Half a league, half a league, half a league onward

Thanks (I think?) to Claire for pointing this out. What did I expect, really, from a site called cuteoverload.com????



Still, I guess it's seasonal.

New Game for People

No, this one isn't about the kitty, though I did get her a brush today--she loves it!

This is a rendition of a game Rob and I used to play in the car: "Babe Or Not Babe," aka "Hot Or Not Hot." Note that registering an opinion on someone of a gender not usually your preference is fine, and will not be taken to mean you're gay/straight/whatever. It's just a silly way to pass the time.

Ok, I'll go first.

Roseanne.

Babe, in a strange sort of way. I can't explain it.

Now it's your turn.

Yes, your turn. Go ahead, comment!

Well, Pullman is Excited...

...about the film adaptation of his book The Golden Compass. Maybe we shouldn't all be so worried--but I am, anyway. Thanks to Sophie, who sent me this link to an interview with him about the film. And if you haven't read his His Dark Materials trilogy, go do that RIGHT NOW.

You Know You're Not Living in the 'Hood When...

...you look out the window, and not six feet away are two tourists, standing in the ground cover, taking photos of the gaslight in front of the house. Bold, they are! If I'd had my camera handy, I'd have taken a picture of them!

Here, anyway, is the gaslight in question:



Today I opened as many of the windows as we have screens for, and Maddie got to have some nice cat tv--though she didn't seem as fascinated by the tourists as I did.

The Book I'm Not Reading: Althusser's "Ideology and Ideological State Apparatuses"
...and I still haven't finished the conclusion to my MACSEM paper...soon, soon....

Hard-Won Progress

For anyone who's keeping track...I'm in Conclusion Land!

(Which is, alas, entirely different from Jumping To Conclusions Day....)

Sadder.

Ok, I figure I'm probably now 97% burned out: I can't even get it up to write about trad!

(Maybe someday this blog won't always be about me being busy and procrastinating....)

In other news, Maddie is eating on her own now--and there was much rejoicing in the land! She's still somewhat snotty, but is improving rapidly--enough that now she really puts up a fight during kitty meds time.

Sad.

I just took another silly time-wasting quiz that confirmed what I already knew:

You Are 92% Burned Out

You are extremely burned out. You work too hard, and you're not getting the results you deserve. It's time for a life change, as soon as you can manage it. You're giving away most of your energy to something you don't even enjoy.

Are You Burned Out?

Alas.