• one car (I bought the vaselinemobile in May 1999)
• one house (moved in the Casa de MLD in December 1997)
• one family (including Scrapbook Senora, HelloKittyJunkie, and LegoLandOrBust)
• two businesses I wasn't expecting to start at 2000---but did and am glad I did so!
• two jobs

1. a few people whom I hold in high regard (LJ and not) are going through some moderate-mega stressful situations. You know who you are---I wish you strength, peace, and if you need an ear, I'm here...

2. on a lighter note, I got this indirectly from the charming and talented lythandra, who is definitely one of the top ten drivers I've ever ridden with.  ( Read more... )

hello from 38,000 feet above some Southern State ( Read more... )

Input welcome. Been busy with a ton of schtuff.

Poll

Cosentino's is a local foodie joint that started as a vegetable stand in the 40s, and by the time I moved up to Santa Clara in 1997, had three stores. The one in Santa Clara was sold 2 years ago, and as of the 18th, the one in Silver Creek/Evergreen neighborhood will be sold.  Only the Bascom store will remain ( Read more... )

but good god....even though one of these drunken revelers once attacked my achilles tendon at mile 6 with a shopping cart, this is downright UNENFORCABLE ( Read more... )

spent some time yesterday/today reading the 96 hours section in the Chronicle ( Read more... )

needing a break from the paperwork (and the massive # of ISO orders is great---keep em coming ( Read more... )

howdee folks from rainy and cold Santa Clara (to go out tonight I needed my wool coast---a sweater and other layers wasn't enough....(my dining companion went out in shorts and a t-shirt ( Read more... )

Blame it on the Gneech....

01. Name a movie that you have seen more than 10 times: I Want to Live (1958, Susan Hayward)

02. Name a movie that you've seen multiple times in a theatre: Bull Durham

03. Name an actor that would make you more inclined to see a movie:  Cary Grant, Susan Hayward--a tie James Stewart

04. Name an actor that would make you less ( Read more... )