The past few years, in a nutshell ( Read more... )

Alaska Women Reject Palin Rally largest protest in Alaska history.

We stood up, yesterday. We may not have fully shattered the 80% approval rating meme, but we did show - and in large numbers - that, at least for Alaskan women, Sarah Palin is not "just like us ( Read more... )

It's funny how family crisis brings perspective in some things and not in others. And makes you realize how, in so many ways, the threat of losing a parent can completely rock the foundations of your world.

( My world is sideways and this may be triggery if you're dealing with parental loss stuff. )

Geez, I guess it is possible ( Read more... )

As some of you know, I've been trying to escape my workplace hell for some time now. This afternoon, I accepted a very attractive offer from a small oil company. The position is part tech support and part project manager trainee. I'm very, very excited ( Read more... )

So. It's been since March. (Ack ( Read more... )

Seriously. Work SUCKS ASS, right now ( Read more... )

The house stuff is, for the time being, off the table. No can talk about things related to lawsuit.

In other news, I'm a (sort of) full-time student again. I've reduced my hours at work to 30-ish (shooting for 24) and enrolled in 12 credits worth of English classes this semester ( Read more... )

We need at least $30,000 in foundation work.

Add it to the list of things our inspector missed.

I don't really have the words.

We need a new roof. It's supposed to be installed beginning today.

New water heater, too. No heat, no hot water, no roof, so it's off to Neil's parents for Christmas.

Yippee-ki-fucking-yay.