First, I went and bought a few sheets, as my cat tore three of the ones I had. Half of it was paid by the gift card I got from my company for the holidays, but half came out of pocket. But that was just the first swallow ( Read more... )

So, yesterday was Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. The Jewish custom is to fast, pray, and ask forgiveness on this day, but our own long-standing mother-daughter tradition is that I spend the day at her place, and we basically eat the traditional food of the "last meal before the fast" throughout the day. :-)

( Helping my mom with her new smartphone, ugh )

In addition to all that I mentioned (dentist, accident, and I think I didn't mention losing a riding glove), when I got back home, I (probably) didn't close my trunk cover all the way ( Read more... )

On Wednesday, I read on the news that a biker got killed in an accident not far away from where I work. A few hours later his name was released to the public ( Read more... )

I have a cold. Yay, as always - as soon as I take a day (or more) off - I get sick.

At least it's not too horrible, no high fever. Just a nose I'd like to replace.

I was going to invite tiripou for a long-overdue sushi session. Unfortunately, she has a family emergency and will not be available for a while. Fate seems to conspire against us ( Read more... )

Winter finally decided to find its way to Israel. All the rain that we were missing for months, all the winds of autumn that we didn't feel - all descended on us yesterday. At once ( Read more... )

Today:

• Had to manually run some things for work because there was an electricity cutoff last night.
• Took SCSI to the vet. When tiripou was here, we noticed that she was slightly limping. I waited to see if it'll just pass. It didn't. In addition, she gave herself a total shave of the tummy. So to the vet we went. She said the tummy is probably due to ( Read more... )

I got my scooter! Black, beautiful, and scary as hell. Also - not enough space to put my bag (well, I'm a geek, I go to work with a backpack). I have a strong suspicion I'll eventually have to get the top box that I was warned against. Sigh ( Read more... )

Wednesday: cleaning lady lets me know she is not coming. Knowing I have to have guests the next day, I start a quick clean-up - dust and Roomba in the living room. Cleaning of toilet. Quick wipe of kitchen floor. Past midnight. Sleep ( Read more... )

The first work week after my vacation has been really tiring ( Read more... )