honey and sting

George RR Martin was on the plane I took to L.A. from Albuquerque.  Well he *does* live in Santa Fe, so that's not too surprising.  I wasn't 100% sure it was him, but then his companion showed up... wearing a "Winter is Coming" t-shirt.  *g*

Cheerfully informing me of my new match!  

His statement:  "a biker likes small gatherings hunting/fishing camping gunshows gitting intamet a lot."


Sure, I like gitting intamet too.  

ARGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

yes, really.

If you've seen The Seventh Seal, go read this:  http://archiveofourown.org/works/295918/chapters/473925?show_comments=true#comment_508724

If you haven't seen The Seventh Seal, why no?  Rectify this immediately!

by Hafital, for the HL Shortcuts ficfest.

Go thou and read, and be glad.

http://archiveofourown.org/works/306562

Happy Hannuka.

Or, you know, another holiday involving lights at this season. *grin*

I'm going to be doing a poetry reading at Goodbye Blue Monday on November 27th (the Sunday after Thanksgiving) at 8 pm.

Address: 

Goodbye Blue Monday

HOLY SHIT!!!!

that is all.

I went on a trail ride!  With horses!

We had a lesson first, which was good because it's been decades since I was on a horse, and never on a Western saddle.  The ride started in Placitas, about a dozen miles north of Albuqurque, in gorgeous rolling deserty hills.  The best part was hitting the high point of the ride just as the sun was starting to paint the western horizon in shades of orange and pink, and touch the eastern hills with warm gold light.

My horse was a beautiful toffee and cream Mustang girl named Shortcake, with the prettiest toffee edging along her ears.

I'm going to run an epsom salts bath in a little bit.  *grin*


Other things:

This is Andy Borowitz talking about the medical problem that nearly killed him, and how he got through it.   The details aren't exactly the same, but his story has a LOT in common with what happened to me in 1984.   Especially the end, what he took from it.   YES

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=4mvhjZ-ClLw

Chop large onion and sautee with a bit of salt until glassy.
Add chopped butternut squash, carrots, a parsnip, and apples.   Amounts are sort of...  improvisational.
Season with a hunk of fresh ginger, some cayenne, and some cinnamon.
Add water and boil until everything is soft.

Let cool, remove the ginger, then puree in a blender with milk.

MMMM, good.

I'm going to be doing a poetry reading at Goodbye Blue Monday on November 27th (the Sunday after Thanksgiving) at 8 pm.

Address: 

Goodbye Blue Monday