I love my family...but sometimes I don't *like* some them very much.  Or rather, I don't care for their behavior ( Read more... )

...my phone that is.  It seemed okay but for one button that stopped working, but yesterday the screen started blinking out and today it disappeared permanently.  I'm not eligible for an upgrade but but I had insurance so I don't have to pay the full replacement price.  The tech guy was able to re-activate my old iPhone, so I'm not phoneless for ( Read more... )

~  Going to the follow up specialist visit with step-dad on Friday.  He was on top of everything, in terms of checking his meds, getting records, getting the follow up tests the doctor wanted.  He called to tell me when the appointment was but that he knew I was working that day so he'd call me and tell me the results afterward.  I...would rather ( Read more... )

1.  Cover letter and resume.  I hate working on them.  There's a detail that I'm sort of interested in, although I'm probably not highly qualified for it.  Thus it was time to work on them.  Ugh ( Read more... )

Happy December to all and sundry!  (LJ seems pretty quiet, so I'm not sure if anyone's still here.)

Things I'm thankful for:

• Movember is over.
• A lovely holiday with asimplechord and her husband, including hockey and gluttony.  We made this awesome salad, which I'll be making at home (in a smaller quantity), and A demonstrated how to make scones using a food ( Read more... )

+  Tickets to Frank Turner's show at Ram's Head have been purchased!

+  His new album, Tape Deck Heart, is pre-ordered ( Read more... )

I made a simplified version of the Couscous Tuna salad recipe blogged about here.  Yum.  I omitted the roasted peppers, olives, and capers; instead used green pepper and grape tomatoes.  Also, I used tuna packed in water rather than oil.  Possibly I used less olive oil and lemon juice as well, since I didn't measure either of them.  Just used ( Read more... )

~  Now that everyone who feels romantic and nostalgic about having a white Christmas has been satisfied, it's time for the precipitation (snow, sleet, whatever) to stop.  I need to drive tonight and would rather the roads not be like an ice rink ( Read more... )

Met with the realtors today at my house.  They had some suggestions for fixes and staging before listing, and gave me the numbers of people to help.  Basically, I need to box up *more* books, paint some paneling, and replace some old ceiling fans.  Which is all good.  Even if the house doesn't move, I appreciate the advice because this is all stuff ( Read more... )

+  Turkey Day was very nice, as was the whole Turkey Weekend at asimplechord's house.  We ate ourselves into food comas twice: once on Thx and once after eating the best ravioli (sweet potato & bacon) and flatbread (pesto, figs, duck) and drinking two bottles of wine. The BIL smoked pork, duck and salmon in addition to the turkey for Thx -- the salmon was ( Read more... )