a claims list! I will add topics [...]