This is a great idea:

http://givingchallenge.ning.com/

and I'm in as of today. Stay tuned!

I want to procrastinate, and laze around the internet, and watch Gossip Girl on iTunes. But, instead, I have to clean.
Life was so much simpler and more narcissistic when I lived alone.

It's a little depressing to be severely underemployed. I do know that in this economy I am in very good company, which provides some comfort.

However, mostly, I am seriously bored at work. So I've made it my mission to bring my employer into the 21st century technologically. I may seem short on ambition since I'm not trying to bring them all the way ( Read more... )

I created my very own hero:


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Indian food, that is ( Read more... )

Because this has turned into a crabby day (family drama + surly coworkers + only woman in a meeting run by patriarchal idiots, etc.) I am devoted to posting ten good things ( Read more... )

In the midst of moving on, it's kind of back, and I'm not sure what to do ( Read more... )

The highlights:

take-out Chinese and Ugly Betty,
puttering around the house on a beautiful Friday morning,
lunch with John at the one cute little bistro in this town (which also provided some great people watching of the ladies-who-lunch set),
poking about at an independent bookstore; having the willpower to resist Ghost Cats of the Southcoffee ( Read more... )

John and I took advantage of a last-minute opportunity to have a three day weekend together, and it's lovely to be sitting at home on a warm, sunny Friday morning, wearing my pajamas and drinking coffee while listening to morning TV (okay, I realize I'm probably in a distinct minority because I love weekday morning TV, but I do!) Days off during ( Read more... )

It's been working for me to exercise in the morning. I don't like it yet, but I'm getting used to it. I was cutting it too close last week: getting up and just about heading straight out the door -- but I've realized I'm better if I sacrifice 20 minutes of sleep but have time to start the coffee, watch the headlines, and wake up just a bit before I ( Read more... )