Yep, just me and allergies that is. I don't recall sniffling in October at home unless it was due to marching band in the cold. Therefore, I have concluded that I am allergic to Georgia pines. It doesn't really make sense...except for the pine needles on my car every morning...but neither does my nonstop runny nose. Basically I refuse to admit I ( Read more... )

Recently, a gentleman wrote into our paper to comment on the fact that the Internet is killing culture. American icon culture, the works of Dutch master painters, even French cuisine, is all being lost because no one's there to police the net and decide what constitutes culture. My examples are hypothetical but exhibit a noted lack of any non- ( Read more... )

And still job hunting ( Read more... )

Once upon a time there was Dragon*Con. There, at the Tri-force of nerd-dom was an owencreature who one day dressed as Elan from the Webcomic Order of the Stick ( Read more... )

There's a ginormous moth that hurls itself against the screen when I stay up late typing. It's at again. I jump a little each time and turn, hoping I won't see someone scrabbling to get in ( Read more... )

I don't know what they are rightly so I try and ignore them. Last night I think the repeated plunking sound outside the apartment door was just rain. This evening though I can't tell what our water heater is doing. Hopefully it's just gremlins and not gigantic roaches. The funny thing is, for all I complain about the Underdark, we'll probably ( Read more... )

Tonight I balanced my check book and am thus vaguely considering getting a part-time job. I would do said part-time job on the weekends? Saturday? I don't know. Maybe I'll just never sleep again and start writing crazy freelance stuff at night ( Read more... )

Being awake on the weekend is something I should do more often ( Read more... )

Just dropped off owencreature at the airport to send him home for dinnindn's graduation. McGruff was a little confused about why I wanted to leave early to drive my roommate to the airport but really it's quite simple ( Read more... )

I know I shouldn't give up on my one and only way to survive in the universe (i.e. my towel) but I am just about ready to throw down the proverbial towel when it comes to banking.

Let my year of financial frustrations serve as a warning: avoid Bank of America and loser roommates.

( Bank tirade )