…then I am in no position to argue. John Cleese gives his brief thoughts on Palin becoming Vice President. OK, so he isn’t saying anything truly earth-shaking; plenty of us have been saying this since McCain announced his veep pick. Still, “Monty Python could have written this.” I’d laugh if this scenario wasn’t so terrifyingly […]
Month: October 2008
Here are a couple of random goodies I came across this afternoon. Tool:Color scheme generator. These colors seem to be browser-safe colors too or at least this was true of the sampling I checked. Diversion:Vogon poetry generator. Sadomasochists should be sure to hit that refresh button.
I know I shouldn’t post on this because, in doing so, I’ll reveal myself to be no different than the rabid Twigirls out there who are also posting and gushing about this but I’ll take the risk. The new Twilight poster is horrifying. It’s not the eyes (although the color should have been toned down, […]
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Stupid English-Centric Girl
Jen rejoices: Catalan language translation courtesy of Google Translate.
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Ah, the Weekend
I finally got my hands on a copy of Neil Gaiman’s latest, The Graveyard Book (surprisingly, the hold list wasn’t too long at the library). I have thoroughly enjoyed what I’ve read thus far! I know I will want to go back and listen to Gaiman reading the book, which anyone can do for free […]
Note: this is the first post from a now-defunct writing blog, which I called Jottings. I merged the posts from that blog into PIP. Greetings and welcome. What can you expect from this site? My goal for this blog is to post what I’m up to, interesting writing-related articles, and possibly writing excerpts, when I […]
I have amazing friends. I don’t have many but I don’t need hordes of friends. I have little interest in maintaining shallow relationships. I am lucky to have a few people in my life who know me even when I don’t feel like I know me, who realize that people and relationships change and that […]
Welcome to Playing in Puddles 2.0. The site is very much a work in progress and you’ll probably see many changes aesthetically (if not functionally). Apologies, I have a new shiny toy.
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Clutter, you die.
Monday evening was spent going through mountains of bills, papers, etc. Now everything is filed, discarded or in the shredding pile. Progress! I decided that in spite of Starrynight Productions taking over my already cramped and messy living quarters, I am NOT going to be squeezed out of my own home by useless crap.
Playing in Puddles 