Help!

Aug. 14th, 2011 05:36 pm
I'm trying to teach myself CSS and this is driving me NUTS!

cut for blathering about css issues )

If anyone could help, I'd be awfully grateful! I'm sure I'm doing something really, really dumb :-(
There were three: the Valley of Fire State Park, the Grand Canyon and Death Valley.

again with the images - smallish, but a few )

So, Vegas

Nov. 15th, 2010 05:27 pm
What a place! We had a total hoot :-D

I wasn't that sure that I would like it before I actually got there. Sure, it was tacky, sure it was dedicated to parting you from wads of your cash - but it was all done with the greatest good humour, which made it much fun indeed :-D

photos under the cut - image heavy! Smallish images, but lots of 'em! )

And that just got waaay long, so the side trips will have to wait for the next post :-)
I'm busily making my first batch of elderflower cordial :-D

I like the old-fashionedness of it and the idea that my kids will maybe carry on the old rural traditions as a matter of course :-)

I''m 12?

Mar. 21st, 2010 08:23 am
Well no, actually - some days it's a struggle to even reach 12...


NSFW
catspaw
I've done a LOT of typing at work today (indexing Glasgow voters' rolls from the mid-50s - don't ask) and now my hands and arms are really, *really* sore :-(

I'm also getting a little tired of stroppy undergrads throwing tantrums: I *know* it's dissertation time, and I *know* it's stressful, and I *know* it's all really important to them but honestly? I feel like slapping the next one who parks their manners at the door, verbally if not physically.
purple thistle
Thank you so much BA! Travel plans for my nephew's wedding in two weeks' time now totally screwed :-( Even though I can totally get behind cabin crews' reasoning over not wanting to take a pay cut/take a downward move in pay and conditions -- doesn't alter the fact that I'm left in a bind.

Oh well, worse losses at Waterloo, I guess. NOT looking forward to an eight hour drive, as opposed to a one hour flight, though :-(

Finally

Mar. 8th, 2010 02:36 pm
after a loooong dry spell, I have committed fic :-) (It's been so long I can barely remember how to do this *g*)

Adult, but not particularly explicit, SG1, Jack/Janet, J/D, 2700-ish words.

Fits into my 'Revolving Doors' series of fics. It's not strictly necessary to have read either of the others first (Ever Decreasing Circles and One Door Closes), but some small references in this might make a little more sense if you have, since the three are designed to be read as a sequence.

Anyway, missing scene for "Heroes". Much much MUCH thanks to [personal profile] paian, [personal profile] princessofgeeks and [profile] feather_autant for looking this over for me. I've taken some suggestions on board but sadly, ignored others, so any and all remaining mistakes are mine and mine only and due entirely to my own bull-headedness.

And finally - I pinched the 'image' conceit from [personal profile] teand and ran with it, which I sincerely hope she doesn't mind!

to the fic )
In more ways than one.

It's been a funny summer - borderline depressed, full of bleh and can't-be-botheredness -- most uncharacteristic and not at all enjoyable :-( Side effect has been fannish activity being at an all-time low until the jd-ficathon sparked my interest - I very much enjoyed betaing all the fics that came my way and it's kinda got me revisiting the WIP file again :-)

I'm also back from my trip to Seattle. Seattle, how I love thee! I had a ball, staying with [personal profile] feather, seeing [personal profile] starglyph, [personal profile] perclexed and [personal profile] myldchilee again :-) I'm just sad that my timing sucked to the extent that [personal profile] princessofgeeks couldn't make it over to meet with us. Another year, though!

So, a resume of the trip, with some pics )

Hmmm. Posted using Semagic - and my tag list seems to disappeared :-( Wonder where it's gone?
Yep, still alive ::nods vigourously:: - despite appearances ;-)

So. Jaunt Day with [personal profile] nicci_mac. We went to Beecraigs, a country park/deer farm/trout farm near Linlithgow. Deer and trout weren't the main things we were after though - we were after fungi. And we found some beauties :-D The macro got a workout and a half ;-)

If you go down to the woods today...WARNING! IMAGE HEAVY )

Problem

Sep. 7th, 2009 11:44 pm
So. I'm back from my holidays (Turkey - lovely!) and I'm trying to catch up with what's been going on. But when I do the skipping back thing on my reading page (<--- technical term for 'previous 20') I only skip back as far as August 24. Is this normal for DW to just be able to skip back a couple of weeks? Or have I set something screwy?

ETA: Never mind, I just looked in the FAQ, which is exactly what I should have done to start with: you *can* only go back 14 days ::glum::
and bought 'Children of the Gods - Final Cut'.

Spoilers ahoy, I daresay )
Thank you, whoever you are, for the lovely surprise of paid DW time!  I've no idea who's responsible, or why - but I'm very grateful (and bright pink with pleasure) that you thought to do that for me :-))

Picspam!

Jul. 12th, 2009 05:13 pm
Fandom-wise, I've got nuthin' - but here's some picspam to reassure you all that I'm still alive :-D A few random photos and a travelogue *g*

random photos under the cut )

So, now for the travelogue - and if you thought that last cut was image heavy, I guess you ain't seen nothin' yet ;-)

'Hidden Edinburgh' Tourist Guide this way )
Well, I'm here - thanks to [personal profile] ivorygates - and thank you for that! :-)

No userpics (so far), no 'style' (*never* any style, worse luck - one of life's muppets, me:  Waldorf is the muppet of choice LOL), no clue as to how this works, as yet (and don't hold your breath, LJ took me an age to even remotely work out), but I'm here :-)

Okay, who's got wine and/or pretzels?

PSA

Jan. 28th, 2009 09:58 pm
Robert Kennedy, Jr., is seeking support for an environmental campaign to highlight, and hopefully reverse, the plight of the polar bear. At this link

http://www.nrdconline.org/campaign/Rescue_the_Polar_Bear

you can send a pro forma letter to the new Interior Secretary urging the Obama administration to take action on global warming and also exploitation of resources in the Arctic by tightening up the laws governing energy wastage and oil exploration.

Seems reasonable to me - after all, once the bears are gone, they're gone - so please, go sign, and go spread the word to all and sundry. And not just US nationals either: we've only got one planet, and we all have to live on it, and US policy affects us all!

TY :-D
Happy Birthday, [livejournal.com profile] alphekka_alpha :-) Lord, it seems like no time at all since I was wishing you the same last year... penalty of gettin' older, I guess

Anyhoo. Have a wonderful day, and a year to remember! :-)))

Meme

Oct. 1st, 2008 09:36 pm
Filched from [livejournal.com profile] perclexed. Because it looks like fun :-)

Post a picture in my comments of what you think describes me when you think about what/who I am.

Give no written explanation though. Just an image.

Copy and paste into your own journal and see what others think about you in pictures!
Shana tova to all my Jewish friends :-) Also Happy Eid to Muslim friends :-) May the coming year bring you blessings and peace.

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