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WORST. COMMUTE. EVAR.
the DC metro region got hit by a nasty it's raining now sleeting, now reaaaaly heavy wet snow!!! on wednesday afternoon ( Read more... ) -
ewww.
http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/health/2011/01/25/lawsuit-claims-taco-bell-using-real-beef/
So, surprise meter is at 0.01 of 10. Ewww meter is at 8.7 of 10. -
wakeup calls
When delivered by a headache, at around 5:30 am, they really really suck. -_-
Today's gonna need lots of caffeine. -
kvetching.
We got new computers at work, finally. yay ( Read more... ) -
Still Achy, back at work.
I'm glad this was a holiday weekend. Saturday and Sunday were spent moving sis and bro-in-law to new house. As i'd mentioned, mom did a wonderful job over the last week in helping get the place freshly painted. Quite a few rooms are still painted in Contractor Drab™, but now the kitchen is a nice deep green with a bit of blue in it, the family ( Read more... ) -
Another Moving experience
Today, i got my sister moved into her new house. It's quite a nice place, and better now that they've spent a week doing some minor repairs and a lot of painting. Mom's down to help as well, and she's very adept at finding The Right Shade.
I recruited the help of revengel and Dr. Mrs. and we caravanned down here, and had A Full Day, with lots of loading ( Read more... ) -
We're magnetic!
Czech researchers find that red foxes align themselves in a north/easterly direction when hunting in snow/long vegetation.They found that most of the standard 'creep, listen, pounce' 'mousing' behavior was successful when the foxes aligned themselves at that angle. They'd sometimes line up in other directions, but were typically less successful by ( Read more... ) -
Back @ werk
I had a wonderful vacation over the holidays out in the SF area with my sweethearts. I wish i could have stayed longer, and seen more people and sights, but i think i'll be back out there in the spring sometime, and can catch up then ( Read more... ) -
I have been away.
I've been spending the holidays around SF with my sweethearts on a much needed vacation. It's been a rather silly length of time since i took an extended one that wasn't just a few days tacked on a holiday weekend visiting family or doing a con ( Read more... ) -
Holidays and natural cynicism
It's odd being a catholic-raised atheist during the holidays. The religious themes behind everything tend to ring hollow, but there is something to a mid-winter holiday, spent with those you love, sharing good food and cheer, because so many cultures have come up with the notion independently ( Read more... )