Kestrel wrote:

> 
> <- sending :)
 
Ooo! Gotta dig out the winter clothes. SNOWBALL FIGHT!

> > I *love* snow. I want snow. Except that it would, of course,
> > extend the school year by a day or so... but still.  Even six
> > inches of it... six inches would shut down the whole Puget Sound
> > region, and I could stay home and sleep and watch the snow fall
> > and read. (Not all at the same time, of course.)
> 
> all admirable activities :) 

Heh... thought you might enjoy that.

> I'm hoping for some of that today... last night
> was a late one. Our new billing process hit a roadblock on it's first big
> send.... turns out we didn't have enough swap space, and some of the stat
> filenames were too long, so things were breaking all over the place. They'll
> put the fix in later... until then, we're limping along and doing a lot of
> manual stuff. Another day short of sleep for me...

Argh :(
I'm running short of sleep, too, mainly because I've been doing
"extracurricular" things (including finding two, count 'em, TWO
new Mercedes Lackey books! and another one in hardback that I'll
buy after payday!). I'm in two choirs, one of which has only 7
more rehearsals til our concert, so I've been practicing; and I
may be doing lights for a local production of _Murder at the
Vicarage_--they're supposed to get back to me on that.

In other words, my lack of sleep is entirely my fault. :)

> Ah well -- all I have to do is look out the window and I get a lovely
> restful feeling looking at all that snow :) Inyuk is *delighted* the whole
> world is the same color he is, and it's COLD. We'll go down later today to
> get the snow off the car... figure it can't be good for it to be buried like
> that.

I don't think it's all that bad, really :)
 
> > Here, it's about 40*F, with high clouds that are, amazingly, high
> > enough for me to have been able to see the whole of Mount
> > Rainier, in all her glory, on the drive in to work today.  Daffs
> 
> *that*'s a cool thing :) A mountain is always a beautiful sight --
> especially seen in glory :)

As I drive eastward in the mornings, on every clear day I get to
watch the sun come up behind her.
 
> > are blooming, as are crocuses, and I think the tulips are
> > starting to sprout; but the only person I know who has tulips
> > blooming outside is my sister, and I haven't been to her house in
> > awhile.
> >
> > I want potted daffodils for the living room. It's not spring
> > without daffodils.
> 
> I'd like more plants... green leafy things. But I need *extremely* hardy
> leafy things... I'm a plant killer :( Except sword plants -- I'm great with
> those  It thrives on my neglect :) I've had the sucker for
almost 5 years
> I think...

I've got a cane plant that I think I'm neglecting. :) I might
have to call mom and see if she'll water it for me today; I'm not
going to be home until well after 9 tonight.
 
Oh, and I have a great Harry Potter fanfic site for anyone who's
interested: http://www.gryffindortower.net. They've got some
*very* good stories, including these two:

"Naked Quidditch"
http://www.gryffindortower.net/Library/Anya/naked1.htm

"Anything and Everything"
http://www.gryffindortower.net/Library/Sgrquill/anything1.htm

The "Naked Quidditch" one is amusing, as all but the last chapter
is written as e-mails (or "Mmails") exchanged among the residents
of Gryffindor Tower and their families/former members.  "Anything
and Everything" is more serious, but quite well done; I'm
impressed.

Hmmm.... maybe I should do some fanfic....

Lissa Pondering Wingling

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