Urgh, I have allowed my sleeping to get too chaotic. I'm going to have to try to reign in those bedtimes. And the snacking urge; I seem to have become an eatbeast over the holidays (who doesn't, right ( Read more... )

Took Mom out for TWO birthday dinners, one without my little brother and the next night with.
Bought tickets to the nearest Trans-Siberian Orchestra show, Wednesday night.
Britain is out of jail.
( I think I've had enough fire for one day. )

Spent yesterday, the Friday-Off-From-Work-Because-They're-Cutting-Back-on-Overtime, reading comics from the library. Other than Day of Vengeance, the collections I got from the library really aren't interesting me. I think I'll skip straight into Elfquest Archives vol. 1. I keep hearing my geeky friends swoon over Elf Quest, but I've not read it ( Read more... )

Plans from the last post went smoothly. Got my slice of Britain's check, deposited Mom's slice into her account, deposited my own check plus two weeks' worth of paychecks, and paid off the remainder of my car loan. Now I'm debt free and with twice as much money as I've ever had before. Perhaps it's time to start thinking about investing a bit, and ( Read more... )

Major stuff:
-Mom sold our old 94 Ranger and bought an 02 F-150. I would have much preferred a Tacoma, but it was more my little brother's decision than mine. He'll be the one driving it most of the time.
-( I bought a laptop. )

Some of you may remember hearing me go on about a certain issue of Fast Company which detailed several entrepreneurial efforts to make socially and environmentally responsible choices that are actually PROFITABLE. Well, now that issue's content is available on the web. The first is a two-part slide show which condenses a Top 50 of the eco/economic ( Read more... )