My hosting service is having an issue, and hikarikat is down. I thought I just hadn't paid the bill, but nope, it's down. They say (and I quote): "A major Internet service provider is currently experiencing a network issue which is negatively impacting our services. We are unable to directly address this issue and will update this message as we ( Read more... )

So, as my Facebook friends know, I finally broke down and got a smartphone. The reason? Well, for one, I was feeling pretty left out when everyone assumed I had one. But more important, the discount on our insurance, based on data sent from our car, has changed format. Now, instead of the data being sent from a dongle plugged into the car's ( Read more... )

I made my doctor happy today! Seriously, she was beaming at me and practically bouncing ( Read more... )

Speaking to my sister, I remarked on what a lot of walking we were going to be doing on our vacation. She said she'd be fine - she's gone back to working out, and she's doing well. When she told me how well, I realized I was in trouble. When I told her what I could do on a treadmill, all she said was, "Oh." Let me tell you, rendering my sister too ( Read more... )

It's really going to happen. I'm so excited ( Read more... )

I'm posting a meme I got from a friend. Why are these things so irresistable to do?

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I just thought I'd toss out two random things. Why not ( Read more... )

I've been surprised at myself for the number of times per day that I check Facebook. I always used to look down on people who had to check FB, Twitter, etc., all day long. I still look down on people who constantly do it. You know the ones, you pass them on the street and they're staring like zombies at their phone instead of watching where they're ( Read more... )

When my coworkers and bosses asked me what I would do when I retired, thinking I'd be bored, I had an easy answer. "I'm going to sleep. And write."

The first year or so, I got plenty of sleep, but I didn't write. But last November, I tackled the fantasy novel that I'd been trying to write for the last two Nanos, Path of the Dragonfly. I loved the ( Read more... )

April's Camp Nanowrimo is over, and with 20,252 words, I more than made my goal of 20K. I think I'll set July's goal higher. Maybe 30K ( Read more... )