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Frenzied Week
I feel like this week is a pressure cooker that I am boiling in. Monday was a holiday, and while I am in no way complaining about that, It does make this week one day shorter. Which under normal circumstances would be totally AWESOME, but because it is this week, I feel a bit overwhelmed. I have to tally the budget for a meeting next week, and I'm ( Read more... ) -
I had a dream...
No, this isn't about the inauguration. I just thought it was an appropriate title for today's post, because I DID have a dream. About two weeks ago I had a very strange dream. I was on a commercial airliner, and there was suddenly something wrong with the engines. The pilot had to make an emergency landing, and he landed in the middle of a big city ( Read more... ) -
Off the wagon
Since buying my house, I have gotten back on the ebay merry-go-round. If you recall, I had an ebay craze about a year ago, buying up kimono fabric to use for my sewing hobby biz. I still have stacks of fabric, now in boxes somewhere in the new sewing room. I'm thinking to use some of it for the house, though I'm not sure yet how... maybe as ( Read more... ) -
What's the opposite of foodling?
Today I had a stack of meetings all sandwiched together, and every time I thought I was going to catch a break so that I could eat something, I was thwarted. The phone would ring, or an extremely urgent task would come up that needed to be finished 5 minutes ago. I had a delicious leftover Greek lunch waiting for me in the fridge not 20 feet away, ( Read more... ) -
Carma Sofa
This morning I took my car to the dealer because there was a recall on it. The customer rep told me that the car's computer needed to be updated because in some cars it was causing them to misfire. I brought the car in and went over to the customer waiting area. On the phone they had said that it would take an hour, but when I got there they said ( Read more... ) -
Step by step
Last night we had an intensive unpacking session, and I unearthed some exercise-appropriate apparel, so this morning I tried out the gym at work for the first time. The weight room (which has all of the stationary bikes and stairmasters) doesn't open until 11:30 during Janterm, so it was either the track or tennis, which I don't play. So I jogged/ ( Read more... ) -
I'll have the Hampshire Special
I swear, this morning when I came to work the entire campus smelled like a ham sandwich. I don't even know how this is possible, or how I know exactly what a ham sandwich smells like, as I don't even like them. But it is what it is. Hopefully by the time I leave it will smell like peppermint bark. -
Re Solve
Last year was the first time I ever seriously made a New Year's resolution and stuck to it. There is basically no dress code at my office, and after wearing jeans and t-shirts every day for a year and being constantly mistaken for a student, I decided to grow up a little and dress a bit more professionally. It's a bit of a balancing act, because I ( Read more... ) -
News Year
In my first post of the new year, I can finally announce my big news! I didn't want to say it until it was official, but now it is! After nearly 3 years of nonstop searching, I have finally found a house. A house in my price range, that isn't a dump, that's a manageable commute to both of our jobs, that has ROOM(s) enough for both of us and all our ( Read more... ) -
A Fanfare for the Uncommon Man
As one of my all-time favorite seasons has bid its tearful farewell, I felt the need to post this article from MSN. Denny, Alan, Shirley, Jerry, Denise, Clarence, and everyone else... you will be missed.
10 Reasons We'll Miss 'Boston Legal'
As the series signs off, we run down its many merits
By Dave Lake
MSN TV
After five seasons and 101 ( Read more... )