As one of the millions of folks who don't count in the unemployment statistics, I found this funny (more funny-odd than funny-haha).

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My slugs and snails got an honorable mention in the Mochimochiland photo contest. Considering that I only added the picture to the group pool at Flickr, it was a surprise. I would've tried to coax a better shot out of my camera. The slugs and snail were knit from leftover sock yarn.


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My LiveJournal Trick-or-Treat HaulPeety goes trick-or-treating, dressed up as Hello Kitty.cuelight gives you 11 white cherry-flavoured wafers.dianawolf gives you 11 red-orange chocolate-flavoured gumdrops.enchylatta gives you 17 blue cherry-flavoured gumdrops.eurekapancake gives you 14 teal cola-flavoured pieces of taffy.metamorphmuse gives you 19 ( Read more... )

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I stopped at my bank, went up to the teller, and said, "I'd like to check my balance." So she pushed me. --Soupy Sales

Another piece of my childhood gone. And a flip of a finger to the brat on Twitter who thinks that anyone old enough to know who Soupy Sales was is also too old to understand how to use Twitter.

Please wake up every morning knowing that things are going to be OK.

I'm pretty quiet these days. I don't have a whole lot of contact with other people, which is kind of okay. When it isn't okay, I think of the work situations that I no longer have to deal with and I'm grateful. There's one day of the year when my inner child starts whimpering for some attention. It's on my birthday. If you consider that I'm ( Read more... )

I hate making phone calls. I took a look at the kitchen ceiling this morning and forced myself to call a roof repair place. I was on hold forever. When I finally got to talk to someone, it turns out they no longer repair metal roofs. I'm back to working myself up to making another call ( Read more... )

I spoke too soon about there not being that much rain. The thunder stopped and was replaced by this unbelievable downpour. I've never seen this much water in the 10+ years I've lived in this house. It was like a river of water coming down the hill from my next-door neighbor's house. I think some of his lawn furniture is probably floating in the ( Read more... )