I found my DNA results pretty interesting. I'd been able to trace mostly English heritage on my family tree and knew I could trace back to the 1600s from England to the U.S. on both sides of my family, but it turns out I'm mostly Irish (29%) and Scandinavian (22%). I do have about 15% Great Britain and 13% Western Europe, but the big surprise was 11% European Jewish. My dad tested 22%, so that clearly comes from his line. We had no idea, but we suspect now that it's from the Dutch part of his heritage. I also have, in theory, trace amounts of Iberian Peninsula, Italy/Greece, Finland/Northwest Russia and South Asian, but I take that with a grain of salt, as you say, Hil.
You're nice, and you're funny and you don't smoke, and okay, werewolf, but that's not all the time. I mean, three days out of the month, I'm not much fun to be around, either.
Willow ,'Get It Done'
Natter 74: Ready or Not
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Pix - Sep 17, 2016 1:06:14 pm PDT #27803 of 30003
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
Consuela - Sep 17, 2016 1:29:34 pm PDT #27804 of 30003
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Sounds lovely, Connie. Starting over in a new place is stressful, but can be unburdening, too.
I wanted to share this with y'all, especially the teachers & librarians. A friend of mine is a professional archaeologist frequently annoyed at the quality of education her kids are getting in public schools, and since her daughter read the entire 8th-grade history textbook in the first week of school, she decided to, um, prepare some supplementary materials.
Check it out!
Calli - Sep 17, 2016 1:43:58 pm PDT #27805 of 30003
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
That is awesome, Consuela. It's unfortunate that it's necessary, but awesome nonetheless.
Dana - Sep 17, 2016 2:27:02 pm PDT #27806 of 30003
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Nom, dinner. Orzo, ground pork, peas, onions, corn, and feta.
Jesse - Sep 17, 2016 2:38:32 pm PDT #27807 of 30003
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
That's very cool, Consuela.
Exciting, Connie!
(Where's Theodosia with something?)
Consuela - Sep 17, 2016 3:02:24 pm PDT #27808 of 30003
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Sheryl - Sep 17, 2016 3:50:07 pm PDT #27809 of 30003
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
Just got back from daytripping Intervention, a local con. Alex Kingston(subbing for Arthur Darvill) and Rene Auberjonois were the two big guests.
Tomorrow we're hoping to get to the Renaissance Faire.
WindSparrow - Sep 17, 2016 8:58:46 pm PDT #27810 of 30003
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
OK, so opposite of how I felt about the outfit I work for (after them raising the starting pay of people doing my job without raising mine), One of the other things they do is called Camp Noah, a portable day camp experience that goes around to places where natural disasters or other traumatic things happened, focusing on teaching resiliency skills to kids who have been through the wringer. I helped make tie blankets to give to kids the year they went to Sandy Hook. They sent Camp Noah to Ferguson last summer. I am so proud.
Scrappy - Sep 17, 2016 9:18:30 pm PDT #27811 of 30003
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
That's wonderful, WS.
shrift - Sep 18, 2016 2:31:55 am PDT #27812 of 30003
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
WS, I wish you could be proud AND paid fairly. But that's still wonderful.
Sheryl, I saw Alex Kingston for the first time at DragonCon this year. (I think. Am I right, Dana?) How did you find her?
I'm somewhere over the Northwestern Territories. While Business Class is pretty great, I'm pining for my bed.