I feel like the gloominess that lives inside my apartment has been lurking for months. I've avoided serious cleaning like the plague, as well as the laundry. It's nothing new, though. When I'm home, all I want to do is watch the DVR or read books. Part of me has given up and accepted that something about my current situation is keeping me from ( Read more... )

But yes, my life is dull. I love to think that books and my pets are enough, but it's not always as gratifying as I like to think it is. Sorry, Harry Potter. You and Hermoine should just get it on and maybe I wouldn't be so bored ( Read more... )

Having not realized that my employers would take advantage of me at the time of hire, I did not negotiate vacation time for myself before my first year is complete. That said, I was able to create a mini-vacation by pairing two weekends and two paid holidays (my birthday moved to coincide with Labor Day). I ended up with six days of time off to go ( Read more... )

I spent my weekend (Tues/Weds) mostly in front of my television, watching DVR'd episodes of Bravo's Top Chef and Flipping Out, as well as two parts of CNN/Christiane Amanpour's three-part series called 'God's Warriors.' Pair this with the book I'm finishing (the first Harry Potter), and you can be amazed at how well-rounded I am ( Read more... )

One of the biggest annoyances with owning cats is the cat litter problem. I've been a fan of clumping clay litters for years for its convenience, but it hasn't helped alleviate most of the problems. I've tried different litters and still manage to find it tracked all over the house and in places you really don't want it. And regardless of how ( Read more... )

I can't remember the last time I posted to this journal. I started posting to MySpace, but that's just as irregular. Life gets busy and I shut down. Oh, and yeah, I have a new addiction (shopping in Second Life) which I am trying to quit... err reduce. So here's a post ( Read more... )

Revise that: DVR ruined my already non-existent social life. And Miss Dara's plot to get me hooked on World of Warcraft shall not succeed ( Read more... )

To Do, before Dara's midnight arrival:

1. Vacuum
2. Fetch with Adicus
3. Shower
4. Give Adicus a half-bath
5. Post Office (post BookMooch, insurance papers)

Buy me this?


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I finished my first 1000 piece puzzle (it's been probably at least 10 years since my last one, which I'm sure I had help on!) Sure, I started like 3 or 4 hours ago. But it was only my second session on it. Or third, now that I think about it. I'll post pictures later.