Earlier this week, I got a flier from Barnes & Noble advertising a weekend of double membership discounts. So! Since I've had a lot of hours at work (and the subsequent uptick in pay), I thought I'd treat myself to a trip to the Burlington store, my first since the end of the spring, if I remember correctly ( Read more... )

Busy day at work, and rather surprising for a Tuesday, which I found puzzling. Also, I think the good will from the recent return following the labor protest/boycott has started to wear off: I got my first grumper. Who told me not once, not twice, not thrice, but *seven* times, not to make her bags heavy. I was careful to put about two or three ( Read more... )

So... the latest news from the Bored of Doddderers was that a deal would go through soon and all signs pointed to a sale to Artie T. Unfortunately, at the last moment tonight, the meeting that would finalize the deal got postponed indefinitely: seems one of the Bored Muddlers has a vineyard in California that got affected by the 6.0 earthquake that ( Read more... )

Sorry about yesterday's bout of emo: life's still kicking me to the curb and stomping on me when I'm down. Thanks for putting up with me and for helping me up when I've been down ( Read more... )

Just what I needed after the past few days. Mass this morning at Mary Immaculate's in Newton, and today's reading was one of my favorite parables, ie. the Pharisee and the Publican. Had to chuckle out loud when he mentioned "extreme political correctness" as a form of modern Phariseeism: made me think of Tumblr social justice wonks ( Read more... )

Needed to pick up several different vitamins and supplements at Wal-Mart since I found my supply on several close to running out (and this while I'm short on money due to short paychecks, etc, meaning I had to give myself a loan). My dad, who had the day off, gave me a lift there (he had business in the same part of town ( Read more... )

Had a good day today: had to pick up some vitamins at Wal-Mart (also at CVS, since I could not find any 5-HTP at WallyWorld), also got myself a slightly early birthday present: "An Adventure in Time and Space", ie. the docu-drama movie about the genesis of Doctor Who, which has to be one of my favorite films of recent vintage. It's just such a ( Read more... )

One thing after another this week (Twitter account getting compromised, idiot on bus who would Not Stop Talking At Me, nightmare housework due to a family member making a mess of things), and I keep hoping that all this means something good is on the horizon ( Read more... )

Fairly quiet Valentine's Day, which I needed after the busy three days I had before. Ran some errands with my mother (bank stuff, mostly, also picking up a few things at the dollar store). Gave her a bag of Valentine's treats including a box of Hello Kitty heart-shaped gummies and a bag of Hello Kitty cotton candy; the two of us watched last night' ( Read more... )

It was a day of surprises, I will give it that, and thankfully, good surprises ( Read more... )