Well, at last my time has come: MetroFi has arrived in my neighborhood...or at least on this side of my building. The signal is rather low, and very slow. There are banner ads at the top of the page advertising local businesses. Boyd's is NOT very good coffee. Their claim to have sustainable coffees is not even that impressive. Try Stumptown and ( Read more... )

I finally did it. I let Charliebear wallow in disuse for a couple of weeks while my mind and energy were elsewhere, then finally made the decision: I had to reformat the hard drive ( Read more... )

When I finally get an unexpected day off from all responsibility and strenuous activity, I can't even decide what to do. I jut need to be still, but I get bored so easily ( Read more... )

Now is when I REALLY wish I had a kitty to look forward to at the end of my long day. Or a husband.

Work is insane and wonderful. Paul is awesome and enchanting. God is faithful and amazing!

My phone wouldn't charge last night. I fiddled with it angrily this morning and somehow now it's charging, but oy! what a pain! I really don't want to spend money on a new phone. I'm supposed to spend that money on More Important Things. Like bridesmaid dress alterations. And a new button-up shirt for work. And a birthday gift for Rob. Sheesh. ( Read more... )

I feel off today.

I keep feeling resentful and frustrated that I don't have a routine to my days and weeks...but then I realize the frustration comes from being stuck in the routine I have developed. I have developed. I've set these habits, become lazy or inefficient in certain areas, and I wish so badly that it would change that I only succeed ( Read more... )

This week I ended my time at one job and hit the ground running in another. Talk about change! I love Multnomah! I love the staff, the faculty, the students, the work I do...and the free food! The thing I love the most is that work is ministry! It's what I've always wanted! Crazy ( Read more... )

Or at least my computer. I need consolidation for simplification. I'm not a web surfer. My mind doesn't jump around like that. If I have news feeds one place, blog another place, networking another place, photos another place, email another place...my browser is crowded with tabs and my brain is spread too thin. I am consolidating google-style, ( Read more... )

I think I really want this faceplate for my phone:


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I love my job!!!