Sarcasticia Nitpickerson

tisiphone — Tue, 21 Sep 2021 10:56:27 GMT

Entry reposted from https://applyingtograd.livejournal.com/4376390.html.

in the garden

tisiphone — Fri, 13 Mar 2015 09:19:49 GMT

This weekend I've been left alone, and I plan to put the time to good use by mucking around in the garden. I have many, many plans :) The existing plants need some maintenance, and some of my herbs didn't really make it through the winter, they'll need to be taken out. I'm going to plant a bit of scented garden around the side, and I've got some wildflower matting. I've got some new herbs to go in. This year I'm tending more toward the edibles rather than the medicinals, with several varieties of thyme and some garlic and ginger. I've also got some fruit to go in. I'm going to use the bits of space around the apple trees and raised beds to put in some currant bushes (red and white, which will stand up straight), some gooseberries, and some cranberries for ground cover. That, plus some extensive weeding and so on, is likely to take up most of the weekend, alas.

The ladies of the IPN

tisiphone — Sat, 28 Feb 2015 19:43:34 GMT

They had more interesting lives than their novelized counterparts.

(Courtesy of ashbet)

"Once" obsessed?

tisiphone — Sat, 10 Jan 2015 18:56:33 GMT

Meta.

tisiphone — Thu, 01 Jan 2015 00:16:15 GMT

Happy New Year, slightly belated. I hope this year is better for all of us than last, unless last year was pretty awesome in which case I hope you continue your winning streak.

tisiphone — Sat, 06 Dec 2014 19:39:45 GMT

Assuming plans work out, it looks like I'll be attending Arisia 2015. This will be the first time in many moons - the last time was 2011, shortly before I finished my undergrad degree and moved to the UK. I'm not going to be volunteering for anything or on any panels, because this is such a last-minute thing, and also because I'd like to just enjoy the convention a bit. We might arrange some kind of dinner-ish thing one night if people are interested. Who's going?

tisiphone — Thu, 14 Aug 2014 19:34:28 GMT

We (by which I mean myself and N) are now at Worldcon. We're in the Ramada. I am sequestered tonight on account of I haven't written my presentation yet, but will be out and about tomorrow. I may not have your contact number, due to technology hairballs, so please contact me by other means (and if you do text me let me know who you are :)

Are you going to Loncon?

tisiphone — Mon, 11 Aug 2014 11:53:11 GMT

We should meet up! Leave a note and I'll PM you my mobile. I'll be there from Thursday to Sunday, though not available early on Friday AM. (If you do happen to be there and awake, I'll be giving a talk on economics in science fiction at 09:30. Feh.)

tisiphone — Wed, 23 Jul 2014 10:07:54 GMT

Help me out, Internets. A few years ago I read a short story, I don't remember who it was by but I don't read a lot of short stories so it was probably Connie Willis or Charles Stross. It was about two next-door neighbors who lived in a world where nanotechnology advanced so much that people just made stuff in their garages. One particular point was one guy making oranges, and then recycling the peels into socks or something. Do you remember this story? I need it! (It's a perfect illustration of the problems of an abundance economy.)

roll call

tisiphone — Fri, 23 May 2014 17:44:39 GMT

Are you still here?

tisiphone — Mon, 19 May 2014 17:43:35 GMT

children_of_lir has declared this to be "post to your lj day", so I'm doin it. I don't have a whole lot to report. However, I do have a garden now! It's excellent. Only about half of it is in some way toxic, too.

on volunteering

tisiphone — Fri, 10 Jan 2014 13:42:13 GMT

So, I started my volunteer job last week. Right now it's only two shifts a month (about five hours). I wish it was longer, but I need to learn about the objects and do curator object handling training, so I'll have plenty to do for the time being. I absolutely love it. First of all, playing with stuff this old is amazing. I mean, actually picking up a Roman denarius or a Bronze Age chariot fitting, holding it in your hand, it's indescribable. Second, I love how it brings people out of themselves. Even people who are shy and think they'll drop things get incredibly animated over it. I'm reading up on the periods I'm doing over the next week and a half, to make sure I can answer questions like "how much is that worth?" (Answer: a day's wages, to a Roman :) I also think when I get to pick my own objects I'll make sure to always have at lease one thing about that is very durable, like the coins. That way people that are anxious can feel more comfortable about it all.

tisiphone — Wed, 01 Jan 2014 00:18:18 GMT

Happy new year to all. I hope 2014 is better than 2013.

tisiphone — Wed, 11 Sep 2013 20:01:09 GMT

Sometimes I wish for a time machine, so I could do everyone who expresses a horror of horrible science and the horrible things it does to humanity back to a pre-scientific era. 1340s or 1350s, perhaps? They should enjoy that.

tisiphone — Thu, 25 Jul 2013 16:52:20 GMT

Have any of you done any dyeing with woad? What are your thoughts on the process?

tisiphone — Mon, 08 Jul 2013 13:56:44 GMT

So. Tell me about book sorting! My problem: around 800 books across a very, very wide range of subjects, with two subjects (anthropology and science fiction (top level genre)) dominating. How finely grained a sort do you find useful? Are thematic sorts useful? (For example, I have a collection of books to do with London, and another to do with Cambridgeshire.) I tried a simplified Dewey system but Dewey totally breaks down with fiction, and is past the point of usefulness for social sciences.

tisiphone — Thu, 20 Jun 2013 20:28:23 GMT

What's wrong with MOOCs? Well, this, for starters.

in the news

tisiphone — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 07:56:24 GMT

A German student "mooned" a group of Hell's Angels and hurled a puppy at them before escaping on a stolen bulldozer, police have said.

tisiphone — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 21:38:38 GMT

Today I received proof that I am now a MASTER OF SCIENCE.

(Of course, the science is anthropology and I'd rank myself more of a journeyman. But that's what this piece of paper says.)

tisiphone — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 13:38:38 GMT

One of the reasons I'm hesitant about LJ these days:

Privilege-checking as Internet sport.

dissertation dilemmas

tisiphone — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 18:50:01 GMT

While the idea of a month in NZ is lovely, I'm afraid it's realistically going to be too expensive (unless I stayed in a hostel, and I can't do that, I'll go insane). New idea: the bodily technique and meaning of corset-wearing. I can do that in the UK, and I can have a huge amount of fun at any Voller's seller for a tenth the cost of a month in Auckland. So, it's early days yet, but how many of you would be willing to talk to me sometime in March about a) goth shopping or b) the wearing of a corset or c) the observation of the corset-wearing of others? If you don't want to volunteer in public please email or PM me.

phew.

tisiphone — Sun, 07 Oct 2012 21:38:18 GMT

I'm pleased to report that at least some of the missing maple syrup from the Great Maple Syrup Heist has been recovered! Our pancakes can breathe easier now, knowing that Canada's strategic reserves will be refilled.

tisiphone — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 07:52:56 GMT

Yes! My first real veg box challenge. What would you do with two kohlrabi?

tisiphone — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 11:14:57 GMT

I'm spending today and tomorrow going through books and getting rid of some of them. Is anyone in Cambridge or Londonish looking for something new to read? I've already got some cookbooks and a handful of others, and there will likely be more as I finish sorting through. I suspect some fiction, cs and maths.

it's all go here

tisiphone — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 16:43:26 GMT

Today I have:
- Helped pack some boxes
- Vacuumed a lot
- Went shopping
- Received a new sofa
- and made several preserves (I got damson jam in the jars, and have the mixture for two different kinds of mincemeat)

And now, once more into the breech! For I still have a kilo of damsons (tiny, annoying damsons) and so am going to make some jelly with them, as soon as I wash my preserving pan.