- Taking some new dance classes
- Signed up for Hot Rhythm Holiday
- Knitted a little on my beautiful but interminable Evenstar shawl
- Upped my drinking to prepare my liver for Dragoncon
- Started biking to and from work three times a week

I am currently freaking out that I leave for Dragoncon this weekend. I really wish it was Saturday.

My poor Sammy relapsed with a terrible fever again this past weekend, and rather than make him suffer through who knows how many more hospitalizations we put him to sleep yesterday.

I already miss him.

Here are some things that have happened lately, in no particular order:

Sam the cat was deathly ill for two weeks. He is currently recovering, eating lots to put weight back on and being affectionate. SXSW happened, and I avoided it except for the always-awesome nerdcore showcase and a Swedish swing/hip-hop band's performance in a pizza parlor's parking lot. I started knitting lace for reals. I also joined a mystery shawl knitalong and a pattern collection based on Lord of the Rings. I have been watching Spartacus: Blood and Sand every week and enjoying it immensely. I didn't quite manage to finish Killer 7 before FFXIII came out, so it's just going to have to wait. I went to (part of) a dance workshop weekend. I will also be doing a dance routine for a showcase in June and am somewhat terrified.

Posting will hopefully commence at a more normal rate.

You are just so, so over the top. I don't even care that half of your stuff doesn't make any sense. Don't ever change.

Portals don't give you a convenient shortcut from place to place like you may think. Instead, they are a gateway beyond the edge of madness that bring aliens, flan, and other various horrible creatures to our dimension to feast on your flesh.

If a kitty is stuck in a tree you only need a fireman to show up. The cat will vacate the tree on its own as soon as the fireman is on site.

Romantic Dramas Featuring a Strong Female Lead
Violent Foreign Action & Adventure
Critically-acclaimed Cerebral Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Dark Psychological Thrillers
Witty Independent Crime Movies

I have to say, I am extremely impressed with the CLIQ so far. The big draw is their custom Android build/service/skin thingie, Blur. Essentially it just syncs up all of your social networking crap with your phone book. So when I'm looking at a contact I can see their phone number, birthday, and email address, along with their latest Twitter or Facebook updates. There's also a "universal inbox" that aggregates all of your email, texts, and PMs from the aforementioned social networking sites, and a "happenings" widget that aggregates all of your friends' stuff. As Dane has said it can make you feel a bit TOO connected at times, but as long as you don't obsess it's a neat feature.

Other cool bits: it has five virtual desktops so you don't have to clutter your home screen; a handy "silence" switch; a 5MP camera; a button for quick access to wifi, GPS, Bluetooth, and power settings; and a plain ol' micro USB port and headphone jack (hooray for no proprietary connectors!). The keyboard is smaller than the G1 so it's not quite as easy to type with, but I have been getting better pretty quickly. I have been poking around and getting used to the Android OS as well and I am really liking it.