I took this week off to volunteer for SXSW. My shifts have been screwy for various reasons (main crew's hours got cut, other crew added in hours, system double-booked me then dropped me out, nitty gritty straightening it all out), but so far so good ( Read more... )

"This may be both bears' first romance, and it got a little awkward, said Matt Thompson, mammal curator."I am laughing because this reminds me of me. I don't think I've caused anyone to need surgery yet, but I have stomped repeatedly on toes after asking a cute stranger to dance, been deserted on the dancefloor (a different person, that time), ( Read more... )

I need to make a post about what happened on the 2nd, but I'm not doing it right now ( Read more... )

Cleaning out the back room at the store, a box of candy was pulled down, meant to be awarded as prizes during a promotion that went on, like, last summer. I *did* win a card for an extra work break (which I never redeemed) when the district manager came to visit, but no one at our store gave out the company-sent awards ( Read more... )

Sturdy piece of cloth to spare ( Read more... )

Today I am going on a hunt for a four wheeled machine.

I know the right attitude is to look bored and wait for one to sidle up alongside me and beg to be taken cheaply, but needs must be met, and I do work very early in the morning.

Think reliable and affordable thoughts for my mission, if you're inclined.

So having access to my home computer for a few hours has resulted in a number of posts made in rapid succession ( Read more... )

Chile guards the house! What alert ears, keen eyes, conscientious mindfulness...


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Nuts. I'd gotten myself used to drinking tea without sugar, by looking for the sweetness of the milk ( Read more... )

Hooray! Christmas is overflowing the trash bins in the street.

...And I am still here. (Doing much better, thanks.)


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