* Burning myself out on WoW, which is good, really. I need to not feel the urge to sign on to level up instead of writing, especially with ( Read more... )

My badge from work can get me into the Ren Fest with 4 friends. Also, there are free passes that I guess I will be given. So anyone who would like to come to the Fest on its last weekend with Forest and me are more than welcome.

It's interesting to work for a corporation that is traded publicly on the stock market. It's possible for one to search for the company's stock quote and predict the main topic during the next department head meeting.

Also: I'm glad I haven't started my 401(k) plan yet.

( So-called controversial meme )

Word Count starts at 5450. That's not all from tonight, but it's where I am since I started this current story ( Read more... )

I'm sitting in the IRS office right now.

Yes, life keeps on being a barrel of laughs.

UPDATE: After too long sitting at a counter, finally going to get the IRS crap resolved sooner rather than later. But damn, paying off old bills gets expensive.

Her name was Gaila Selvy. She was one of eight children who grew up near Wichita, Kansas during the Great Depression ( Read more... )

They're taking my grandmother off oxygen right now.

Mom gave me the phone to speak to grandma before they did it.

UPDATE: No, they're waiting until midnight, so that my uncle can fly to Wichita and see her.

My grandmother is dying.

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I guess that's all I have to say about that right now. More later, I'm sure.

So no paperwork or anything from the old place, which led me to call them to ask about the status of our sublet/deposit and all that ( Read more... )