Things I Like

It appears I have bacterial sinusitis. Bleah. However, I've been bitching about this enough, so time for some Happy Thoughts. Here are some thing I'm liking lately:

• Lee from Dancing Crow, who posted this in the comments:

"Jim Henson was said to have three general responses when a Muppet sketch got stuck: eat it, blow it up, or throw penguins at it."

From now on, I'm using that when I get stuck in a book. Expect penguins.

•The Dancing Crow blog. I should have mentioned that before. I used to stop by when Lee was doing a postcard a day–gorgeous things–but then I wandered off, probably looking for pie. The important point is that there are always beautiful things on there. The hippos are particularly good. I must make hippos now. Speaking of pie,

• This pumpkin pie. It's good:

• Michelle Watson from Arizona, who got drunk, drove on the sidewalk, and then kneed in the groin the cop who stopped her. That's all bad, and I disapprove strongly. But this is her mugshot:



I kind of love Michelle.

• A t-shirt from Think Geek that says, "Come to the dark side. We have cookies." I'm giving it to myself for Christmas. Speaking of t-shirts:

• Skreened, which will make any shirt you want for $20. They made five for me for Christmas presents, and the quality is excellent. You have no idea the power rush I got when I realized I could put ANYTHING I WANTED on there. Let's just hope the people who are getting them share my sense of humor.

• This laptop skin:



Something about that bird just makes me happy. Well something about all of Leontine Greenberg's work makes me happy.

The CDC. They may be the only people who can save me from the bacteria currently romping through my sinuses. Plus, they have an Emergency Preparedness and Response page for a Zombie Apocalyse. That's my kind of government. (Get the T-shirt here.)

• This dish drainer.



I know, it's ridiculous and over-priced, but is that a classy dishdrainer or what? Plus I'm not getting a dishwasher for the New Jersey house so this is actually a HUGE savings.

• Nerd Wars on Ravelry. I'm playing for Team UU, the Discworld team, and it's more fun than fiber arts should be allowed to be. This is one of my entries for this month's challenges:



For Pratchett fans, that Hex's mouse. Hex is the Discworld Supercomputer. It began as a series of tubes filled with ants and just evolved from there. Its most common user-error is "Out of cheese." So of course it has a mouse.

•The University of Leicester's Centre for Mathematical Modelling which in 2001 named its new supercomputer "Hex."

• Terry Pratchett. Because he thought up Hex and wrote Thief of Time and Going Postal and Good Omens and dozens of other books that enthrall and delight me every time I re-read them.

• Thanksgiving. I have one word for you: Gravy. (The recipe in Thanksgiving 101 is excellent.) Plus sharing good food with good people.

Enough about me. What makes you happy?