Wow. It's been a hectic... um... month? Six weeks? Forever? Yeah, feels like that. First, and biggest thing. I think I mentioned that Don's wheelchair funding finally came through! Yay for Charities!.... There's another all-candidates forum tonight that I'll probably regret giving up sleep to go to, but we'll see what actually happens. So, shorter LJ-Post: Still alive, plz send vanilla bean lattes.

It's been hard for me to get on the computer for the last week or so; my brother's been working on an RPG pretty much non-stop. To give you an idea what it's like, the last boss is Obama, but he's half...that I might be alone in liking Bus Gamer so much, but for the sake of three episodes, what've you got to lose? Aaaaaand now I want to go watch more Kamen Rider Den-O. DARN IT. WHY IS IT SO GOOD?

1. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, The Beatles 2. Pet Sounds, The Beach Boys 3. Revolver, The Beatles 4. Highway 61 Revisited, Bob Dylan 5. Rubber Soul, The Beatles 6. What's Going... 96. Tommy, The Who 97. The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan, Bob Dylan 98. This Year's Model, Elvis Costello 99. There's a Riot Goin' On, Sly and the Family Stone 100. In the Wee Small Hours, Frank Sinatra

5 Things That I Truly Believe, despite all evidence to the contrary, a list, by jo 1. If I ever find the platonic ideal of a day timer, I will suddenly have my whole life organized! I'll never forget...be written , let alone sent, if they are not on perfect letter-writing paper. 5. I will learn to scrapbook by having nifty scrapbooking things in a box under my bed. So, what are your Secret Truths

I can't sleep. I have posts about stuff brewing in my head, and I have posts about not-stuff also brewing in my head. So, I will attempt to info-dump the not-stuff in the hopes that I will then be able...to make this a rounded list of some numbered varied. Bah. Now, I will try and sleep again. (Don complains that I type too loud. My response? "Bigger flat now." Ug, I hate one-room flats. Hate .

One of my favourite things to do in this world is talking to people about things that they really really care about. So, when Amy (my friend, the botanist) and I go out some place and she finds a big book...you know that Amy has a wild-flower picking license? Because you need one of those in WA. I love her, she's so great. ** Bandom = Band + Fandom = people who adore bands and write a lot about them.

Ooh, yes, that was it: Went to dinner the other night. "Take Me Home Country Road" playing in the background. ( Take me home, country road, to the place, I belong! West Virginia, mountain mamma, take...anything accomplished. Dear Anna: It's okay, the world is not going to rise or set on whether or not you respond to things today or tomorrow. No, really. You are not actually that important. Love, me

Welcome to Part III of the Feminist Science Fiction & Fantasy Carnival! This is, I promise, the last part of my particular Carnival, but if you've been having fun you may want to know that this Carnival...section on Anime and Manga, as well as wuxia (traditional coming of age stories set in Ancient and Medieval China). It is, as it always is, a marvellous set of reads, so do be sure to check it out

Welcome to Part II of the 18th Sci-Fi/Fantasy Feminist Carnival ! Part I, Women, Gaming and You! , was posted late yesterday evening, and Part III should be up by the end of the evening for me. My apologies... don't hesitate to check out the last 17 Carnivals ! They have some great reading in them, and I can't recommend them enough. Part III is now up! Reviews, Reactions, and Recommended Further Reading

What I Meant To Do Today: - Laundry - Buy groceries - Make up lunches for the week - Clean flat - Pay rent What I actually did today: - Paid Rent - Went to beach - Read I like my actual day better.