Snow Monsters!

Just got back from tbclone47's birthday party. Normally, this would entail a routine 2.5 hour drive, but tonight it meant going head to head with Nature for over four hours each way.
We had considered calling off the trip, due to a predicted blizzard. But word that it wouldn't be that bad, plus our own foolhardy sense of adventure (and faith in Keffy's driving skills) meant we went anyway. Going down and coming back came with their own different sets of problems. Going down meant black ice and fast-driving idiots. Going back meant several inches of snow on the interstate, getting lost in Everett, and for a few very brief moments, only being able to see the snow blowing over the hood of the car.

It was awesome. During the ground blizzard, I kept expecting some monster to dart across our path, only to vanish in the dense cloud of snow.

But seriously, Keffy rocks, and is the safest driver I've ever ridden with. Otherwise, I'm sure we all would have wet ourselves.

Happy Solstice!

Last night, we got home at exactly the solstice.

There was a winter when I was a kid (I think it was 1990. I was 11.) that my dad told me about the wind chill, and the world had come to a standstill. It was so cold, I don't think they let me out to play. It was like being in a magic world where the normal, routine things of our world didn't exist anymore. I've been thinking about that winter a lot this winter.
Who needs adventures in exotic lands, full of danger and mystique? We've got... The Stretch of !-5 Between Arlington and Alger!!

I'm declaring a day off for myself. (cuz, hey, the day was already half-gone when I woke up at 12:15) No trudging into the office to clean for me! However, I'm torn between wanting to walk in the snow (and go to the grocery store) versus sitting in my pajamas in my beanbag chair.

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Finally, the proper convergence of camera, batteries and stuff to take pictures of has occurred. I've been fidgeting with iPhoto, and am questioning it's usefulness. Does anyone have experience with it? I don't like their keyword system--I just want to tag pics with whatever I feel like, rather than having to laborously add the names of every person I know to the keywords list first. I also want to type up a description of the picture so I don't forget what the hell it is. Can I do this simple thing in iPhoto?

Are there other cheap/free programs for the Mac which are better?

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This is from the pov of a character I've been struggling with. I now love him, because it appears he enjoys scaring himself silly.
Relevant backstory: They're a bunch of necromancers hanging out on an isolated island while making a zombie army.

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