a real update

[rivendellrose]

So... still no job. (*Nervous look*) But I was feeling shitty today, so I didn't even go turn in applications or check back with people or anything, so that's understandable. Tomorrow.

I've been reading a lot, at least. I finished a book by Jane Goodall (fabulously adorable and intelligent woman, and either a rather good writer or has a lovely ghost writer), and am currently reading Tales of a Female Nomad (a really good book about a forty-something woman who takes up world travel and exploration of other cultures after her divorce), and Harry Potter et le Prionnier d'Azkaban. Which takes me forever and a day to read, but mostly because I'm actually looking up words I don't know, and copying the definitions into a Word file so that I have sort of a glossary for myself. It's actually really fun, although I'm horrified to see how much my vocabulary is below the level of even a children's book in French. *Headdesk*

It's warm today, so I wore a loose skirt to keep my legs from getting hot. Kittens like loose skirts. Specifically they like to attach themselves to them and refuse to let go.

I'm almost finished with the pillowcase I've been embroidering. I still have a bit more white-work to do, and then it's DONE. And then I'm making scarves, damn it - everyone on my Christmas list will be recieving scarves, if I can finish them in time. I still have to finish Cora's graduation scarf, too... It was a hell of a lot easier to knit before I had a kitten pouncing on my needles every time I get them out.

ETA: Does anybody know any sites that list common mineral and chemical components in fireworks, especially the older kinds? I know sulfur and metal shavings, and gunpowder... but the only site I could find that described components didn't use their common names, so I was just as perplexed as before. Any ideas?

And no - I'm not trying to blow anything up. It's research for a story. ♥

Comments

[zinjadu.livejournal.com]

Right, I found a list, but I don't know if its good for the older type of fireworks. http://chemistry.about.com/library/weekly/aa062701a.htm

And this site should help you decode it a bit. Here's a good all around site and has some physics for you. Let's see, ah! An offical Nova site about fireworks. That's all I could find quickly. Try the library, they might have something. And damn you for making me curious. =P

[rivendellrose.livejournal.com]

Wheeeeee, thanks! That first one is exactly what I needed, and the other should be a lot of help, too!