by Mel | Oct 31, 2008 | Cool stuff
Also known as you never know who knows who on the internet…or six degrees of techno-geekery perhaps. Today I was reading blogs on Google Reader (I am a convert to the blog aggregator concept) and saw that Elizabeth Bear had an interview on Adventures in Sci-Fi...
by Mel | Oct 18, 2008 | Cool stuff, Writing
My fridge is working again. Hooray! Cold food. Vegetable crisper. You don’t realise how handy they are until they’re gone. And I managed not to spill my breakfast all over the kitchen, unlike yesterday (there are mornings when I really miss caffeine lol)....
by Mel | Sep 18, 2008 | Cool stuff
This evening the girls decided that they might consent to send up a little info if I wrote longhand. And, more specifically, long hand on blue paper with black ink. Or, white paper with something turquoisey. Preferably a fountain pen. I don’t even OWN a fountain...
by Mel | Sep 18, 2008 | Cool stuff
Just because I was listening to the radio and something that made me kind of nostalgic came on. Thirteen of my favourite artists or albums (er Rock/Pop/Country category): U2: The Joshua Tree (for the sense of joy and exaltation in the music that just makes me happy)...
by Mel | Sep 12, 2008 | Cool stuff
Apparently I’m feeling bloggy. So things that aren’t so cranky making: I have actually done over half the cleaning and all the shopping except for a cake (tomorrow morning’s task) and ice (has to wait until party time). The new Genius feature on...
by Mel | Sep 4, 2008 | Cool stuff
Blistering Dvorak speed for today: 18 wpm Which is still pretty slow but I no longer feel like I’ve completely lost my ability to type. I’m typing this in Dvorak and it is bearable. And it’s a 30% improvement from yesterday. I even typed some of my...
