Friday!

Medical
Still dragged out. Note: In future, do not plan cons two weekends in a row. I'magine how burned out I'd be had I gone to the Flea the weekend before Arisia!

Have established that I am allergic to feste_sylvain-and-tamidon's cats. Which sucks, because I adore them. But within minutes of cuddling them last night, my eyes were red and swollen, and the long-dormant eczema on my left arm erupted like the Witchblade. I'm *still* itchy all over. I'd stopped taking my Allegra, see, since it was no longer Allergy Season and I don't like taking more medication than I need. So. Note. Take Allegra when planning to sleep over at boyfriend's house.

Girl Scout Cookies!
Time's running out! Order your Girl Scout Cookies - e-mail elayna AT gmail.com!

Vericon
Schedule's here. It'll just be me and Elayna tonight, but Adam'll be coming the other days. We are available for meals, if you'll be at Vericon or just in the Harvard Square area.

Publishing
Thoughs on this? I may adopt her distribution model...

Link Soup
* The Wonderful World of Early Computing.
* Origami like whoa.
* Things that make David Bruce Banner Hulk out.
* An illustrated history of trepanation.

Daily Science
An important step has been taken in the quest to create a synthetic lifeform.
A US team reports in Science magazine how it built the entire DNA code of a common bacterium in the laboratory using blocks of genetic material.
The group hopes eventually to use engineered genomes to make organisms that can produce clean fuels and take carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere.

Daily Scent-Stuff
( Arcana Yules )

Friday Memage!
Wearing: My favorite new red sweater and jeans. Hair is in a low ponytail.
Reading: The Way for the Torah, by Jacob Neusner; Sin in the Second City: Madams, Ministers, Playboys, and the Battle for America's Soul, by Karen Abbo; Idolon, by Mark Budz.
Writing: Hopefully and hypothetically, The Things We Value and Seizure Lass. No, I won't have much time today; I'll be happy if I just get them fully outlined. That's within my grasp. Also must decide what February's Wind Tunnel Dream is going to be. And... Rabbit Hole Day is coming up!
Planning: Vericon - which is fortunately very easy to commute to (one bus!), and not wild like Arisia, so I get to play in small doses and sleep in my own bed.

You?

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FoxMamaSong by Coyote-chan

Coyote-chan got bored during yesterday's impromptu Girl Scout Meeting, so she started drawing me.

Did I mention that she calls me Kitsune-sama?

(Incidentally, the pic got cropped in the scanning process, so you can't see just how adorable the tail is. What I am apparently saying is "Is that your final answer?". My mug says "lol kthxbai ._.")

A lovely meme!

I have a Real Post brewing, but I saw this on my friendspage: a new meme by shvetufae.

I thought I'd start my own love meme... In the comments, tell me why someone in your life means so much to you; what makes him or her so wonderful? You can identify the person or not as you like. :)
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So have at! You can comment on as many people as many times as you like. It's all about honoring those who make our lives that much more magical.

I have so many amazing people in my life. I could sit here for hours. But one, of course, truly stands out: elaynajade/nanofishie, my amazing daughter. I've often said she saved my life, and that's not really an exaggeration. She makes me a better person every day. And really, if I'd special-ordered a kid, she'd be it. Whipsmart and funny and creative and focused, kindhearted and driven and beautiful in everything she does. Elayna brings wonder into my life on a daily basis, and I am so honored that I get to be her mom.

Your turn!