If you want to see my London photos, they are here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/49175411@N00/

If that link doesn't work, try this one:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/madgemadge

Okay, I feel pretty dumb about this, but I can't figure it out on my own: I have a new camera which I brought to London with me, an Olympus FE-20. Very basic point-and-shoot, easy to take snapshots with. However. It did not come with a driver, and there is no driver for it on the Olympus website ( Read more... )

Back state-side! I am tired, but less jet-lagged in this direction. I think that makes me backwards, since everyone warned me about the Terrors Of Jetlag in the return flight ( Read more... )

And, I'm off. Since I had the time, I made extra prepartations for the return part of this trip: I changed the sheets on the bed, and did all the laundry. I cleaned every inch of the apartment. The garbage is out, the dishes are done. I even have frozen chicken burgers from Trader Joe's in the freezer, so I have easy food for when I return all ( Read more... )

Why do I have a million cans of garbanzo beans, if I am not going to make hummus ( Read more... )

This is a pretty good Monday, for a Monday. The rain just stopped, and I can see blue sky through the still-menacing clouds. I have been doing laundry since I woke up, and am progressing nicely on a project that I have to finish by Wednesday night. I will have to work all day every day to get it all done (recording cassette tapes to CD), but it ( Read more... )

In making my plans for London, I've decided that I want to walk a lot. I want to really see a lot of the city, and not just use the underground and busses. Also use them, of course, but I want to do a lot of walking. Well. I suppose that means that I should do a lot of walking now, huh ( Read more... )

Is drunk sewing the answer?

I think it is!

It's that exciting time, again - I'm on a diet! 2008 started off really well for my health - I was hardcore about not drinking, or eating sugar, or really having any processed carbs at all. And then, in March, I got upset and ate a whole lot of cake. And then I was buried in a Sugar Tsunami. And I proceeded to gain 15 pounds. Yay ( Read more... )

Dude. My most recent ex-boss just called me... to say hi, and ask how I'm doing in the job search ( Read more... )