January was filled with things breaking, although oddly my stress level decreased. Ever since October of last year I'd been plagued with a twitchy eyebrow, but for once I haven't had so much as a twinge for a few weeks now. I get these little eye tics when I'm stressed to the nines, so having it fade is a good sign ( Read more... )

My Yiynova MSP19 died earlier while I was juggling monitors trying to get my game capture device set up. There was a newer version of the Yiynova, the MSP19U, which I was considering purchasing but hadn't intended to upgrade like that. But thanks to donations from the comic readers and a weekend gaming marathon I got the funds together and ( Read more... )

Last year as a gift to the Little Tales crew I organized a Secret Santa gift exchange thing. We had almost fifty participants and only one flake ( Read more... )

I'm working myself up to learning how to make prime rib. But as prime rib costs quite a bit I'm experimenting with much cheaper cuts of meat until I have the technique down. A roast will run you $10-$25 depending on the cut and weight. I average about $15 on a roast that feeds Uriel and I for a couple of days. Not bad for 5-6 meals for two ( Read more... )

Uriel: I forgot to mention, Your mom sent you a copy of The Shack.

Me: Never heard of it.

Uriel: It's a book about a person who meets the Trinity, with each aspect personified as a different ethnic person and gender. God is portrayed as an African American woman.

Me: And she sent this to me?

Uriel: Apparently.

Me: She couldn't have ( Read more... )

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While I'm awake and updating, allow me to also compose a kitten update ( Read more... )

In years past I'd post swag lists, but honestly I'm finding it doesn't matter as much to me anymore. Although Uriel got me a box of my favorite chocolates and that made me happy. But more in the sense that he remembered that I love hazelnuts than WOO STUFF ( Read more... )

We did not adopt the kitten I had mentioned a couple of entries ago. He kept coming in underweight and his adoption kept getting delayed. Thankfully as he was a cute and affectionate kitten he WOULD find a home, but we were tired of waiting.

So last Sunday we went to another ASPCA and looked around. There was one cat we instantly nicknamed ( Read more... )

Just so things don't seem all gloom and doom ( Read more... )