as i type this, steve is asleep in a croissant formation behind me, perilously close to the wheels of my chair. he trusts me more than he should. i keep forgetting he's back there ( Read more... )

I love not having to file Washington state income tax, but the fact that we have 10% sales tax instead makes me sad, and it seems less fair - I'm spending less than rich people of course, but we pay the same amount of tax on cultural necessities like clothes (or does Washington not tax clothes? It's been a really long time since I bought any. New ( Read more... )

procrastination ( Read more... )

this weekend has been ridiculously hot. tonight there may be thunderstorms; it's like i'm in philly instead of seattle. i had to put the a\c on in the car yesterday on the way to ikea, gas mileage be damned (not that my car's a\c works all that fabulously, and i have to turn it off when i'm accelerating). i spent too much at ikea, but now i have ( Read more... )

I haven't been online much, because there's no three-hole plugs in my bedroom and I have to run one particularly long power strip into the library in order to turn my computer on. Also I can't find the screws to put my desk chair together. I'm not feeling particularly social though ( Read more... )

I worked from home today because the office was filled with a lovely burnt plastic aroma. By "worked from home" I mean I went through four computers to find one that worked. Dan's laptop is not comfortable, mine refused to talk to my new monitor, the TV computer was unstable, and now I'm using yet another one of Dan's computers. I find it nearly ( Read more... )

( the weekend in photos )

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The method: Copy and paste the first sentence of the first entry of every month this year into one fun-filled entry.

January: the "first line of every month" method. since my real recap post is still sitting on my dead computer. this is surprisingly accurate, minus a few major things.
February: My soup is less than fabulous.
March: LolpigsApril: ( Read more... )

i spent friday skiing up at stevens pass. the day began with losing my goggles and gloves, but got progressively better, and not just because the bar had some lovely drinks involving hot cider and apple-flavored liquor. i remember as much about skiing as i knew last year, so that is good. i still need more leg muscles though. i have totally failed ( Read more... )