Grey Hill notes. I’m working on plotting. I outlined the novel; now I’m breaking it into chapters. Seems overly analytical, but it also seems to be working. And I think I’m going to send the first chapter to Banshee studios. It seems like kismet–karma–something. The story’s set on Imbolc; I guess you could call it […]

Shopping for a used car. If I were a superhero, one of my secret vulnerabilities would be cars. Specifically, car care professionals and salespeople. The very idea of taking the car in freezes me up. Why? I’m not sure, but what it feels like is that one of the few times I feel like a

Dumb joke. What did the mushroom say after her blind date? He seemed like a fungi, but I was still pretty spored.

How else is he gonna learn? The plans to install a server onto the home network are, at moment, on hold. Damn learning experiences, anyway.

Illegal Aliens. Check out Jon’s (Captain Rooba) interview of Nick Pollata, author of Illegal Aliens. It’s quite amusing. And there’s other cool stuff, too. At Banshee Studios.

Snake Handlers. The reason snake handlers handle snakes is Mark 16:17-18. They believe in the inerrancy of the bible–a phrase meaning that they believe that the bible, no matter where it came from, no matter who edited it, etc., is literally true. 17: And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall

Turkey Day. Due to the overabundance of turkeys, we declared Turkey Day on Sunday. I cooked and got rave reviews. “When I say I liked the brussels sprouts, I mean, I didn’t think they totally sucked. For me, saying that about a green vegetable, that’s pretty impressive.” –Joe. Ooh yeah, ooh yeah.

Oh, yeah. One of the incidents of Thanksgiving day: Ray walked off with Matt’s beer. First I freaked because it was a can–she could cut herself, you know. Then I saw what she had. AAAACK!

Screen Savers. While diddling around with the settings on the computer, I happened upon a desktop theme for jungle that I liked. Heh. Ray watched the screen saver for half an hour. We also set up the small tree yesterday. A day for all good bebes to stand, transfixed, in wonder.

Trivia. There are approximately 4 times as many conversions to Mormonism as there are new births, although less than half of those conversions remain with their new religion for over a year. —Perspectives on American Religion and Culture, Peter W. Williams, 1999.