Hello livejournal! long time no see!

Just another day in paradise. At least i'm still employed. And we're going camping next weekend... mosquitos here i come...

I leave for Chicago tomorrow. i'm excited - it should be a relaxing drive, nothing to do but drive, listen to some good talk radio and music, eat, and then sleep. I'm driving to Grand Junction, CO tomorrow, Lincoln, NE on saturday, and will arrive in Gurnee, Ill on Sunday. i'm organized, ready to pack the car tonight. the cats are of course ( Read more... )

boyfriend is here, we had a great time in the canyon a few weeks ago(memorial week), back to work now ( Read more... )

woohoo, another day - another round of layoffs. no idea how many it has affected yet, but my group has gotten the all clear ( Read more... )

i love Jeneane Garofalo - http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/5/12/730468/-Janeane-Garofalo-vs-The-Tea-BaggersRound-II-w-UpdateRead more... )

Yesterday was Mother's Day - living so far away from my mother and grandmother, i sent cards with gift certificates and called them. i'll seem them this summer anyway ( Read more... )

so today someone posted a bumper sticker they saw today on facebook "God doesn't believe in atheists." that strikes me as very bigoted. what does it matter? it doesn't matter to atheists that christians exist - why should it matter to so-called "christians" that atheists exist? are they threatened by atheists? in the same way many of them are ( Read more... )

i'm feeling a bit resentful about work today. needless to say this is not helping my motivation. so back in jan i stepped aside to let others code for a change while i worked on fixes on existing code. with the hinting that i should let people who haven't gotten to do coding in a while, code. so i did that. and now i find that i will get to ( Read more... )

yes, i am a lazy poster! there you have it ( Read more... )

i had a really good weekend, nice and relaxing. and i actually got some stuff done around the house! my router table now has drawers, the display cabinet is ready for glass. i even went for a run and drove over to half price books ( Read more... )