Found this critter hiding above my front door this morning. There was an awful windstorm last night that kept me awake and probably kept this little bat from getting home. My porch was probably the safest spot it could find on short notice. None of the neighborhood cats or other animals come up here. Hopefully it isn’t hurt and will head home at nightfall.
The oaks have thrown themselves full force into this year’s assault on humans. I am brimming with medication and can barely breathe. I have spent the last few days arguing with a very determined wasp. The creature insists on building a nest next to the door to my balcony. Three incarnations have appeared and been destroyed thus far. In short, the natural world is marking the arrival of spring with sincere attempts at murder. At least there are roses everywhere;…
Penguin gifs for your enjoyment.
The short version is that I experienced a somewhat terrifying medical event Saturday night, which I’m still reeling from. I have a doctor’s appointment tomorrow morning to start figuring out what the hell happened. Here is a funny cat gif. Please stand by as we gather more information.
The third issue of Speculations is out today. Without intending to, I’ve stuffed the week’s links full of robots and artificial life forms, and feel like I’m looking at the recipe that is eventually going to create Cylons. We’re going to go see Kong tonight. I’m keeping my expectations low, and intend to have a beer. The review buzz seems to average out to some sort of hammed up cheesecake with monsters, so I’m cautiously optimistic that it will be…
My to-do list for the day has been ratcheted down to something semi-reasonable, which lands me emotionally somewhere between giddy and distrustful. A summary: Leave the house to accomplish some things like getting the mail. Do a bunch of research on a couple of things. Write some stuff, like the newsletter. Remember to eat lunch. Probably shower. Cook rice to feed husband. After finishing up such a straight forward day, I have every intention to go out this evening on…
Outlining your work, whenever possible, can save you and your ideas. As a recovering pantser, I really hate that this is true. Even worse,evidence continues mounting to support it. This morning I decided to get out of my house and go up to the coffee shop, armed with the sparkly-eyed idea that being around other human beings would be a good idea. While walking I came up with a fun but vague idea for today’s blog post, and loosely structured…
Weddings are nightmarish things and I’m glad it’s over. That said, we had a great party and an amazing outpouring of help from friends, with many folks enjoying the ceremony we wrote together. Our wedding was declared, “the geekiest wedding I’ve ever seen” by many people. The writing schedule is still a bit delayed, due to daily efforts to vacuum up this ongoing glitter infestation. If the question is glitter, the answer is always no. Remember this. I’ve got the…
If you look closely on the left, you can see the shadow of the little green spider that lives in my basil plant.