Author: theazureshadow

When I get into a book, every sense is heightened. My pulse races, and I speed through chapters to see what happens next (all the while being sure to take it easy enough that I don't miss things). I just finished Dzur, by Steven Brust, and it was exciting. I am quite invested in Vladimir…

You people may enjoy Weird Al's new \”Don't Download This Song\” track. He's releasing it for free on myspace. Download it here for all of its tongue-in-cheek sarcastic goodness. \”Oh, you don't wanna mess with the R-I-double-A They'll sue you if you burn that CD-R It doesn't matter if you're a grandma or a seven…

My very eager mother just isn't going to serve us so well any more, what with the lack of pizzas. Then there's the whole issue of cream soda and possibly cheese-sticks, and the 20 cupcakes that we lost on the way here. But I think that dwarf-tossing ought to be allowed in this case. After…

Music is being sold online now. Most sales are going to be song-by-song, as people collect their favorite songs by their favorite artists. This means that the one-to-three popular songs from a CD are going to be bought a lot more than the rest, whose sales will decline. This has two direct repercussions, leading in…

A worthy meme stolen from the lovely Ann Foreyt, who made it up herself: sensory things that make me happy or that fulfill some innate need-want in me top 10 scents: 1. lilacs in bloom from across a yard 2. campfire smoke 3. the pages of ancient books 4. the crisp air after a thunderstorm…

Here are some pictures from Cami\’s delightful end-of-summer party (at least it was the end for me). Everyone was so smiley! [ See all pictures ]

These pictures are from last week when I got a bunch of people together on short notice for a picnic in the park. I took pictures of Sarah because she was leaving the next morning (though I still got to see her that night). That last week was packed full of seeing people. [ See…

I'm back in Spokane; my pretty, new, flat-panel monitor arrived this morning; the wireless is re-configured for the non-home network; windows is still as-yet uninstalled; my stuff is mostly unpacked, though there are a lot of things left to go; I'm enjoying Becky's company (at least, I did before Aaron flew back in last night);…

Earlier today Aaron and I drove to the store to pick up hamburger makings. We drove in his dad's old car, which he has had forever, claiming that he was going to \”drive it into the ground.\” So far, Aaron's dad has done a good job of it, because it's falling apart so much that…

So it's less than a week before I go back to Spokane. Less than a week to visit all the people I want to see. Less than a week to pack and think of everything that I need to do to be ready to leave. Less than a week to do some work for Regina.…