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So, for the first time since late high school or early college, I've updated my website's layout. I felt kind of ashamed of myself as I was sifting through all of my old, neglected code. Anyhow, let me know what you guys think. I'm still trying to think of good ways to implement the Blog feature, but it will probably involve leaving comments on ( Read more... )

Physically, I'm feeling a little beat up at the moment. I've worked some unexpectedly long hours, and although they have resulted in minor injuries, the injuries somehow remind me that my job is awesome. Still, I am going to need some warm tea and a hot shower to ease the pain of:

• "rub rash" from Saturday's tubing
  
• second-degree burn from sparkler ( Read more... )

One of Ripley's new favorite things is "tickle." It's taken him about three weeks to learn to lift his wings and say "tickle" to get me to tickle him under his wings ( Read more... )

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I'm basking in a couple of new things, right now: my new age (26), my new job, and the sweet smell of central air conditioning. The latter is pretty self-explanatory: our air conditioner has been broken all year, until today. The rest require pictures:


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So, I just wasted my morning on the phone with Comcast.

I'll spare you the details, but last month I tried to downgrade my service and was told I'd be signed up for a package deal that cost $30 a month. Turns out I was billed over $90 $110 this month--the $30 was for the addition of cable to my regular bill. After getting tossed around to half a ( Read more... )

Tevis and I are dozing on the couch to a terrible reality television show from our newly-acquired cable service. Ripley has been muttering to himself and occasionally whistling, but now that there is a lull in the conversation, he begins his his smoke alarm impression ( Read more... )