Jadia

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jadia — Mon, 16 Jan 2017 21:48:44 GMT

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Gymming

jadia — Thu, 30 Jun 2016 23:17:48 GMT

2 sets of 8
Pull down, 80#
Pull forward, 70#
Triceps, 30#
Pec fly, 60#
Push forward, 80#
Leg press, waived
Bicep curls, 10# ea.
Shoulder press up, 10# each
lateral raises, 10# each - bent arms until otherwise noted

I think I'm going to switch up the lateral raises. Other than that, RAWR!

Plant ID!

jadia — Mon, 23 May 2016 16:06:08 GMT

Okay, so what is this plant? I thought it was a privet, but now it's putting out all these little white flowers and when I looked up privets, the leaves look very different. This is very clearly intentionally planted (I have 3 of them along a fence), grows fast (I've already trimmed it back once, and it looks like it's been trimmed to the ground a few times), but otherwise it seems fairly harmless. I mostly care about this because I want to know if it's going to have berries or anything that's poisonous to the dog!

Here is a picture:

Things to give away

jadia — Wed, 23 Mar 2016 19:35:39 GMT

Computer desk:

Computer desk
35.5W x 28.5H x 23.5D

Scuba gear:

Mostly snorkel and fins. They were nice, I used them a few times but mostly I don't want to scuba around here, so it's just been sitting in a giant bag in my room. Fits me, so good for me-sized people.

Riding boots / half chaps:

I haven't ridden in about...2-3 years, so I'm thinking these should go somewhere else if there's someone who wants it. Size 10W boots (ankle-length, not tall boots), half chaps are good for big calves. There's a helmet too, but I think it's probably expired so I'll probably just toss it.

House cleaners?

jadia — Wed, 29 Jul 2015 02:54:40 GMT

Anyone have a recommendation for house cleaners who will come clean my empty apartment after we move out?

Free things

jadia — Tue, 28 Jul 2015 14:29:55 GMT

. 20in lcd monitor? Or somewhere to donate it.

. A short keyboard - useful for a small desk (basically a keyboard without a numpad.) It may be ps2 though, not usb.

. A medium pile of old clothes, good for rags.

Let me know if you want it. More to come I am sure. If you don't want it but have suggestions for where to donate items that's good too.

You know you are a workaholic when...

jadia — Sat, 31 Jan 2015 03:45:26 GMT

...I joined habitrpg to see if it will work for me and one of the habits I am trying to do is "do something fun just for me" every day. And it's REALLY HARD.

I did it for three days so far and it feels SO STRANGE and weird and I have to really work at it.

Sometimes I feel so broken.

Nicknames we have had for Monkey

jadia — Tue, 06 May 2014 15:43:40 GMT

Monkeybutt
Mr. Fuzzypants
the Monkster (mostly me)
Cici (mostly TMH)
His Royal Fluffiness
Mr. Ninjapants
Monkey F. Ninjapants
Stupid Dog
Diva

...I'm sure there's more, but I can't remember right now. Also today I started playing the "Look at that!" game with Monkey. I think he's bored with the intro. "I already know how to look at things, you silly human."

drrrrrooooooooooooooop

jadia — Sat, 22 Mar 2014 16:06:28 GMT

I feel sluggish today.

from here.

Free ink

jadia — Fri, 27 Sep 2013 01:48:15 GMT

Gah, I accidentally got and opened a whole package of HP color ink before realizing it's the wrong one. :(

If anyone wants HP #75 Inkjet ink, let me know. :( Otherwise, I have no idea what to do with it - probably Staples will take it for recycling or something.

Free dress to a good home

jadia — Sat, 27 Jul 2013 14:11:07 GMT

I found this awesome dress in Filene's basement and I'm really sad it doesn't fit anymore. It's a size 11. The flare of the skirt nicely accommodates hips. There's a purple ribbon that goes around the waist.

It's a goth 50's-esque dress with purple polka-dots, what's not to like? Tell me if you will give it a good home.

New Phone

jadia — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 00:54:15 GMT

...I just watched Sports Night on my new phone. Using Netflix. WTF?! It has this cute little kickstand that lets it stand up so I can do this. And it had AMAZING resolution. I think it's better resolution than my old TV.

My brother said, "Uh, yeah? Welcome to the 21st century."

Also? Voice clarity is so much better than the palm pre, even on speaker phone.

This might make up for the fact that it's about 2x as big as the pre and I still don't know how to carry it around.... I may have to start using a purse.

ETA: I just realized!! This problem can be solved if I just wear OVERALLS!

Because I love you

jadia — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 19:42:49 GMT

Here is a photo of my housemate's new cookie jar:

Who stole the cookie from the cookie jar?
The zombie stole the cookie from the cookie jar!
Graraarararar!
Yes you!
GRoraaraerararar!
Then who?

A Love Letter to My Chocolatier

jadia — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:07:03 GMT

14 years ago, I became allergic to a large number of foods, including chocolate. 3 years ago, I stopped being able eat any chocolate at all.

For me, Valentine's Day is no longer about cheesy romance. Valentine's Day is the 2-3 week period when I get to feel sad about how I can't have chocolate. There are cheesy red boxes and fancy wrapping and large pink and red hearts and...they are all full of poison. I didn't even like that stuff all that much when I could eat chocolate, but tastes change, especially if you can't have any.

For the last two years, this took me by surprise and without white chocolate resources to make myself feel better. This year, I was smart enough to pre-order from my local chocolatier, the one person who has made the chocolate allergy bearable. When you love chocolate but can't have it, you become really picky about the white chocolate options out there. So far, Ariel's is the only chocolates that make me forget that I can't have the "real" stuff. Hotel Chocolat consoles me when I can't get Ariel's stuff, and Godiva frustrates me more than it helps because they often have "white chocolate" offerings that include a sprinkling of chocolate, or a thin shell of dark chocolate, or something else that makes it Just Not Work. But Ariel's chocolates are consistently good and inventive and delicious.

Thank you Ariel, for making my Valentine's Day special.

Key works of SF/F Fandom

jadia — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 14:25:28 GMT

Side question for my SF/F book club:

If someone who's never read any SF/F came up to you and wanted to start reading the key books in the genre so they could start getting all the references and participating and stuff, what books do you think they should read?

I'll try to compile my own list and put it in the comments before reading anyone else's, because I'm curious what we'll come up with (and how much of it is the same as other peoples')...

Politics!

jadia — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 13:55:47 GMT

Sorry in advance for the Massachusetts-centric-ness of this poll, if there is one. (Mostly I'm not sure if Green-Rainbow is on the map for any other state other than MA., or if there are small political parties that exist in other states but not mine.)

(If you have multiple parties that you generally split your votes among, feel free to check multiple parties. Sorry I forgot to include an option for "I don't have a general trend" - you can click "other" and say that.)

View Poll: Politics

Have people decided who they're going to vote for yet? I've pretty much decided, though I'm still dithering on some of our ballot questions.

Books & A Laptop for the Giving

jadia — Sat, 08 May 2010 15:33:40 GMT

Searching for Whitopia
Iorich (Brust)
A Good Indian Wife
Service Included
Tea Time For The Traditionally Built

A G4 iBook in good working condition (512MB of RAM, but it's probably trivial to scrounge up enough to get that to 1GB). This is the last version of iBooks before they went to Intel.

Let me know if you want any of these. I think all books are good reads. I'm tempted to keep Searching for Whitopia but I think maybe someone else will get more out of it.

jadia — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 03:40:01 GMT

View Poll: Work Day

Free Desk w/ Keyboard Tray

jadia — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 02:27:49 GMT

More in a different post, but I have a free desk (4 x 2 feet) to give away:

Has a nice keyboard tray, two drawers, and is otherwise sturdy particle board. (I had a 3-shelf bookshelf on it for a while, as well as other shelves and my monitor, etc.

Let me know if you're interested; it's getting curbed next Sunday if no one grabs it. (PS, do the trash people take 4 foot x 2 foot particle board desks?

More free stuff

jadia — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:18:18 GMT

Does anyone here use Renu contact lens solution? I recently switched contacts and my eye doctor suggested I use a different contact lens solution with this brand of contacts. So now I have a stash of Renu (some unopened, some big bottles, some travel-size bottles) that are useless for me.

Does anyone want it?

Also, I have a big bottle of vitamins that turns out to be too big for me to swallow. :-( But it's like the "regular size" of vitamins. It's marketed to women but I think all that means is that it has more calcium. Anyone want that?

Plague Threat Level: Green

jadia — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:00:04 GMT

So far....

Today is nice out, almost like it didn't snow all last night.

PS - Bought Scribblenauts, it's currently really fun. So far I have summoned "Mom" and "A black hole". Turns out the black hole does not actually destroy the whole level, but destroys enough that you have to start over.

Fun suggestions for things to summon welcomed!

PPS - Bought Brutal Legends at the same time; amused myself by thinking about how incongruous that was. What do you think are the two most incongruous games to buy together?

Dreamwidth codes

jadia — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 01:15:36 GMT

So, apparently dreamwidth dumped 10 invite codes in my lap, just because. Comment to claim!

Free Bookshelf

jadia — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 19:24:03 GMT

I have a 3-shelf bookshelf to get rid of. Standard particle board, cherry finish (I think from Target). Preference to my housemates but other than that, I want it to go away as quickly as possible since it's kind of in the way right now.

Any takers? :-) Claimed!

Yesterday I got a smaller laundry setup and cleared out a whole section of my room today with the bookshelf removal and the laundry replacement. Other than the mounds of crap there, it's looking really good! Score one for me vs. the Tyranny of Stuff!

...in other news, captchas these days are getting harder and harder for me to read. I'm no longer sure that I am not a robot.

Charities

jadia — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 13:58:57 GMT

So now that I have a salary and a full time job, I have been considering charities. I probably should have considered this earlier but I always felt so strapped for cash that I decided to just put off the decision until I had money.

A few days ago I decided that 1% of my pre-tax income was a reasonable amount to set aside for charitable giving. What charities do you give to? Do you have any particular recommendations for me?

I'm most interested in issues of social justice, health, poverty, and education (internationally and within the US), but I'm also interested in hearing about work in other areas.

Have a puppy of +30million Cute

jadia — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 19:33:35 GMT