Okay, so the latter's quite a bit early but as I'm a bit spotty with my LJ presence and I don't really see that changing too until next year (though watch me be wrong!) I thought I'd get that in there early. Sorry for the lack of comments all around. I am reading your entries, just way after they've been posted. I've been bouncing around between ( Read more... )

So, I need to get a move and start packing as I now have two tentative move out dates, but as the place has yet to be repainted (who knew there are so many shades of white to choose from?) and other than a bed, desk and my computers, I'm not really sure what else I want to or need to bring with me. The joys and perils of moving not that far away ( Read more... )

Apparently I'm more productive when there's a blackout. Not really a surprise when I think about it -- three days without power means that I can get some much needed sorting and cleaning done since I don't have the internet and tv shows to distract me ( Read more... )

Because of various reasons, my family's having Thanksgiving dinner tonight. Also, because of various reasons my brother is not able to cook the turkey. This is important. Ever since we discovered he could cook (and generally likes to), he has been cooking the turkey with great results. This year, I was drafted. I'm not a bad cook, I'm just not ( Read more... )

So at noon Monday I found the most adorable, well behaved little dog wandering around my backyard. No microchip, no id, no collar. He's clean and doesn't seem to be hungry, thirsty or tired. I figure he's only recently gotten himself lost. On Wednesday, the inevitable "Lost Dog" poster featuring his cute mug finally appears in my mailbox. I call ( Read more... )

Hello world (or at least, the f-list)! I know I'm rather quiet and have been even quieter than usual the past week. Currently reading through all the old posts and hugs and virtual cookies for anyone who needs 'em (or if you just want free hugs and virtual cookies ( Read more... )

Spent the last five days mostly offline due to events conspiring to kick me into the 21st century, or drive me insane, it was a close call. Until three days ago, I was still happily running Windows 98 on my main computer. Now as the world waits for Windows 7, I've finally changed over to XP ( Read more... )