At 11 pm last night, we finally arrived back home from a lengthy drive and week-long stay in Washington. Getting in so late, we couldn't have cared less about the new year, but Christmas was easily one of the best ones I've had in recent memory. I love Steve's family, love all the dogs, love visiting Seattle. It's so nice being with a big ( Read more... )

Well, a couple of things. The first one that has me in such a good mood is that I start work tomorrow! I'm just training, so it'll only be a few hours a week at first, but by December, I should have a full 20 hrs/week. And then I'll have some money! I can actually chip in for things, and save a little bit. That thought thrills me like no other ( Read more... )

I can't even think straight. It's just pounding, pounding, pounding. They're removing the soggy part of the carpet because we have mold. Our noses and throats have been suffering the past couple of days because of it. Now every swing of the hammer is reverberating in my head. The right side seems more sensitive to it than the left. There's a ( Read more... )

This morning we were jolted awake by the sound of the doorbell. It was one of the yard workers coming up to see if everything was alright because there was water dripping down from our floor to the covered parking below. No, we soon discovered, everything was not alright. The kitchen was covered in fetid water. The sink had overflown, as well ( Read more... )

First off, allow me to let you in on something. You know when you see disasters strike and there are those people who die or are injured because they didn't evacuate. And it's not that they didn't have the money or the means, they just chose not to? And you think to yourself, "IDIOTS!" Well, those people are my parents. After learning today ( Read more... )

So it looks like Rita's going to hit my hometown with category 4 force. My parents are riding out the storm (with the dogs) in our first house, which is raised and relatively high above sea level. That's where we were for Alicia too (the last big storm to hit there) and it made it through alright. There's a mandatory evacuation of Galveston, and ( Read more... )

Being one of God's Chosen People trumps all
A Child of Israel
You scored 37% Pride, 30% Envy, 37% Ambition, and 37% Deceitfulness! You are one of the Children of Israel. There were many good Children of Isreal (e.g. Jesus, Moses, Elijah, Daniel, Peter, and so on). However, for the purposes of this test, you are one of the bad Children of ( Read more... )

Myrna Loy
You scored 19% grit, 23% wit, 33% flair, and 40% class! You are class itself, the calm, confident "perfect woman." Men turn and ( Read more... )

1. Go here.
2. Pass it on.
( my answers )

The interview for the tech job was yesterday morning. It was so disappointing. I'm almost hoping they don't offer it, because I'm going to have to say no. From the questions and scenarios posed, it sounds as though what they really want is someone tough, who will take prints, but won't take crap. I don't understand that at all, because they had ( Read more... )