I hope you all had a happy Thanksgiving.
I am celebrating Black Friday, aka “Buy Nothing Day,” by eating turkey sandwiches with baconaise and playing Warhammer. My archmage just won a circlet. She looks fine and dandy now. I’ve been wanting to take a picture of her for awhile.

She’s a mini Popette. Hehe.

“Doing nothing is the most tiresome job in the world because you cannot quit and rest.”
“Man will occasionally stumble over the truth, but usually manages to pick himself up, walk over or around it, and carry on.” – Winston Churchill
“There has never been a cat
Who couldn’t calm me down
By walking slowly
Past my chair.”
- Rod McKuen
“You [...]

Strange Maps
Deeply researched and intensely interesting blog with, of course, fun maps.
(tags: gis)

These are my links for November 24th:

Strange MapsDeeply researched and intensely interesting blog with, of course, fun maps.tags: gis

These are my links for November 12th through November 15th:

Barack Obama: The 50 facts you might not knowHe's left-handed & worked at Baskin Robbins as a teenager!… Uh, that's where the similarities end :)tags: politics

The Art of Onfim: Medieval Novgorod Through the Eyes of a ChildHe was about 7 years old. He drew these [...]

I love the new gmail themes. Especially the ones that change based on the time of day and weather. They are almost like having a window. For instance, now, I know it is snowing. So, the holiday season is really here…
I am sad I won’t be going home this year. I’ll be glad in the [...]

I know is the middle of November. I know we have had many nights below freezing. I promise, I went outside this morning with every intention to put my roses out of their misery in the trash bin. But I was beguiled by their pink flush of life. I couldn’t do it.
Could you?

Could you turn [...]

These are my links for November 9th:

Barack Obama: What life will be like for new US PresidentThis sounds pretty nice, but I think it would get old. Also, how does one ever adjust back to normal life?tags: none

These are my links for November 5th:

Barack Obama victory allows Britain to love US againAww… me so warm and fuzzytags: international

I have trouble telling when people are serious or joking. Usually, I make the mistake in the direction of assuming they are serious. But after living for years with — shall I say — highly humorous individuals with friends of the same persuasion, I have modified my reaction to “when in doubt, laugh.” This backfired [...]