Good: Brazilian Jiu Jitsu - recently started
Bad: Ass - getting kicked
Ugly: Usha - tired of washing blood out of my gi

(Not to worry - it's all minor scrapes, and often not even mine. The blood just tends to get all over the place when you're grappling.)

Good: Seems to be a mechanical problem. Maybe I can fix it.

Bad: Hmm, sure are a lot of parts in there.

Ugly: (20 minutes later) Sure are a lot of parts out here...

Good: magnet magnet
Bad: magnet finger magnet
Ugly: magnet magnet magnet   finger   magnet magnet magnet

Update: Oh, good, I've already broken two three (damn, they're brittle) of them.

(Hmn. Okay, that was not nearly terse enough for my taste. Let's try a second draft.)

Good: Cleaning keyboard, half done.

Bad: Realizing I don't know the order the keys go in for their reconstruction.

Ugly: Rather, I know exactly where the keys go, but trying to force keys meant to go thus into a pattern like this just won't work. And I won't be ( Read more... )

NPR is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're going to get. (Yes, okay, you're going to get chocolate. But what kind of masochist wants whipped egg whites, vanilla cream and english walnuts with shredded coconut filling?)

Urrr... where was I? ... Right, NPR.

( Good... )

The trip/vacation went pretty well. Saw my family, did some skiing, celebrated New Year's/Channukah/Mom's Brithday, took a drive down to NY to see Saffy's family, etc. Maybe will update with more details later.

Bad: Got sick again.
Good: Not until the end of vacation. 1
Ugly: 9+ hours of air travel with a cold. 2

1 It was the New York leg that ( Read more... )

Bad: Supercuts sucks.
Good: I have a sharp pair of scissors.
Ugly: And poor hand-eye coordination.

...

Me: Hey, that's a pretty big piece, look at that.
Saffy: Put that back!
Me: ...