So, the good news is the cast is off. The bad news: ( “Cut )

So in what continues to be the summer from hell for all and sundry (Rosa, dearest, you should have punched her--friend or no friend) our domestic tranquility was shattered when the spousal unit was hit by a car Saturday while riding his bicycle. Other than some spectacular bruising and scrapes on his baby, he(and the bike)'s okay. However, it's ( Read more... )

I got a tat today on my lower back. I think it's very cool. It's a dragonfly with green and blue wings and touches of red in the body. Felt weird, like a buzzy burn. I can't wait for it to heal so it'll be all bright and pretty. The reddened skin under it dulls the color a bit.

The trouble with real life is that bad things happen to the best people. A friend at work was the team lead for a product and the assholes working for him hid data and lied! And he's going to take the heat for those worthless pricks. This is as bad as dry-labing. They should be canned immediately, but knowing the corporate politics they'll probably ( Read more... )

Just got back from a lovely 5 days up north on the beach. Went srfing and biikeriding and drank beer and ate lots of good food. Am v. happy. Of course, the little problem of wiping out and breaking my hand was a slight set-back; but it didn't make too big a dent in anything. We went to the doctor just now and they put a nasty hanging cast on it. I ( Read more... )

My Grandpa died about two hours ago. He was 93. Just had a birthday 3 weeks ago. He had a nice dinner with my mother and then his heart stopped. No pain or problems, it was over just that fast. He had a lot of good stories that I loved to listen to and he had a generally happy life--very contented most of the time. He missed my grandma though, and ( Read more... )

So the paperwork is in and I'm offically ABD. Just in case anyone was wondering what I've been doing lately. That and working in a place where people are being laid off (always cheering) and helping the Boy move into the new house. Two good things out of three aren't real bad. Had an idea about a HP story, and wrote two more pages on the Frodo!Cats ( Read more... )

Looks like I might actually update twice a year! Probably just as well as I'm not nearly as interesting as everyone on my friends list. But, anyway, the big news in my life is that escrow just closed on a house that my husband, my son and I bought together. That gives my son someplace to live and more equity for the spouse and me. And a tax write ( Read more... )

The EE Two Towers came today!!! It's wonderful. Made me feel much better about everything (real life, I mean). So happy with the added stuff. Weeee.
Could probably settle down now, but I don't think I will. Heh.

Zcon was lovely fun. Saw very many people that I haven't seen in years, ate much good food and read a very great deal of good smut. I've promised a lot of people links and things which I will get to tomorrow, I think. They're taking pre-reg for 2005. I'd go if I were you.