Archive for August, 2007
Dogs and kids
Or, more properly, one dog and one kid.
Clearly the dog is used to this and the baby’s delighted, so it’s probably not at all dangerous. The last shot when the baby puts his little hand on the dog’s jaw is my favorite. It’s so trusting. At the same time, the confidence makes it look dominant, […]Writing time
So while waiting for the cake to get done, I read Jerry Oltion’s 50 Strategies for Making Yourself Work over at the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America website. Some great ideas there, specially if you are as pathologically distractable as I am. I love that he’s collected all these because, while some people […]
Well, like, duh.
Not so hot on the man-hater qualifier. You’re lovely, fellas, but really, everything isn’t about you, you know? And can’t men hate men? And…
…it’s a blogthing, Nadia. Let it go.You Are 100% Feminist
You are a total feminist. This doesn’t mean you’re a man hater (in fact, you may be a man).You just think that men […]
Third Culture Kids/Global Nomads
One of the best things about Facebook has been the groups set up by and for Third Culture Kids (TCKs) and people who’ve attended international schools around the world. Recently, the term ‘global nomad’ seems to be gaining more currency. It’s more appealing because it doesn’t force a reference to one’s childhood. TCKs grow up […]
How pathetic can you get?
I have an ex I’m very fond of. We got together back in high school in Kathmandu and broke up some time after it, but more because the relationship just died a natural death and there really wasn’t any point continuing it. No dramas, no scenes; just a see you later, take care of yourself […]
Levitation
The Telegraph recently carried a story about levitation and how it could be used to help nanotechnologists keep ”tiny objects from sticking to each other.” It can do this by reversing the Casimir force, which causes things to be drawn together in the first place. In theory, this could be used to levitate whole humans and, more […]
New picture of Jupiter
This is from from the Bad Astronomy Blog and was taken by the New Horizons mission to Pluto.
Jupiter is possibly my favorite planet. I was quite fond of Pluto too, but we know how that went…And you are…?
Not unlike a lot of other women my age, I didn’t change my last name when I got married. There was never any question of my doing so, as far as Ameel and I were concerned. It only came up once when I referred to someone we knew changing her name and my observing how […]
Oh my ears
It. Was. Awesome.
And surprisingly heavy.
We were about six people away from the stage.
And right next to the speakers.
They played the entire 3-hour show.
And they played every song I was hoping to hear.
Three encores. (as one person standing next to me observed, they could’ve just taken a break and done a two-part show.)
You can get some […]Tonight, tonight
Tonight we go see the Cure! People have been reserving their enthusiasm, but reports from the Adelaide and Sydney concerts are that they’re actually putting on a great show. That’s a relief since I’ve never seen them live before. Here’s hoping the energy continues.
The setlist from the Adelaide show was
Open, Fascination Street, alt.end, The Blood, […]