So I saw a cat at the pound yesterday that might have been Linus. Unfortunately, it was hiding behind its carrier and the warning on the cage said feral cat! Mean! Do not touch! And they refused to let me see him or touch him, despite my clear disclaimer of liability. Whatever ( Read more... )

So, it's now public and official! Starting on 2006-04-12, I will be taking a hiatus from my career as a professional software developer. And life in the lovely Triangle, for that matter. I will instead be living outside of DC, working as a nanny for my adorable niece Lydia and my wilful nephew Martin. Hooray for wootini for offering me this opportunity ( Read more... )

And so it begins.

so i'm getting ready to sell my house. i actually met with a wonderful realtor who's way cool and very on top of things. she's given me homework with phone numbers and everything. looks like i need a replacement window, new carpeting, deck repair, and some landscaping. probably set me back a few g's, but it'll be worth it for the peace of mind ( Read more... )

so last friday evan and i went out for sushi and then over to fuse for a nightcap. as we were en route, we were relating driving stories to one another. i noted that it's my usual modus operandi to wait until i get a ticket for expired registration before i am wont to do anything about it, but that i was very impressed with myself for being ( Read more... )

So the name of our beach house for new year's was Serenity Now, which worked on several different levels. The Firefly reference should not be lost on anyone, of course. Or the reference to the temperance prayer, a rather ironic one in our case of course as most mornings began with bloody mary's or daquiris, and the days proceeded predictably from ( Read more... )

Four jobs you've had in your life: ice cream scooper, residential lighting associate, theater technician, computer geek ( Read more... )

she's in paris living it up with dad, and i can't call her, so here's my birthday shout out to my mom, sly55. happy birthday!

i jumped another quantum in my soccer playing yesterday, hooray for me. i've always been pretty fast, and as an avid student of the game, my tactical awareness has generally been laudable, but my skill on the ball had been pretty bad for the most part. yesterday, though, i had it going on. great distribution, some nifty crossing at full speed, and ( Read more... )

tapped by wootini:

You're stuck inside Fahrenheit 451: which book do you want to be?

I don't get this one either. I guess I'd want to be a picture book, maybe Tuesday by David Wiesner ( Read more... )