Summing up the call I'm currently on with my bank ( Read more... )

My unemployedness combined with still being somewhat gimpy and having to take it easy have combined to create an interesting situation. Shopping for ingredients gets me out of the house, and saves us money while not taxing my back. It also results in us eating less *unknown* matter, as I'm generally making food without anything more processed ( Read more... )

So... 4 days ago this guy cut into my back and poked around IN MY SPINE. It's tough enough to get my brain around that ( Read more... )

Prior to my 3rd year of college, I had no idea how to study (maybe that's why it took 6 to finish). I'd never really needed to. I'd found that if I showed up to class and did the homework, I had everything I needed to get an A or B. I didn't understand cramming, cliff's notes, or highlighter pens ( Read more... )

I'm chewing over a theory that the easiest thing in the world is to allow myself to slide into depression. Not just me, but that the natural state for humans is to ponder the things that are negative - and that's how we ever managed to progress out of caves and huts. As a species, it's a huge boon. To the individual, not so much. It's ( Read more... )

For some reason, "grampa" doesn't seem quite right now that they're no longer alive. I'm not sure why that is. As tempted as I am to let this post degenerate into a ramble devoted entirely to discussing navelgazing (as opposed to pure navelgazing itself), I'm gonna stay on topic here, because this has been clattering around in my head for a week ( Read more... )

I've been checking facebook. I want to despise it as pointless social networking frippery, but... but... I guess so damn many people are on it, it's becoming silly to resist. Next thing you know I'll be getting a smartphone and tweeting. Argh, the path to hell has far too many enticing gadgets.

Non-technical people victimizing other non-technical people with stupidity and badly written laws is something that drives me absolutely insane (I wonder if there's actually a line of work in there somewhere? it's certainly something I'm passionate about), so this made me extremely happy ( Read more... )

These adult treats are absolutely not marketed for children. That's just a happy side-effect. Like the cancer.

Never thought of myself as much of a birdwatcher, but this tree at work is putting out little red berries (didn't notice that last year) and one of the more interesting snackers seems to be a cedar waxwing. Purdy lil thing, but not too bright. I think it may be the same type that was whacking itself against my window, trying to land on a plant ( Read more... )