Category Archive for 'Blogging'

I quit my job today

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

My last day is October 15. Everyone was very nice about it.
It feels entirely odd; I’ve never quit a job without having already lined up my next job or school or a massive move. It’s the health thing. I’ve now been fighting this thing for 20 months. The medical leave taught [...]

DragonCon pics from other peoples’ Flickrs

Monday, September 29th, 2008

I think I earned the name “Steampunk Ambassador” for all the times I explained “about all the goggles this year” to people. Here are the photos of my costume’s final version from other people’s Flickr sets. If you know of/took other photos of my costume, please send me a link! [...]

Steampunk Catwoman trial run pics

Tuesday, August 26th, 2008

Here are some pictures of this year’s DragonCon costume. Per the experienced costumer’s tradition, I always test the whole ensemble before the event. In this case, I discovered 2 breakages which were easy to remedy at home but would have been difficult in Atlanta.

League of Justice-Minded Citizenry, beware! The promenade also displays less lofty [...]

Review of the fatigue specialist visit

Saturday, August 9th, 2008

(cross-posted from my LJ, but I thought people here might want to know) And yes, the next podcast is coming out soon, just as soon as I’m done with this lovely bug my husband brought home…
So, the CFS specialist I saw in LA about 2 weeks back… This was a mixed bag. If you [...]

Why TASCF has been silent.

Friday, August 1st, 2008

agh, what a month (reposted from my LJ: ChrisFixedKitty)
I’m going to save the LA CFS specialist report for after the phone followup next week. Might as well do it all in one piece then. That visit used up the first week of my medical leave in the doing of it and the recovering [...]

Bravewolf, you got it!

Sunday, July 6th, 2008

As the only response, you get your way!
I’ll try some carcasting to get the intro done. I’ve been sleeping 12 hours/night plus naps this weekend, so the usual Fixed Kitty cheer is finally back! I am not currently sounding like a Zombinc. employee! (Mur L has a rockin new [...]

Slight delays and gnashing of teeth

Tuesday, July 1st, 2008

Gah. It’s been a bad stretch, and I don’t like to record when I’m this tired and grumpy. It’s very plain in my voice, and I wouldn’t want to listen to it, so I don’t post it.
I have 2 theories on why my neighbors-beneath have resumed their thumpy bass every night at 11:30 [...]

Woo Hoo! and other stuff.

Friday, June 20th, 2008

First, thanks to all for info and offers of support. I’m driving down to LA to a specialty clinic next month. (the local place was a forwarded phone number… coming to my area this fall)
Second, the next interview is edited. It will air in 2 halves, the first next week, then (gasp!) [...]

TASCF Ep057: Childfree Step-parents

Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008
 
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Thanks, Happy Things, a Brave Men Run promo, and an interview with Kim, a childfree woman dating a divorced dad. Warning: we swear.
On the mega-plus side, thanks to Nobilis for the lead on a local doc who deals with CFS. Next week, I have an appointment. Now let’s hope [...]

CFS cry for help from the podosphere.

Wednesday, May 21st, 2008
 
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OK, I give. I need help from you guys trying to get treatment. Here’s the file that I would greatly appreciate you hearing and passing along through the podosphere: http://www.gettingby.net/index_files/CFShelprequest.mp3
I will put it into the other feed this week. Please pass it along and help if you can. Thanks.

Not dead. Just sick.

Saturday, May 3rd, 2008

I’m nicknaming this one “Frogthroat Fever.” Costume Con was awesome. See May 1st at my Live Journal. Yes, I’ve been sucked into that web community thingy, but it’s not as bad as the Twitter crack.
Back soon, I hope. I need to do an upgrade on WordPress, so if this breaks, please [...]

OK, mostly caught up.

Thursday, March 20th, 2008

I’m caught up (mostly) from being out of town, etc. I have recorded the next episode, and just in time! My voice is going. It should be up within the next week.
Talk soon, CF

Local Steamheads, Unite (or at least have lunch!)

Sunday, February 10th, 2008

(Podcast fans, fear not, I expect the next episode will be out this week. My voice is back, now I can record again, edit, etc.)
Please join me and other Bay area steamheads for a costumes-encouraged-but-not-required lunch on Sunday, February 24, 2008 at 12:30. Show off your latest project, find ideas for accomplishing the [...]

Uh-oh! Voiceless Kitty!

Tuesday, February 5th, 2008

I recorded the Contraceptive News Chunk on Friday, but couldn’t finish the whole episode before losing my voice entirely. Hopefully next week I’ll have the next podcast up.
I’m home sick today, after the fever came back briefly at work yesterday. I’m still voiceless but less out-of-it. Henry and I have had tickets [...]

Heeeeerrrre goes!

Saturday, January 19th, 2008

I am about to put up the next and long-overdue podcast after all of Summer’s valiant efforts to undo the tech mess that I managed to create behind the deceptively placid facade of this website. (Thanks, Summer!)
You can hear all about how I’m doing, new NK chapters, Happy Things, and the 2nd part of [...]