*For those of you who are also my Facebook friends, sorry for the double-celebration*

So, yesterday morning I finished my ninth consecutive box of Rice Krispies since May.

Last night, I sent off my nine proof-of-purchase seals and the happy order form for my free Star Trek Tee Shirt! Oh yeah, in 4 to 6 weeks I will by Stylin'.

Still riding the bus and still reading...

Halting State by Charles Stoss
This was a fun read! It's a cyber-mystery written in second person (you gotta love that) and folks who are savvy about the Intarwubs and MMORPGs and get a kick out of the Scots (I dinnae ken tha) will enjoy this book.

The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
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One of the guys at work here isn't looking too good. Blames it on McD's but I have the sound of squealing pigs in my head. My tummy's been messed up since lunch and I didn't eat any (blame it on the banana I had for breakfast)...oh hell, I hope I'm not really sick.

Yesterday afternoon I was able to swim 200 yards Butterfly without any problems! I can point my toes all day!

This past weekend at the Con, I visited a room party where after successfully answering a trivia question I got to spin the wheel of misfortune. I won a rubber spider, 4" in diameter ( Read more... )

Every time I go to a Convention, any convention, I get sick. I still go to conventions.

For those of you planning to attend Convergence, I have been checking this every day for the past week or so and it went up significantly over the weekend.

Minnesota Department of Health - Swine Flu websiteThere is no hope, there is only Gatorade and ( Read more... )

I walked out to catch the bus to go to work this morning and this was parked at the bus stop:


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The other day I was shopping at the co-op and they had small bunches of flowers on sale so I bought one and brought it home.


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I finally got a chance to go see the new Star Trek movie. I cried through the whole thing and I wasn't the only one ( Read more... )

Monkeypuzzle and Vulpesferox had a very reasonable discussion in response to a post I made recently. Guys, no need to apologize, you didn't hijack my journal. I kind of figured as soon as I saw the first response that some conversation would ensue. I appreciate all your comments, especially as they were well thought out rather than flame wars ( Read more... )