Today's errands took me to the mall and the Hallmark store. It's exhausting trying to dodge all the silly Valentine's Day merchandise that seems to be all over the place ( Read more... )

During our workday today, I had a bit of down-ish time; I chose to use this to do a bit of research on graduate school options. (Hey, it's work-related in that it will help me advance in the field, right?) At this point, I'm pretty sure I want to go the Instructional Technology route, and I know which schools I want to apply to. In my research, I ( Read more... )

Progress on the small dog front: Roadrunner will now sit in the same room with me, as long as I sit very still and quietly in one place. The second I move or talk, though, she will still bolt out of the room. Any further tips on dealing with small dogs still greatly appreciated, though ( Read more... )

Hooray for two-day weeks ( Read more... )

I hope everyone is having a good Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, whether or not today is a day off for you. Please don't forget *why* we have the day offA brief update on our growing family. When my folks were taking my brother back to college a couple weeks back, they saw a dog wandering down the left lane of the highway. My stepdad went out into ( Read more... )

I'm a little late on this train, but I figured I would take a look back at the Aughts as I saw them. (I know, I know, technically this isn't the end of the decade, but it's a good looking-back point ( Read more... )

Hello, LJ friends, and a happy 2010 to all ( Read more... )

...so I'm allowed to tell you how Jeopardy! turned out...

Quite well, as it happened. :-)

I just watched It Happened One Night with Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert. A few thoughts ( Read more... )

The professional side of my life is a good news/bad news story right now ( Read more... )