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Wednesday, June 17th, 2009
4:40 am	Caterpillar I got stung by an evil (and very fuzzy) caterpillar today. Felt like a bea sting looked like a nettle sting (multiple welts). I fell on me when I was walking through a wooded section at the zoo today and scared me half to death. Because I'm new here, and I'm not used to the animals, I spent a good few minutes wondering exactly how poisonous Taiwanese caterpillars are. But the guidebook doesn't list killer caterpillars as one of the dangers, and my arm doesn't appear to be in any danger of falling off so I'm probably all right. I also saw pandas (Very quickly because there was a line) and a baby formosan brown bear trying to wrestle a tree. (Comment on this)
4:40 am	Caterpiller I got stung by an evil (and very fuzzy) caterpiller today. Felt like a beasting looked like a nettle sting (multiple welts). I fell on me when I was walking through a wooded section at the zoo today and scared me half to death. Because I'm new here, and I'm not used to the animals, I spent a good few minutes wondering exactly how poisonous Taiwanese caterpillers are. But the guidebook doesn't list killer caterpillers as one of the dangers, and my arm doesn't appear to be in any danger of falling off so I'm probably all right. I also saw pandas (Very quickly because there was a line) and a baby formosan brown bear trying to wrestle a tree. (8 Comments |Comment on this)
Sunday, June 14th, 2009
1:10 am	Communication from the Future I'm starting to adjust to being way too many hours ahead of you guys. But since this means I now know what is happening almost a day ahead of you all, I figured I should probably try to keep you up to date with my knowledge of the future. So I've started a blog. First Post here: Don't Panic Current Mood: optimistic (Comment on this)
Monday, May 25th, 2009
6:04 pm	Taiwan I have my job. I'm leaving in two weeks. More will follow. (Comment on this)
Monday, April 6th, 2009
8:41 am	Today is far to sunny to do anything useful, but I'll give it a go. Things I've been doing I've signed a contract with a school in Taipei which says that they will give me two weeks notice when they need me. So I, could be leaving in two weeks, I could be leaving in June. I've given notice on the apartment, and, oh the horror, will be moving in with my parents at the end of the month. I've started going to a French language meatup. Probably not the best time to start new things, but I decided if I didn't do something I'd go mad. C'est manifique. It's a large group with lots of Francophones and if you stay till the end all the newbies leave. Last time all that was left was a Corsican, a Marseillan, someone from the Congo, and another American who's lived in France. Topics have ranged from the corsican mafia (who knew?) to NGOs to the usefulness of various forms of arabic. And I can just about keep up. I've started watching buffy season 7 with Jen. So far so Joss weedin who continues to be marvelous. Though, I'm pretty sure I'm not supposed to concentrating on how spikes shirt keeps riding up. Those scenes might have been important. Mostly, though, I've been spending as much time as possible outside. Walking obscene distances and running regularly. I've started taking pictures like mad, and, as much as I love my little camera, I've started fantasizing about a really nice one without a delay. I really do not need more expensive hobbies. Got a facebook account. Things I still need to do. Start packing. My parents are wonderful people who are going to help me move, let me store all my stuff in their home and let me crash on their couch until this job comes through. They don't need to help me put stuff in boxes on the day of the move. Sort out my stuff from jen's. This should be interesting. Who owns which season of buffy? Talk to the apartment manager about getting my name off the lease. I will call her today. See people. If I get my act together I'll try to organize a dinner, but I'd still like to just hang out if anyone has time. Current Music: Mitch benn - african baby-not listening as such, just firmly stuck in my head. (Comment on this)
Wednesday, February 18th, 2009
11:11 am	Announcement For the last couple months I've been seriously working on getting a job in Taiwan teaching English. I've been working with a recruiting agency out of Taiwan and they've just sent me information about jobs that start at the end of march, early in april. I probably should have announced this sooner but something superstitious in me says that if I tell people it will go away. Everything is happening faster then I anticipated and I'm suddenly looking at much less time to get things together and to see people before I go. I'll keep everyone up on what's going on, and I'd like to see as many people as possible before I disappear. (12 Comments |Comment on this)
Friday, December 5th, 2008
11:24 pm	Holiday wish list. Late as usual, but at least I tried. Art or writings as a gift is always more than welcome. Interesting ingredients I can experiment with but am not likely to by for myself. Specifically truffle salt or oil, hazelnut oil, calvados and Grand Marnier. Tights Jewelry Tickets to concerts, plays, symphony, grand tour of Europe, ect. Surprises are also nice. (Comment on this)
Monday, September 29th, 2008
8:39 am	Seattle Symphony I ended up with an extra ticket to Sitkovetsky plays Beethoven and Mozart Dmitry Sitkovetsky, violin Konstantin Lifschitz, piano Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 1 in D major Ravel: Violin Sonata in G major Mozart: Violin Sonata in G major, K. 301 Prokofiev: Violin Sonata No. 2 in D major It is this wednesday the 1st at 7:30. The ticket is $10. If you want to go let me know. If you know someone who wants to go, let me know. If you can't afford the ticket and still want to go, let me know. I don't want it to go to waste. (Comment on this)
Monday, August 18th, 2008
10:21 pm	sarahjane_fic Fandom: Doctor Who, Sarah Jane Adventures Title"And When I'm Introduced to One" Characters: Harry Sullivan, Sarah Jane Smith, Maria Jackson, Luke Smith and Clyde Langer Summary: Harry meets Maria, Luke and Clyde Rating: All Ages Authors Note: Writen for atraphoenix in the Harry Sarah ficathon on sarahjane_fic Disclaimer: Belongs to the BBC ( And When I'm Introduced to One ) (13 Comments |Comment on this)
Friday, July 18th, 2008
4:02 pm	Fic Fandom: Doctor Who Title"Enough of Words" Characters: Harriet Jones, Ace Summary: What happens after we leave Harriet Jones in "The Stolen Earth" Rating: All Ages Authors Note: Spoilers for TSE, Some dialogue taken from TSE. Disclaimer: Belongs to the BBC ( Enough of Words ) (6 Comments |Comment on this)
Monday, May 12th, 2008
7:00 pm	fic Fandom: Torchwood Title"Easy to Love" Characters: Jack Gwen Summary: Written for mahdi_far_gai in the house of cooper ficathon. Jack Gwen. Posted in a frantic hurry due to me and deadlines. Any and all errors are my fault for leaving things to the last minute and leaving my power cord at my parents. Will probably be reedited tomorrow. Disclaimer: Belongs to the BBC ( Easy to love ) (3 Comments |Comment on this)
Thursday, March 20th, 2008
12:04 am	Review Post Reviews ( Torchwood: Out of the Rain ) ( Doctor Who: The Two Doctors ) ( Torchwood:Adrift ) (Comment on this)
Sunday, March 16th, 2008
2:28 pm	Fic Fandom: Doctor Who and Sarah Jane Adventures Title"Keeping up with Sarah Jane" Characters: Harry Sullivan, Sarah Jane Smith, Luke Smith Summary: Harry Sullivan visits Sarah Jane shortly after the adoption of Luke Smith Disclaimer: Belongs to the BBC ( Keeping up with Sarah Jane ) (15 Comments |Comment on this)
Tuesday, March 11th, 2008
4:06 pm	Unemployed-Day 2 Here's to day two of being gainfully unemployed. The first day hardly counts because my parents, after discovering that both my sister and I were off work at the same time, this never happens, drove into Seattle to see as both at the same time. We wondered around Seattle. Attempted to go to the Fry art museum, closed. Ate delicious fried chicken from an Oprah approved restaurant in the Central District and visited Seattle's unofficial nude beach. Presumably it is more interesting when it isn't March. We went for coffee, took Gracie to the Belletown Dog park, went to the Market. We probably did other things as well, it was a busy day. Today I'm being unemployed but hopefully productively so. I have an interview tomorrow at a temp agency, thanks Kerry, and I've sent out Resumes. I've also baked bread and gone to the thrift store where I bought The Two Doctors(2 and 6 so we'll see.) So so far so good. And now, my continued attempt at reviews ( Bill Bryson-A Sunburned Country ) ( Samual Chamberlain-Clementine in the Kitchen ) (Comment on this)
Friday, February 22nd, 2008
7:56 am	I gave notice. (12 Comments |Comment on this)
Monday, February 18th, 2008
9:09 pm	Fic-Needing Him Title: Needing Him Fandom: Torchwood Summary: Ianto and Gwen talk post Reset Spoilers: Reset Rating: R for language Parings: Gwen/Owen mentions Gwen/Rhys ( Needing Him ) (16 Comments |Comment on this)
Thursday, January 17th, 2008
9:21 pm	Kiss Kiss Bang Bang In an attempt to use my LJ, I've decided to start writing reviews. So here goes nothing. Review for ( Torchwood-Kiss Kiss Bang Bang ) I have no torchwood Icon so you get Sarah-Jane. Here's to Liz sladen who is in fact old enough to be on Torchwood. (Comment on this)
Wednesday, December 26th, 2007
1:54 pm	Fic Post Fandom: Doctor Who Title"Nothing Changes" Characters: Jack Harkness, Sarah Jane Smith. Summary: Sarah Jane investigates Torchwood Note: Set before last of the Timelords. Some diologue Snatched from Torchwood-Everything Changes Disclaimer: Belongs to the BBC ( Nothing Changes ) (15 Comments |Comment on this)
Thursday, November 22nd, 2007
9:51 pm	Happy Doctor Who Day, according to Wiki today in 1963 – The BBC television series Doctor Who premiered with William Hartnell in the titular role. Also happy thanksgiving, I hope everyone ate too munch and are now enjoying a pleasant zombie like evening. (Comment on this)
Sunday, November 11th, 2007
2:56 pm	And another Fic Fandom: Doctor Who Title"Mums at Worlds End" Characters: Francine Jones, Jackie Tyler, Ten, Martha Jones. Summary: The meeting between Mrs Jackie Tyler and Mrs Francine Jones as Witnessed by Ms. Martha Jones. Disclaimer: Belongs to the BBC ( Mums at Worlds End ) (2 Comments |Comment on this)