I don't even remember when I last updated. Work is seriously keeping me too busy to think beyond "What do I need to do next," whether that's a work or a home "next" list. I'm tired and not in a good place mentally, and things just keep piling up. Amy's car has three oil seals that need replaced (for $1400). I'm stuck teaching three full classes ( Read more... )

I’m a really slow and sluggish thinker right now. On top of that, I’m moody. I have no idea why. I sit down to write, to think, to talk, and I’m just stumped. I do fine with teaching classes, but it’s a problem to do much else sometimes. I want to suspect it’s just being tired, but I can’t swear to that. I get as much sleep as I usually get, but ( Read more... )

My daughter is watching Bolt again. She didn't love it in the theater, but since I snagged it from the library, she's been all about it. We're thinking a bit about Monsters Vs. Aliens with her, but I don't know when. It'll have to be soon, I'd guess ( Read more... )

Once or twice upon a time, there was a guy. A dude. A fella. He was always busy and never had any chance to keep up with his friends in any social way. He worked too much and too weird hours, and it took a toll on him. He’s still not sure how he maintains the lifestyle he does, even though it’s not much of a lifestyle ( Read more... )

Some random thoughts ( Read more... )

The finances have worked out, but they rely on a few things. One of those is getting rid of most of our cable (getting rid of all of it is a really minor savings), which makes me sad mostly in the loss of the DVR, but I'm suspecting we'll switch to watching more online TV. We would NOT be able to afford it if we didn't have help from a few parties ( Read more... )