So, it's official. We are now a completely Droid family. My husband was seriously considering the iPhone 4S and spent about 3 hours at the Verizon store hemming and hawing between it and several Android based phones. I stayed home and out of the way so he could be sure he really had what he wanted and he ended up going with a Droid (HTC ( Read more... )

1) I am amused by the reactions to Amazon's Kindle Fire and the comparisons of it to the iPad when it's clearly patterned after the Nook Color2) I saw an license plate frame this morning that said, "I'd rather be at Pemberley." :D ( Read more... )

1. After reading a few more articles on the whole G+/name policy brouhaha, I decided to delete G+ from my fandom email account. Looks like the only thing I've lost is Buzz which I am fine with. I am keeping it on my other account, but wish Google had been very clear about where they were going with this from the beginning. It leaves a bad taste ( Read more... )

Still not the prettiest.... oh, sorry, wrong diary ( Read more... )

So, according to Douglas Adams, now that I am 42, I should have the answer to life, the universe and everything. Alas, I do not ( Read more... )

In no particular order, with no discernible commonality:

- My son is with my parents today. They are taking him to the cinema. He secretly wants to see Cars 2, but he is Twelve, you see, and afraid he might run into someone he knows and Cars is kids film. So they are going to see Kung Fu Panda 2. O.o ( Read more... )

Approximately twelve hours after our new stove/oven and dishwasher were delivered, they are now (mostly) functional. Well, the stove/oven worked right away, except that it can't currently be flush against the back wall because the outlet for it is in a box on the floor (instead of someplace more sensible like in the wall) and while the old unit ( Read more... )

I am currently in a lovely condo in Williamsburg, Virginia hanging out with my husband and listening to our son and his best friend laughing in the other room. We had a great day at Busch Gardens with near perfect weather and small crowds and lots of roller coastering. There are some seriously great coasters at that park. Tomorrow we'll head into ( Read more... )

So, I came home a little early and tried to get a jump start on the weekend chores: laundry, tidying up, etc. I had decided to make a tuna casserole for dinner (no meat Fridays!) and had been craving it all day. The pasta was just finishing when I turned the oven on to heat it up. A few seconds later, there was a loud pop and a bright flash. I ( Read more... )

Every year, for St. Patrick's Day, my mother makes corned beef and cabbage (and carrots, potatoes, etc.), but this year she is in California, helping my aunt move house ( Read more... )