The fog is lifting

So I'm done with finals (whew!) and after days of sleep and nothing much else the brain fog is starting to lift. So hopefully I'll get back to being a little more active on my blog and in my communities. :)

Apparently May is Lyme Awareness Month.

A surprising (to me at least, as it acknowledges Chronic Lyme Disease even though the CDC says they aren't sure it exists) article by Chuck Norris on Lyme Disease. It is part 1 of a 3 part series. The other parts have not been posted yet.

I had never really considered wearing t-shirts and other things about an illness I have, but I found a whole bunch that I love over at zazzle.

Other useful and informative links:

Ten Terrific Tick Tips

Six Myths About Lyme Disease

3/100: Things I Love-Neil Gaiman

My first introduction to Neil Gaiman was his book Neverwhere. My father had picked it up on a whim just before the two of us set off on a two day long train trip to attend a family reunion. Having never taken the train for a long trip this was a lovely adventure in and of itself, though sitting next to your father, who snores loud enough to wake up the folks in the back of the coach car, does not make for a good night's sleep. I don't remember what book I took with me on that trip, but I remember how much my dad enjoyed Neverwhere and consequently how much I enjoyed it on the trip back.

Once familiar with Mr. Gaiman's work, I eagerly sought his works out. I had the fabulous opportunity to read the Sandman series in it's entirety while housesitting for friends one summer. I devoured Coraline and Stardust. Sadly I have yet to read American Gods but have it on my kindle now and will be reading it over the summer (I have a very long to be read list and look forward to whittling it down over the summer). I love his short story collection and his young adult and children's books as much as I love his adult fare. The Graveyard Book was delightfully creepy (as most of his books are). Like my other favorite authors he weaves a well spun tale with all the fascinating elements of the universe (darkness, light, good, evil and everything in between). He has a wonderfully wry sense of humor as well, which is always something I enjoy.

He's also just a neat person, very happily a geek (and his episode of Dr. Who last season--The Doctor's Wife--was one of my all time favorites), and donates lots to charities, which makes me like him all the more. Not only is he someone whose works I adore, he is someone I would love to have over for coffee or dinner, someone who would be great fun to hang out with (as is his wife, the lovely and talented Amanda Palmer).

I shall end with a fun song, sung by Mr. Gaiman, written for the 8in8 project with his wife (the whole album is great btw):

Avengers! Whee!

Finally got to see the Avengers tonight. So much fun!

I am happy I got to watch all the precursor movies before going. The other movies were so much fun too. I had a bit of trouble with Thor in the beginning because Thor was such an pompous and arrogant guy, but I figured he had to gain a bit of humanity at some point just so that he could become the beloved hero from the comics. I was right, the movie got better. Plus the visuals are very pretty. :D

So I'm a happy geek at the moment. I do want to go see the Avengers again (in 2d so I can catch all the details I missed with the 3d glasses on).