Tag: things that are awesome
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And now, how to make cake vodka milkshakes!
I got asked about this on Facebook, but thought I would post it here for the edification and satisfaction of all! If you’ve heard me speak of the wonders of cake vodka milkshakes and you’d like to try them for yourself, this is what you need to do! You will need: A bottle of Three…
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Christmas at the Murkworks
The holidays are always a pretty low-key and kind of drawn-out affair at the Murkworks. As happens every year, Housemate Paul went to Virginia to see his family; thus, we held off the house gift exchange until he returned. Mostly, the holidays for Dara and me meant a relaxing vacation that nonetheless also involved working…
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Good news everyone!
This is definitely one of those times where I need me an icon of Professor Farnsworth from Futurama, because he’s totally in my head right as I type this! But the news, oh, it is good. It is SHINY. Internets, I’m getting promoted! QA Engineer II, baby! This comes from an excellent year of slurping…
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Fun with rainbows!
So there I was taking a nap yesterday afternoon before we all scampered off to see Skyfall, when I jolted awake hearing charge down the stairs yelling “LOOK OUTSIDE RIGHT NOW!” Groggily, I did so, and perked up when I saw a rainbow out the library window! Which was lovely and all–except Dara was way…
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And now, in praise of supremely awesome people
One of the things I’ve always loved about Great Big Sea fandom (and a lot of you who have read my posts over the years can back me up on this) is that it’s filled with genuinely wonderful people. I have been deeply privileged to discover that the same can be said for the extended…
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One week and counting down to the Great Canadian Adventure!
PEOPLE OF ATLANTIC CANADA AND QUEBEC! There are but seven scant days until and I will be among you for two weeks of hanging out, meeting up with people, and general musical awesomeness! We are looking very, very forward to meeting up with , with fellow Le Vent du Nord fan Susan, with hopefully (HEY…
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Pretty things in my mail!
Susan, The Most Awesome Le Vent du Nord Fan on the North American Continent (and very possibly the entire northern hemisphere), has arranged a show for those boys in August in Uxbridge, Ontario! And as part of that, she got a whole mess of promotional posters! And, being the super-awesome Susan that she is, she…
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A few quick site updates and one great big announcement
First and foremost, re: that poll I had up for y’all the other day, I have reached a formal decision. For reasons I still can’t tell you about yet (but which I will be doing ASAP), y’all should look for the name of Angela Highland to be coming into play on this site in the…
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Everybody in Avatar: Legend of Korra is AMAZING
So because Legend of Korra keeps getting better every week and because I admire the hell out of this show, here, have a poll! (As always, if you’re reading this somewhere that isn’t my WordPress blog, please click on over to the original post and make a choice! The poll won’t work on any of…
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And now, a fangirly PSA: Le Vent du Nord in Oregon in November!
It appears that the boys of Le Vent du Nord are beefing up their application for the position of My New Favorite Band, because this morning, this happened on Facebook! How thoughtful is that? And I mean, it ain’t like I wasn’t going to go already anyway, but if I hadn’t already known about the…