► This week I'm expecting two parcels from China and one from the US, but delivery is starting to look doubtful. Each day this week the city has blocked off the entrance to our one-block dead-end road by parking a backhoe and 2 city trucks across the opening as early as 7:30am. I guess it's to do some work on the water system, but I haven't ( Read more... )

► Holy cow! Wow, that made my day! I was feeling really crummy all day, depressed and anxious, but that's cleared up instantly. I got an email from my friend John telling me that Darryl Banks had sent him a scan of the Hawkwoman sketch he arranged for him to draw for me. He later sent me the scan himself and I was blown away! It's gorgeous ( Read more... )

► **sigh** Dean was only able to pick up 3 things from my grocery list today, one of which was the wrong thing (Texas style white bread instead of Texas style whole wheat). She said she's going out for more groceries tomorrow so she should be able to get the rest of the stuff. Except for Harry and the Hendersons. She couldn't find the DVD at ( Read more... )

► I was supposed to go out with Dad tomorrow for our weekly "get Derek out of the apartment and pick up groceries" get together. Dad called me earlier this evening and said he was going to be going to my grandmother's early in the morning and paint the front deck at her house, and would pick me up in the afternoon. I said that was fine ( Read more... )

► Well that was an interesting evening. I received a surprise phone call from my brother tonight saying that he and my sister-in-law were out for a drive and were going to stop by to finally see my cat. He also mentioned that they were bringing their dog Charlie. I figured it'd be a literal hair raising experience and I was right ( Read more... )

► Dad gets back from Italy in two days. Phewww.

► From chat regarding The Avett Brothers' January Wedding:Derek: listening to the lyrics... it's a song about a guy who's fiance is dying, right?
Clare: no?
Clare: i don't think so?
Derek: well I won't say anymore :-)
Derek: it IS a beautiful song
Clare: my god, i hope not. i like that song. ( Read more... )

► In the middle of March we had a heat wave with summer like weather and temperatures. I guess it stands to reason that he'd suddenly have a cold snap two thirds of the way through April with freezing rain and snow ( Read more... )

► These weekend depression and anxiety spells are getting annoying. Hard to relax or sleep when your heart keeps pounding and you keep thinking of your loneliness. Eh, hell with that self pity crap.

► Last month Facebook introduced a new flash game called Marvel: Avengers Alliance. I only just found out about it a couple of weeks ago when my ( Read more... )

► The weekend may have started well, but it sucks now ( Read more... )

► Dean definitely seems a lot better today, and I am glad for that. I guess the test will be whether or not she finally goes to work tomorrow. God, I hope so ( Read more... )