i found another house on the head
picture to go with the others

with bodie



heather came today and we picked citrus and
had lunch at the farmer & the cook and walked
about ojai; we saw matt at bart's and heather picked
some grapefruit that grows on a tree in the courtyard
there and then we had pizza with my parents. i still
have to finish the binding on their quilt; hopefully my mom
will go to bed soon so i can work on it. hee.

Oh yes, about Posterous- that's what all this spamming has been about really; well, that and being off work.

So I've been trying it for a couple of days now. It's good if you use more than one social media site: you can collect all your updates in one place, and, more usefully, you can post across your different platforms in one action. It's more flexible than those Twitterfeeds that so enrage people on LJ, because for each and every post, you can select which of, say, Facebook, Twitter, your blog, Linkedin or Flickr you would like to post to. You can tailor content to your audiences - what I say on Linkedin is very different to what I'd say on here, and it's rare that those two would overlap. It's been interesting seeing what I'd post on Twitter but not here, especially as I don't always understand exactly why.

You can post in two ways (three if you just update on the site): put a button in your toolbar, and then, whenever you want to share a link, you click and it allows you to pick an image and add your own text. Or, and I like this a lot, email. All you have to remember is the simple email address post@posterous.com (it recognises you from your email address) or, to select your sources, say facebook+livejournal+flickr@posterous.com. Attach photos, and it'll arrange them into a gallery for you.

What this last means, is that even folk who can't get their heads round blogs- say, elderly parents- can blog now, if they can email.

There are a few things I don't like. It hotlinks the images you post, possibly incurring wrath from their hosts, and meaning that your blog won't last with its picture links intact forever.

You can't control the privacy levels of your posts (beyond public or private), and for some reason which is probably to do with US time, it backdates LJ posts, which as we all know, means they may well not get read on a busy Friends' page. I can't find a place to adjust time- SURELY they haven't assumed everyone's American?

Anyway, in summary, I recommend it, and look forward to seeing your Posterous links soon! Let's just say, it's more immediately useful to me than Dreamwidth.

First, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MOM!


Second, Jackie's book was released in the US yesterday, so I had to go out and look at it in person.




This is me hiding behind a bookshelf being unreasonably giddy about the fact that I can walk into a Barnes & Noble and find a book with one of my photo's inside:




And this is me being skeeved out by all the creepers in the bookstore. Must they stand so close?




Finally, this is me making a really unattractive face (am I melting?) and realizing I should not have ventured out of my cocoon two days before Christmas when most people are on the brink of insanity.



At least I'm back home now. I've been somewhat productive today so I'm now going to sit in bed with hot tea and some reading material...or Star Wars.


P.S. I will never admit how long it took to take these photobooth shots because of having to wait until NO ONE was around to observe my antics.

It was awhile.

So busy! I feel like I never get to take pictures or post anymore! Here's a Christmas timeline update! Berry's cage is cleaned, the living room picked up and swept, dishes done, and Christmas music is playing (A Charlie Brown Christmas by Vince Guaraldi at the moment)! Next I am going to help Wes make a snowman craft, then we have some baking to do! I'm making these date and nut bars for my grandma's house tomorrow and we are going to make these chocolate almond stick things to put in tins for our families. Christmas movie/special watching, of course. Then, after Wes falls asleep, Brock and I are going to try and finish the last of the wrapping so for ONCE we don't have to worry about it Christmas morning!

I hope everyone is having a stress free holiday and getting everything they want accomplished done!

Via Horst-glaeker

That's someone's job that is, thinking of things like this, and doing it.

Well the holidays are in full effect, with only a few shopping days left.  Too late to order online, I can only window shop now and look at all the pretty holiday things out there.  Checking out a Cagey Bee's blog, you can check out a lot of her gift ideas.

Also check out her contributions to this month's Sampler, 4 pack of notecards featuring Kris Brownlee's artwork.

My husband and I plus his 6 yr old will be in San Diego on New Years Eve. Is there anything exciting and kid friendly to do then? Any fireworks?

I have a brown thumb. I would like to fix that in the new year, and was wondering if there were any (LJ?) groups that are local to San Diego where an extreme neophyte will feel welcome and not laughed out of the building. I would prefer internet groups, so I can ask questions at random, when they come to me, but will also consider actual meetings/people. I belong to Quail Botanical Gardens; they have classes I think, but am looking for cheap-or-free resources. Thanks!