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“We all need to realize that we skate in tiny circles wearing spandex,” [Katherine Reutter, the top American woman in short track] quipped. “That can be humorous at times.”

Article is here (pops).

Yay Olympics!

Everyone say hi to the newest member of my f-list, benpershouse! :-)

I'm starting to catch up on posting pictures from all my recent adventures! I spent a long weekend visiting the family in Albuquerque and Las Cruces, New Mexico, in late September. I posted some pictures already on Facebook and just posted them all to Flickr in their own set (pops). It was a great weekend, full of cute twins, good food, a first-time visit to El Paso, and finally checking out Mom and Susan's new house.

Have you seen the new Doctor Who logo?!



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wQPm1cN65w

Also check out this article (pops) for background on the logo and some set pics of Matt Smith just post regeneration. Whaddya think? I rather liked the most recent logo, but then again, I'm also a fan of the Baker era logo. I suppose it was time for a change...and the animation is pretty cool.

ETA: Here's a page with all of the Doctor Who logos. Coolness Geekiness.

Riley: [in booster seat] Oh gosh!
Carolyn: What's that? Who made the mess on your tray?
Riley: Josh!

...I would buy and preserve a lighthouse:

Boston.com: Costs dim the allure of storied beacons (pops)

1. Leave me a comment saying anything random, like your favorite lyric to your current favorite song.
2. I respond by asking you five personal questions so I can get to know you better.
3. You will update your LJ with the answers to the questions.
4. You will include this explanation and offer to ask someone else in the post.
5. When others comment asking to be asked, you will ask them five questions.

Five questions from bottledgoose:

1) what's the one thing you miss most about Smith?

Sunday brunch. It was just really nice to have a full breakfast cooked the morning after a tiring game of Asshole. Also, the times when I was completely smitten with the camaraderie and community of Smith/Duckett/various teams or orgs -- that certainly wasn't all the time, but when I felt it, it was a very good feeling.

2) What about eastern Mass prompted you to move out there?

It's where I'm from originally, so it's always felt like home. Also, I got into grad school in Boston, and I felt like it was the more right thing to do than to stay in Northampton any longer (I was finally getting stir crazy) or to do the Latin MAT degree at UMass. Turned out to be the very right thing to do.

3) who first came up with "froggers" for you? (I always thought it was cute.)

It was a fellow Duckett firstyear, Caitriona Austin, who noticed that my email username of "cfrogers" looked like "froggers." She called me that from then on, in her awesome Trinidadian accent, and it stuck. I still like hearing it. :-)

4) Coke or pepsi?

Definitely Coke.

5) you are somehow banned from the internet for a month. What do you do with all the free time?

First, GAH!! Second, I would finish any of several knitting projects in the works, finish reading the books on my bedside tables, and write some actual letters. Especially to meestagoat and entscheidung, they're both excellent letter correspondents.

Our phone system at work now properly displays the name and/or number of an incoming call, which can be handy. However, my phone just rang the double ring of an outside call, but all it said on the phone display was "Matrix." It's been so long since I've seen the movie...do you accept a call from the Matrix?!?!

I've been chipping away at this over the last few days. La la la.

Put your favorite music player on shuffle. List the first lines/couplets of the first 50 songs, no matter how lame.

Ask friends to identify the songs in comments. (Hai frendz! Plz to identify these songs in my comments!). Bonus points given for identification of the correct artist on multiple-covers songs. Madcap fun ensues.

( Lots 'o lyrics )

An early farewell tribute to David Tennant -- link to a post on IO9 with a video compendium of every time the Doctor said "Sorry!" He really is very, very good.

We're Sorry to See David Tennant Go: A Video Tribute

I got this via bottledgoose:



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-94JhLEiN0

Is this not the most wonderful wedding thing ever?! It's exactly what I needed tonight.

I was reading inside yesterday afternoon when I suddenly realized I wanted to do it outside. I packed up some stuff and headed for Bumblebee Park in Littleton, a place we used to go sledding in the winter. I had forgotten how wild it is in the summer, but that was just fine because no one else was there. Just one older fellow walked through the field on his walk. It was a perfect day to read on a hill in the sun.

In other news, I decided to go for a pro Flickr account since I was coming up on the image limit. Since I've replaced my camera and I fully intend to post more knitting pictures anyways, in addition to all the other sharing I can do, I think it's worth it.

Happy birthday, Yeats! And the Yukon Territory. And happy fake birthday, Queen Elizabeth.

Third straight speaker charged -- Concentration of power held by speaker blamed as a key factor

Former Speaker Sal DiMasi was charged yesterday, which wasn't a huge surprise, but I hadn't realized the chain of charged speakers was the last three. Oh, Beacon Hill. There's a lot to love about Massachusetts, but the mess on Beacon Hill is as bad as I'd always heard people grumbling about when I was younger and didn't get it. And just as bad as anywhere else.

Criminal charges were filed yesterday against the third consecutive speaker of the Massachusetts House, a dubious distinction that propels the Bay State into a class of crooked politics that rivals Illinois and its corrupt governors.

Legislators past and present attributed the trend to the concentration in recent years of increased power in the hands of the leader of a lawmaking body of 160 members, 90 percent of whom are Democrats.

[from Boston.com]

The "Take On Me" one made me laugh, but I got a megalaugh out of this (courtesy of kjpepper):



Total Eclipse of the Heart: Literal Video Version

What is the awesomest thing ever (besides Adam Lambert)? A gaming festival organized by members of the Episcoposse. Yes, this is organized by gamers at an Episcopal church in Washington state. I don't have any other gaming icon, so I shall make do with Aribeth from NWN.


SmiteFest

As seen on SNL: "The Fast and the Bi-Curious," with Seth Rogen and Andy Samberg. *giggles*



http://www.hulu.com/watch/66311/saturday-night-live-fast-and-furious