I'm all fixed. And sore. And drugged. And I sound funny. I'm going to go take a nap.

I hit someone's cat on my way home. He ran out in front of me. I tried to stop and swerve around him, but I couldn't. I wasn't speeding, and I was paying attention to the road. But I still feel like it's my fault ( Read more... )

Thank you, Consumerist, for the heads-up. A census head-counter just knocked on my door, asking if my domicile was a single or multiple family home. I feel a bit like a bean that is waiting to be counted.

My lousy Thursday will drag on to be my lousy Monday. I have to go back to see asshole doctor. See review for why I'm so thrilled.

I'll whine later, when I can form more than a couple of coherent sentences. I hate doctors who can't leave their religious agenda at the door when they see a patient. It's my fucking body, and my fucking choice. Deal with it, or find a new occupation.

and do minor home improvement. *rawr*

The owner of our house had dogs, DOGS. Five Newfoundlands, to be exact. She had ramp built off the side porch so the dogs could go from their poo-yard back to the doggie door without having to navigate stairs. After years of use by large, high-speed animals, it wasn't in the best shape, and since we have no ( Read more... )

The Westboro Baptist Church is coming to town. And bring boatloads of hate with them. May they be hit by a bus.

I'm utterly lost. I thought it would be a simple matter of deciding what vegetation I want to grow, and planting said vegetation when the ground thaws. No. It's not that easy. I want to grow stuff we eat: sweet corn, tomatoes, onions, garlic, my basic produce-section purchases ( Read more... )

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Time-Warner was kind enough to send us a a pair of monkeys on Wednesday night to "fix" our cable. The Geek had explained the damaged lines to the call-center kid, saying that the usual install/repair guys wouldn't be able to do anything for us, the lines needed replacing. The monkeys were wandering around in the yard with flashlights, didn't ( Read more... )