When I was growing up, we didn't really have any consistent holiday traditions, especially after my parents divorced, other than meeting up with extended family for Seolnal (New Year). So by default, my favorite trad is eating ddeokguk and getting sebeh money and playing yut (a game where you toss marked sticks to determine how many places you can move your piece around a board).
But I'ma go more in-depth with a brand new holiday tradition!
This year marked my first grownup Hallowe'en living in a place accessible to kids, so Joe and I bought an assload of candy to distribute, and I put up my FIRST EVER outdoor decorations!

We wound up seeing something like 64 kids! I threw on some grimy/"blood"-stained rags and a giant eyeball mask and growlhissed at the trick-or-treaters, which actually really disturbed some of the tinier sprats. WHICH PLEASETH ME MUCHLY. BECAUSE WHAT'S THE POINT OF HALLOWE'EN IF NOT TO EXPERIENCE FEAR. (Some of these kids were like, WAY LITTLE. As in, unable to walk without being held up by their parents, one of whom singsonged, "Okay, time to pick a can~dy, even though I won't let you ~eat it~!" And then, with a hurried glance at me, "Not because of you! But because he's a ba~by." LADY, PLEASE, I SEE YOUR PLOY TO USE YOUR OFFSPRING TO GET FREE TREATS. JUST PUT ON A COSTUME, THERE'S NO SHAME IN IT.)

I made like a billion soul cakes and boxty potato pancakes for dinner, which we nommed with apple cider as we watched a decent horror movie (Oculus) before heading out to the cinema to see a really crappy one (Ouija). Joe spent a good amount of time striving valiantly to keep our jack-o'-lanterns lit (it fucking SNOWED, and the wind kept blowing out our tea lights)--and was ultimately unsuccessful, but maybe his attempts appeased the ghosties, because we weren't horrifically punished for letting the candles go out. Then we made a witch bottle before calling it a night.
The decorating, jack-o'-lanterns, boxty potato pancakes, horror flicks, and bit o' magic will probably work their way into our Hallowe'en tradition. My life goal is to find/make The Perfect Hallowe'en Tree (I've been keeping an eye out for yeeears) and start putting it up annually, resplendent with spooky ornaments.
But I'ma go more in-depth with a brand new holiday tradition!
This year marked my first grownup Hallowe'en living in a place accessible to kids, so Joe and I bought an assload of candy to distribute, and I put up my FIRST EVER outdoor decorations!

We wound up seeing something like 64 kids! I threw on some grimy/"blood"-stained rags and a giant eyeball mask and growlhissed at the trick-or-treaters, which actually really disturbed some of the tinier sprats. WHICH PLEASETH ME MUCHLY. BECAUSE WHAT'S THE POINT OF HALLOWE'EN IF NOT TO EXPERIENCE FEAR. (Some of these kids were like, WAY LITTLE. As in, unable to walk without being held up by their parents, one of whom singsonged, "Okay, time to pick a can~dy, even though I won't let you ~eat it~!" And then, with a hurried glance at me, "Not because of you! But because he's a ba~by." LADY, PLEASE, I SEE YOUR PLOY TO USE YOUR OFFSPRING TO GET FREE TREATS. JUST PUT ON A COSTUME, THERE'S NO SHAME IN IT.)

I made like a billion soul cakes and boxty potato pancakes for dinner, which we nommed with apple cider as we watched a decent horror movie (Oculus) before heading out to the cinema to see a really crappy one (Ouija). Joe spent a good amount of time striving valiantly to keep our jack-o'-lanterns lit (it fucking SNOWED, and the wind kept blowing out our tea lights)--and was ultimately unsuccessful, but maybe his attempts appeased the ghosties, because we weren't horrifically punished for letting the candles go out. Then we made a witch bottle before calling it a night.
The decorating, jack-o'-lanterns, boxty potato pancakes, horror flicks, and bit o' magic will probably work their way into our Hallowe'en tradition. My life goal is to find/make The Perfect Hallowe'en Tree (I've been keeping an eye out for yeeears) and start putting it up annually, resplendent with spooky ornaments.
HOW DO YOU DO, FELLOW KIDS?
Dec. 7th, 2014 09:13 amI KNOW! I'm so v. rarely on Dreamwdith. But I wanna change that. So I, too, will be participating (already a week in, but I'm not expecting a heap of questions here) in the modified December post meme (supercut version):
no dates, no specific commitments to respond (that is, you may or may not get an answer), but ...
... is there anything you want to ask me about? Anything you'd like me to talk about in a post? [Music, TV, books, video games, monsters, writing, science, publishing, food, travel, fictional characters and all of their feelings, cuddly animals, whatever.] if there is anything you'd like me to talk about, feel free to prompt me and maybe I'll make a post about it. :)
(And I promise to get 'round to asking alla YE questions once I've actually woken up and chased out this brainfog with caffeeeine.)
no dates, no specific commitments to respond (that is, you may or may not get an answer), but ...
... is there anything you want to ask me about? Anything you'd like me to talk about in a post? [Music, TV, books, video games, monsters, writing, science, publishing, food, travel, fictional characters and all of their feelings, cuddly animals, whatever.] if there is anything you'd like me to talk about, feel free to prompt me and maybe I'll make a post about it. :)
(And I promise to get 'round to asking alla YE questions once I've actually woken up and chased out this brainfog with caffeeeine.)
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Sep. 19th, 2014 09:31 amIt started out super mundane, like, I was still in college and trying to find a sunny spot in the grass outside my friend's apartment building to do my homework and waving at Comic Store Jake and eventually going inside to talk about mundane college stuff with Nat
and then I was part of this weird sort of fantasy video game heist, trying to rob an underground hoard of treasure, when I was shot in the back by my heist-mate. I played dead on the ground, thinking about how if the bullet had struck my spine, I could be paralyzed
but as it turned out, the bullet had punctured one of my lungs, so I had to replace it with a false lung, which meant SHOVING IT DOWN MY GULLET WHILE IT WAS INFLATING and simultaneously securing a long tube into it that would forever be in my throat and as I stood there thinking about this would be my life from now on, I thought, I wish I hadn't done that. I wish this had never happened, and then I was all
H'OH SHIT IT DIDN'T HAPPEN BECAUSE I'VE BEEN DREAMING
and then I woke up.
and then I was part of this weird sort of fantasy video game heist, trying to rob an underground hoard of treasure, when I was shot in the back by my heist-mate. I played dead on the ground, thinking about how if the bullet had struck my spine, I could be paralyzed
but as it turned out, the bullet had punctured one of my lungs, so I had to replace it with a false lung, which meant SHOVING IT DOWN MY GULLET WHILE IT WAS INFLATING and simultaneously securing a long tube into it that would forever be in my throat and as I stood there thinking about this would be my life from now on, I thought, I wish I hadn't done that. I wish this had never happened, and then I was all
H'OH SHIT IT DIDN'T HAPPEN BECAUSE I'VE BEEN DREAMING
and then I woke up.
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Sep. 16th, 2014 11:37 amA 12-Step Guide to Building Your Very First Mobile App: Part 1
Building Your First App
APP DESIGN 1: An App Design Class for Kids.
I asked seven anthropologists, archaeologists, and historians if they would rather have been a typical Indian or a typical European in 1491.
TRAVEL LIGHT DURING THE WINTER
The reality of writing fantasy – Margo Lanagan speaks
HOW TO MAKE THE PERFECT TEA LATTE
Kameron Hurley's AMA
What is the evolutionary benefit or purpose of having periods?
Character Design Reference
Crock Pot Recipes for Fall and Winter
China Miéville on Novel Structure for Beginners
Types of Hauntings
Apartment Complex Danji
Writing with Color: Description Guide - Words for Skin Tone
Learn To Read Russian in 15 Minutes (comic)
IT WAS A DARK AND STORMY NIGHT ; a two-and-a-half hour long playlist for the next time you’re just chilling in your gothic mansion on a stormy night.
Building Your First App
APP DESIGN 1: An App Design Class for Kids.
I asked seven anthropologists, archaeologists, and historians if they would rather have been a typical Indian or a typical European in 1491.
TRAVEL LIGHT DURING THE WINTER
The reality of writing fantasy – Margo Lanagan speaks
HOW TO MAKE THE PERFECT TEA LATTE
Kameron Hurley's AMA
What is the evolutionary benefit or purpose of having periods?
Character Design Reference
Crock Pot Recipes for Fall and Winter
China Miéville on Novel Structure for Beginners
Types of Hauntings
Apartment Complex Danji
Writing with Color: Description Guide - Words for Skin Tone
Learn To Read Russian in 15 Minutes (comic)
IT WAS A DARK AND STORMY NIGHT ; a two-and-a-half hour long playlist for the next time you’re just chilling in your gothic mansion on a stormy night.
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Mar. 9th, 2014 08:26 pmWho Says Libraries Are Going Extinct?
Brooklyn Teenager on Track to Become First African-American Female Chess Master
just a Pinterest board of awesome punky hair pics
WtNV animated Tumblr dashboard theme
17 Fantastic Completed Webcomics to Binge-Read from Beginning to End
This Table of Exercises Shows You How to Get Fit Without Any Equipment
This floating black ball is the creepiest thing you'll see all day
Brooklyn Teenager on Track to Become First African-American Female Chess Master
just a Pinterest board of awesome punky hair pics
WtNV animated Tumblr dashboard theme
17 Fantastic Completed Webcomics to Binge-Read from Beginning to End
This Table of Exercises Shows You How to Get Fit Without Any Equipment
This floating black ball is the creepiest thing you'll see all day
The 52 Most Breathtaking Photos From Around The World This Year
9 Incredibly Important Things That Happened In 2013 That Most People Aren’t Talking About
Amazing Character/Creature Reference Resource
cute animal sticky notes
transparent ghosty sticky notes!
America is in love with its libraries: Pew report
7 Reasons Why You Should Travel Alone At Least Once In Your Life
Become a TaskRabbit
Has Creepypasta Reinvented Classic Folklore?
Creepypasta: With a flood of dark memes and viral horror stories, the internet is mapping the contours of modern fear
The Slender Man Movie
YouTube: Midnight Ballad of Ghost Theater
Learning to say goodbye to a happy singlehood
Cat Fox Wolf: It's spring. I should plant something.
Cat Fox Wolf: Nothing Personal
Comic: Monster Pulse (ch. 7, p. 1)
A Night Owl's Guide to More Productive Mornings
Everyday Ecstasy (bhakti yoga)
How to NOT Cut Adjectives (Hal Duncan)
INFP personality
5 Surprising Ways Your Language Affects How You Think
You want to make plushies? Tips and resources list
Nutella No-Bake Cookies
31 GIFs So Perfectly Looped That It’s Physically Gratifying
59 More Slang Phrases From The 1920s We Should Start Using Again
Nectar for Rejectomancers
The Rookery. Burnham and Root. Completed in 1888. Frank Lloyd Wright redesigned the skylit lobby in 1905. Chicago, Illinois.
Concentration: 22 ways to stay focused on writing
9 Incredibly Important Things That Happened In 2013 That Most People Aren’t Talking About
Amazing Character/Creature Reference Resource
cute animal sticky notes
transparent ghosty sticky notes!
America is in love with its libraries: Pew report
7 Reasons Why You Should Travel Alone At Least Once In Your Life
Become a TaskRabbit
Has Creepypasta Reinvented Classic Folklore?
Creepypasta: With a flood of dark memes and viral horror stories, the internet is mapping the contours of modern fear
The Slender Man Movie
YouTube: Midnight Ballad of Ghost Theater
Learning to say goodbye to a happy singlehood
Cat Fox Wolf: It's spring. I should plant something.
Cat Fox Wolf: Nothing Personal
Comic: Monster Pulse (ch. 7, p. 1)
A Night Owl's Guide to More Productive Mornings
Everyday Ecstasy (bhakti yoga)
How to NOT Cut Adjectives (Hal Duncan)
INFP personality
5 Surprising Ways Your Language Affects How You Think
You want to make plushies? Tips and resources list
Nutella No-Bake Cookies
31 GIFs So Perfectly Looped That It’s Physically Gratifying
59 More Slang Phrases From The 1920s We Should Start Using Again
Nectar for Rejectomancers
The Rookery. Burnham and Root. Completed in 1888. Frank Lloyd Wright redesigned the skylit lobby in 1905. Chicago, Illinois.
Concentration: 22 ways to stay focused on writing
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Dec. 27th, 2013 05:37 pmI've had most of the same frillion tabs open for so long that frankly it's a little embarrassing even to me.
UFYH app for Android!
Corgi Memory phone app (game)
a picture of organ ghosts turning into rabbits
DoorJammer
bunnies doing a yoga sequence
Doodle Alley (comics)
online noise machine
"Junior Varsity Is Where the Work Gets Done"
"The Love Of My Life" (Cheryl Strayed)
10 Tips on How to Write Less Badly

ceramic tooth planter
Here Be Monsters (children's book)
Star Wars snowflake templates
writer's block infographic
The 14 Creepiest Things Kids Have Said About Their “Imaginary Friends”
A TED Talk That Might Turn Every Man Who Watches It Into A Feminist?
Recipe For A Happy Marriage: The 7 Scientific Secrets
Date Night in a Jar
The True Story of Annabelle (creepy possessed doll from The Conjuring)
UFYH app for Android!
Corgi Memory phone app (game)
a picture of organ ghosts turning into rabbits
DoorJammer
bunnies doing a yoga sequence
Doodle Alley (comics)
online noise machine
"Junior Varsity Is Where the Work Gets Done"
"The Love Of My Life" (Cheryl Strayed)
10 Tips on How to Write Less Badly

ceramic tooth planter
Here Be Monsters (children's book)
Star Wars snowflake templates
writer's block infographic
The 14 Creepiest Things Kids Have Said About Their “Imaginary Friends”
A TED Talk That Might Turn Every Man Who Watches It Into A Feminist?
Recipe For A Happy Marriage: The 7 Scientific Secrets
Date Night in a Jar
The True Story of Annabelle (creepy possessed doll from The Conjuring)
Yet. Moar. Tabclosing.
Sep. 16th, 2013 12:48 pmDan Carlin's Hardcore History
Underground home was built as Cold War-era hideaway
The Read Box
How to make friends as a grown up
A Bunch Of Young Geniuses Just Made A Corrupt Corporation Freak Out Big Time. Time For Round Two.
Turn a Quote into a Masterpeice
A lecturer turns Viking: ‘My colleagues thought I was quite mad’
7 Rules For Starting A New Job On The Right Foot
8 Ruined Cities That Remain a Mystery to This Day
The Top Ten Writers Whose Success You’ll Resent This Year
Ready for a vulnerability hangover? Five ideas from Brené Brown
KEEPING BRAINS BUMPIN’
Strange Horizons: "Difference of Opinion"
Librarian: the Real Poop (I like that one of the "related careers" = exorcist XD)

Underground home was built as Cold War-era hideaway
The Read Box
How to make friends as a grown up
A Bunch Of Young Geniuses Just Made A Corrupt Corporation Freak Out Big Time. Time For Round Two.
Turn a Quote into a Masterpeice
A lecturer turns Viking: ‘My colleagues thought I was quite mad’
7 Rules For Starting A New Job On The Right Foot
8 Ruined Cities That Remain a Mystery to This Day
The Top Ten Writers Whose Success You’ll Resent This Year
Ready for a vulnerability hangover? Five ideas from Brené Brown
KEEPING BRAINS BUMPIN’
Strange Horizons: "Difference of Opinion"
Librarian: the Real Poop (I like that one of the "related careers" = exorcist XD)

So I may have a tab problem
Aug. 15th, 2013 09:39 pm7 Years of Blood shirt
Cory Doctorow on E-books in Libraries: 'Libraries' and writers' interests are closely aligned.'
Why I changed my mind on weed
Line (WeChat with a kick)
Entering the Mind Through the Mouth // 고양이 입속으로 뛰어들다 (video)
How Are People Really Using LinkedIn? [INFOGRAPHIC]
let's go on a date
In hopes that it helps
A GUIDE TO THE RECENTLY-SAVED PIECES OF IOWA CITY HISTORY
[ I like his everything-related-to-Carlos face :3 ]
Unintended Education: What We Actually Learned in Library School
Answers to All Your Questions About Obamacare's Birth Control Mandate
43 HYDRATING RECIPES FOR SUMMER
[ cat -> skeleton candle ]
[ stacking skeleton mugs ]
Cory Doctorow on E-books in Libraries: 'Libraries' and writers' interests are closely aligned.'
Why I changed my mind on weed
Line (WeChat with a kick)
Entering the Mind Through the Mouth // 고양이 입속으로 뛰어들다 (video)
How Are People Really Using LinkedIn? [INFOGRAPHIC]
let's go on a date
In hopes that it helps
A GUIDE TO THE RECENTLY-SAVED PIECES OF IOWA CITY HISTORY
[ I like his everything-related-to-Carlos face :3 ]
Unintended Education: What We Actually Learned in Library School
Answers to All Your Questions About Obamacare's Birth Control Mandate
43 HYDRATING RECIPES FOR SUMMER
[ cat -> skeleton candle ]
[ stacking skeleton mugs ]
Benedict Cumberbatch: Here's how Sherlock survived his fall
Tumblr on censoring NSFW material
List of words having different meanings in American and British English: A–L
Neil Gaiman talks about his love of libraries
A library is not just about books: it's also a place for the vulnerable
Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Transgender People But Were Afraid To Ask
Meet The 17-Year-Old Who Blew The Lid Off Racial Profiling With His iPod
How to Find Your Purpose and Do What You Love
Men Must Be Needed Because We Can’t Be Wanted
55 Best Free Fonts and Typefaces For Graphic Designers
Korean webcomic horror flick
Ten Surprising Facts About Rejection: How rejections damage our psychological and emotional well-being
Tesla's "Black Box" & Tesla's Last Interview
TattleCrime Interview with Cleolinda
37 Conversation Rules for Gentlemen from 1875
An Ethical Guide To Consuming Content Created By Awful People Like Orson Scott Card
The UfYH Guide to Moving
99 MORE Life Hacks to make your life easier!
Time-Lapse Video of San Francisco Fog Rolling In
Who Ruined the Humanities?
What You Need to Know About Getting Magnetic Finger Implants
Neverending slumber party
Tumblr on censoring NSFW material
List of words having different meanings in American and British English: A–L
Neil Gaiman talks about his love of libraries
A library is not just about books: it's also a place for the vulnerable
Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Transgender People But Were Afraid To Ask
Meet The 17-Year-Old Who Blew The Lid Off Racial Profiling With His iPod
How to Find Your Purpose and Do What You Love
Men Must Be Needed Because We Can’t Be Wanted
55 Best Free Fonts and Typefaces For Graphic Designers
Korean webcomic horror flick
Ten Surprising Facts About Rejection: How rejections damage our psychological and emotional well-being
Tesla's "Black Box" & Tesla's Last Interview
TattleCrime Interview with Cleolinda
37 Conversation Rules for Gentlemen from 1875
An Ethical Guide To Consuming Content Created By Awful People Like Orson Scott Card
The UfYH Guide to Moving
99 MORE Life Hacks to make your life easier!
Time-Lapse Video of San Francisco Fog Rolling In
Who Ruined the Humanities?
What You Need to Know About Getting Magnetic Finger Implants
Neverending slumber party
25 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT OUTLINING
Your Lifestyle Has Already Been Designed
Muses, Madmen, and Prophets: Hearing Voices and the Borders of Sanity
It’s All in Your Head: Overcoming the Stress & Anxiety of Negative Thinking
How Mirror Neurons Allow Us To Learn And Socialize By Going Through The Motions In The Head
The Cuddle Hormone: Lesser-Known Effects of Oxytocin
The Dainty Squid: Weekly Nail (gradients)
DAUGHTERS OF LILITH { a mix for monster girls }
Heart Covers Stairway to Heaven
Why Homeless People Don't Use Shelters
jazz hands
How to keep moving forward, even when your brain hates you.
Duke Grad Student Secretly Lived In A Van To Escape Loan Debt
BRACE YOURSELF: This Is What It Really Costs To Get Married Today
The Scientific 7-Minute Workout
Regret and Repeat [Comic]
PÏA! PÏA!
Man saves dog from death at the lift
nightscape, aurora borealis
Your Lifestyle Has Already Been Designed
Muses, Madmen, and Prophets: Hearing Voices and the Borders of Sanity
It’s All in Your Head: Overcoming the Stress & Anxiety of Negative Thinking
How Mirror Neurons Allow Us To Learn And Socialize By Going Through The Motions In The Head
The Cuddle Hormone: Lesser-Known Effects of Oxytocin
The Dainty Squid: Weekly Nail (gradients)
DAUGHTERS OF LILITH { a mix for monster girls }
Heart Covers Stairway to Heaven
Why Homeless People Don't Use Shelters
jazz hands
How to keep moving forward, even when your brain hates you.
Duke Grad Student Secretly Lived In A Van To Escape Loan Debt
BRACE YOURSELF: This Is What It Really Costs To Get Married Today
The Scientific 7-Minute Workout
Regret and Repeat [Comic]
PÏA! PÏA!
Man saves dog from death at the lift
nightscape, aurora borealis
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Mar. 13th, 2013 09:58 amThe 101 Most Useful Websites of 2012
Blind Date with a Book
Why Do Publishers Hate Us?
The Slender Man - Full Movie
Japan robot suit gets global safety certificate
We Aren’t the World
Essential Soft Skills
The Killer in You: A Tribute to Smashing Pumpkins
Model Casey Legler: is she the perfect man?
The Future of Libraries
Listen to M83's Epic STARWAVES from OBLIVION score
Stop Calling Sherlock a Sociopath! Thanks, a Psychologist.
Blind Date with a Book
Why Do Publishers Hate Us?
The Slender Man - Full Movie
Japan robot suit gets global safety certificate
We Aren’t the World
Essential Soft Skills
The Killer in You: A Tribute to Smashing Pumpkins
Model Casey Legler: is she the perfect man?
The Future of Libraries
Listen to M83's Epic STARWAVES from OBLIVION score
Stop Calling Sherlock a Sociopath! Thanks, a Psychologist.
Another year, another victory
Jan. 2nd, 2013 04:18 pmSo here were some of my resolutions for 2012:

I did not finish every book I started, alas, or even reach my 52-books-in-52-weeks goal, but I did stop cutting my own bangs! I decided to grow out my hair to donate, as it was the first time in a long time that I've had a full head of all natural hair.
I started a terribly expensive papercrafts hobby and maintained, for a while, a regular sleep schedule. I got into debt rather than out of it, but did manage to cull some of my belongings. I've cut soda and sugared coffee products from my daily life and rarely partake outside of my home. I haven't been saving money very well, but I got a rewarding job with a great boss and did start cooking a little more (although this mostly involves boiling water and burning meat :T).
I did not exercise or lose thirty pounds or write more or make much (besides knitting Joe's scarf at long fucking last), but I did travel to the south and southwest and moved to Seattle!
I'm bad at resolutions, so I'ma try to keep this year's simple:
Write.
Explore Seattle.
Practice mindful living.
Keep in better touch with friends.
Figure out professional image/personal branding whevs.

I did not finish every book I started, alas, or even reach my 52-books-in-52-weeks goal, but I did stop cutting my own bangs! I decided to grow out my hair to donate, as it was the first time in a long time that I've had a full head of all natural hair.
I started a terribly expensive papercrafts hobby and maintained, for a while, a regular sleep schedule. I got into debt rather than out of it, but did manage to cull some of my belongings. I've cut soda and sugared coffee products from my daily life and rarely partake outside of my home. I haven't been saving money very well, but I got a rewarding job with a great boss and did start cooking a little more (although this mostly involves boiling water and burning meat :T).
I did not exercise or lose thirty pounds or write more or make much (besides knitting Joe's scarf at long fucking last), but I did travel to the south and southwest and moved to Seattle!
I'm bad at resolutions, so I'ma try to keep this year's simple:
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Dec. 31st, 2012 07:13 amIn which I tried to keep track of the media I consumed in 2012, with varying levels of success.
indicates that this passed the Bechdel Test.
Re-read. Read for the first time. Adored and recommend. (I stopped updating this list once I started using Goodreads, but figured I'd post it here anyway.
Movies Re-viewed. Saw for the first time.
Serials (these are in no particular order):
Sherlock seasons 1 & 2
Buffy the Vampire Slayer, seasons 6 & 7
Battlestar Galactica
Boardwalk Empire seasons 1 & 2
Game of Thrones season 2
Caprica (partial)
Legend of Korra book 1
Journey Quest season 2 (online)
The Silent City season 1 (partial, online)
Portlandia season 1 (partial)
The Borgias season 1
Weeds seasons 3 - 4 (partial)
The Book Group season 1
The Killing season 1
Downton Abbey season 2
Trigun
Community seasons 1 - 3
The Book Club full (online)
Supernatural seasons 1 - 5
Sons of Anarchy season 1 (partial)
Once Upon a Time seasons 1 & 2 (partial)
Being Human U.S. season 1 (partial)

Re-read. Read for the first time. Adored and recommend. (I stopped updating this list once I started using Goodreads, but figured I'd post it here anyway.
-
Global Frequency, vol. 1 by Warren Ellis
- Chew, vol. 1 by John Layman and Rob Guillory
-
The Kneebone Boy by Ellen Potter
- Booklife by Jeff Vandermeer
- The New Weird ed. by Jeff & Ann Vandermeer
-
Bayou vol. 1 by Jeremy Love
-
Skim by Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki
-
Koko Be Good by Jen Wang
-
Anya's Ghost by Vera Brosgol
Movies Re-viewed. Saw for the first time.
- Attack the Block (2011)
-
Mask of Zorro (1998)
- Big Fish. (The first half, anyway, before going to bed.)
- TrollHunter (2010)
- The Road (2009)
-
Dale and Tucker vs. Evil (2010)
- The Woman in Black (2012)
-
The Last Exorcism (2010)
- Stuart Gordon: The Black Cat (2006)
-
Barking Dogs Never Bite (2000)
- The Goonies (1985)
- Black Death (2011)
- Food, Inc. (2008)
-
Forbidden Kingdom (2008)
- CNBC Porn: The Business of Pleasure (2009)
- Grave Encounters (2011)
- Futurama: Bender's Big Score (2007)
- 3... Extremes (2005)
- Agora (2009)
- The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006)
- The Perfect Host (2010)
- Rango (2011)
- Monsters (2010)
- Seassion 9 (2001)
- Centurion (2010)
- Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame (2010)
- Thor (2011)
- The Warrior's Way (2010)
- Occupant (2010)
- War of the Arrows (2011)
- A Dangerous Method (2012)
-
The Hunger Games (2012)
- Transfer
- Ghost in the Shell II: Innocence
- Cabin in the Woods (2012)
- The Avengers (2012)
- Prometheus (2012)
-
Brave (2012)
- The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
- Going Postal (2010)
- Louie C.K. (2008)
- Looper (2012)
- The Man from Nowhere (2010)
- Lincoln (2012)
- Skyfall (2012)
- Django Unchained (2012)
Serials (these are in no particular order):








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Jul. 18th, 2012 09:49 pmWellp, I'm off to Seattle in the morning with half of my stuff in tow. I'll be leaving my trusty computer behind because I don't want to deal with it, and shan't return to Iowa City until late on the 22nd, so have some closed tabs:
Kitty Cat Self-Defense Keychain
Warning Signs for Tomorrow
Loki's bed?? / Madcap worldgerm
How to Kill a Troll
In Which I Will Brook None of That Nonsense
Is the Web Driving Us Mad?
We Were All in Your Position Once, Too — None of Us Got Our Jobs by Being Born into Them
Don't Be A Slouch
Emerging Careers in Librarianship: Zines (Yes, zines!)
Coffee Ad from the 1650s
Unfuck Your Habitat: Moving
101 Things in 1001 Days
Kitty Cat Self-Defense Keychain
Warning Signs for Tomorrow
Loki's bed?? / Madcap worldgerm
How to Kill a Troll
In Which I Will Brook None of That Nonsense
Is the Web Driving Us Mad?
We Were All in Your Position Once, Too — None of Us Got Our Jobs by Being Born into Them
Don't Be A Slouch
Emerging Careers in Librarianship: Zines (Yes, zines!)
Coffee Ad from the 1650s
Unfuck Your Habitat: Moving
101 Things in 1001 Days
yet MOAR tab closery
Jun. 25th, 2012 10:33 pmImperial Anti-Piracy Squadron
Illusions
Obamacare to a five-year-old
Have Student Loans? Move to Niagara Falls and They'll Help Pay
Study of the Day: Why Crowded Coffee Shops Fire Up Your Creativity
9 THINGS TO DO WHEN YOU'RE HAVING A 'MEH' DAY
Preparing MLIS Students to be Ready for the Future
Advice and Tips for Library School from a First Year MLIS Student
How to survive library school in 5 simple steps
Fruitstyle - Profile
awesome instead (true story)
Everyday I'm Tumblin': Strengthening Your Library's Community Through Tumblr
$tudent Loan Debt
The Library at Night
Some bottled water thoughts (and maybe some rants)
Geocaching
Get Hired
Illusions
Obamacare to a five-year-old
Have Student Loans? Move to Niagara Falls and They'll Help Pay
Study of the Day: Why Crowded Coffee Shops Fire Up Your Creativity
9 THINGS TO DO WHEN YOU'RE HAVING A 'MEH' DAY
Preparing MLIS Students to be Ready for the Future
Advice and Tips for Library School from a First Year MLIS Student
How to survive library school in 5 simple steps
Fruitstyle - Profile
awesome instead (true story)
Everyday I'm Tumblin': Strengthening Your Library's Community Through Tumblr
$tudent Loan Debt
The Library at Night
Some bottled water thoughts (and maybe some rants)
Geocaching
Get Hired
mostly knitty things
May. 30th, 2012 05:14 pmThe BEST way to attach lining fabric to knitting--the OVERCAST STITCH (part 5 of "hand sewing for hand knitters")
How to Knit I-Cord
Sewing Zippers in Bags Tutorial 1. (aka Zippered inner bag pocket)
Tutorial: Sew A Lining For A Crocheted Bag
How I Went From Writing 2,000 Words a Day to 10,000 Words a Day
ANTHOLOGY CALL: Airships & Automatons
The 5 Rules of Working From Home
New Uses for Dryer Sheets
Squirrel
Student Services, University of Washington Information School
How to Knit I-Cord
Sewing Zippers in Bags Tutorial 1. (aka Zippered inner bag pocket)
Tutorial: Sew A Lining For A Crocheted Bag
How I Went From Writing 2,000 Words a Day to 10,000 Words a Day
ANTHOLOGY CALL: Airships & Automatons
The 5 Rules of Working From Home
New Uses for Dryer Sheets
Squirrel
Student Services, University of Washington Information School
gah cross-browser tab-closing -_-
May. 23rd, 2012 02:26 pmDisbursement of Financial Aid
Graduate Funding Information Service (GFIS)
LIS Funding Resources
Scholarships & Grants for Librarians
Squadron RSII backpack
Le Petit Prince Moleskine planner
the torment of terrible cover letters
Put Your Education to Work
Productivity & Organizing Myth #1 – Born Organized
The Hunger Games: Reviewed by Erin Horáková
Non-UW Employer Work Study Positions
UW Employer Work Study Positions
Nutrition Tips
Quick Tips
MMMF 006: RAW RECIPES!
Marbled Tea Eggs
Fava Beans and Yarn (Hannibal Lecter amigurumi)
Book Review: Extraordinary Engines: The Definitive Steampunk Anthology, edited by Nick Gevers
Healthy Steps
Horse Shoe Spread
Process thread
5 Tibetan Energy Rejuvenation Rites
6 Simple Yoga Stretches for Daily De-Stressing
Everyday Yoga
How to Be a Fan of Problematic Things
jungle homes
100+ Questions to Ask Before Renting an Apartment
Crippling Social Anxiety
Nikola Tesla Wasn't God And Thomas Edison Wasn't The Devil
Announcing: The Great Sherlock Fitness Challenge!
Graduate Funding Information Service (GFIS)
LIS Funding Resources
Scholarships & Grants for Librarians
Squadron RSII backpack
Le Petit Prince Moleskine planner
the torment of terrible cover letters
Put Your Education to Work
Productivity & Organizing Myth #1 – Born Organized
The Hunger Games: Reviewed by Erin Horáková
Non-UW Employer Work Study Positions
UW Employer Work Study Positions
Nutrition Tips
Quick Tips
MMMF 006: RAW RECIPES!
Marbled Tea Eggs
Fava Beans and Yarn (Hannibal Lecter amigurumi)
Book Review: Extraordinary Engines: The Definitive Steampunk Anthology, edited by Nick Gevers
Healthy Steps
Horse Shoe Spread
Process thread
5 Tibetan Energy Rejuvenation Rites
6 Simple Yoga Stretches for Daily De-Stressing
Everyday Yoga
How to Be a Fan of Problematic Things
jungle homes
100+ Questions to Ask Before Renting an Apartment
Crippling Social Anxiety
Nikola Tesla Wasn't God And Thomas Edison Wasn't The Devil
Announcing: The Great Sherlock Fitness Challenge!
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Mar. 30th, 2012 07:01 amI don't know if this happened here or if I dreamed it, but I think I woke up at some point to hear it storming, and said, "Oh, that's why it was raining in my dream." But then I have a fuzzy recollection of actually going out to the porch to watch the downpour, which I doubt I did, so I was probably still dreaming? Geh.
This part was fo' sho' a dream: A whole slew of us (me + strangers) were gearing up for war. I wanted to pack a couple things for the training camp (puffy neon-colored high tops in case my shoes got soaked, an extra change of clothes) but kept forgetting to do so. I was super upset as I said goodbye to my hamsters because I was afraid no one would look after them if I died.
There was an older woman who blessed us as she sent us along to the indoor battlefield. She made a comment to me about how I'd ____ until the end of my life, to which I joked, "Which means for another two days?" She looked uncomfortable for a moment, then said, "You'll survive long past this." It was understood that she had precognitive abilities, so I felt vaguely comforted.
Then we were rushing headlong toward the opposing force. I had a bunch of combs as weapons; my primary had a long, flexible handle, so I was using it like a mace and smashing in people's faces and groins. I stalled a bit in the middle but wound up in the back of the warehouse? hollowed out department store?
A couple of us encountered a woman with a toddler who had been toy shopping before they were accidentally locked in. I decided to make a mission out of ensuring the survival of the civvies (plus an extra civilian [who for some reason I did not like] holding an infant), and we set about trying to fortify this unlit are. It was a horribly indefensible room with three sets of double doors; I suggested that we set up a bunch of crates so that we could use them to block the entrances at a moment's notice, but not to barricade them just yet because the enemy would notice.
Then the enemy was flooding our little nook, and suddenly numbered in the thousands and were zombie-esque in nature. I watched one of my comrades trying to hold her ground and wind up pretty much disintegrated by the force of the swarm pushing her every which way, so I let myself get moved around by the crowd. I was taken in as a POW and was waiting in line for processing when I started kicking a chair and yelling at a couple sloppily uniformed enemy soldiers to be shown to their commanding officer. I insisted that I was a double agent, but I'm not sure if that were true or if I was just faking. Then my alarm rang again.
This part was fo' sho' a dream: A whole slew of us (me + strangers) were gearing up for war. I wanted to pack a couple things for the training camp (puffy neon-colored high tops in case my shoes got soaked, an extra change of clothes) but kept forgetting to do so. I was super upset as I said goodbye to my hamsters because I was afraid no one would look after them if I died.
There was an older woman who blessed us as she sent us along to the indoor battlefield. She made a comment to me about how I'd ____ until the end of my life, to which I joked, "Which means for another two days?" She looked uncomfortable for a moment, then said, "You'll survive long past this." It was understood that she had precognitive abilities, so I felt vaguely comforted.
Then we were rushing headlong toward the opposing force. I had a bunch of combs as weapons; my primary had a long, flexible handle, so I was using it like a mace and smashing in people's faces and groins. I stalled a bit in the middle but wound up in the back of the warehouse? hollowed out department store?
A couple of us encountered a woman with a toddler who had been toy shopping before they were accidentally locked in. I decided to make a mission out of ensuring the survival of the civvies (plus an extra civilian [who for some reason I did not like] holding an infant), and we set about trying to fortify this unlit are. It was a horribly indefensible room with three sets of double doors; I suggested that we set up a bunch of crates so that we could use them to block the entrances at a moment's notice, but not to barricade them just yet because the enemy would notice.
Then the enemy was flooding our little nook, and suddenly numbered in the thousands and were zombie-esque in nature. I watched one of my comrades trying to hold her ground and wind up pretty much disintegrated by the force of the swarm pushing her every which way, so I let myself get moved around by the crowd. I was taken in as a POW and was waiting in line for processing when I started kicking a chair and yelling at a couple sloppily uniformed enemy soldiers to be shown to their commanding officer. I insisted that I was a double agent, but I'm not sure if that were true or if I was just faking. Then my alarm rang again.