I have been a bad friend.

I've been so caught up in commissions and vet reassessments these past few weeks that I've completely missed a couple of birthdays (as well as other parties and Knit Nights and chances for human interaction).  I am a heel.  Please forgive me, vulchu,  cancuncamel and purple_draegyn .  I am not worthy of your love.

In this installment of Nobody Tells Me Anything:

I called my mother last night, to catch up and hopefully get a clearer idea of when she planned to come visit.  I told her about the asthmatic cat ("Cats can have asthma?!") and my increasingly unreliable cellphone alarm, and she told me about shaving the husky for summer (must...have...pictures...) ( Read more... )

Twenty-Three was the best birthday I've had in quite a while, which is not to say that other birthdays were in any way BAD, just that this was exceptionally awesome!  Sherrie whipped out cupcakes during the Senior Staff meeting and let me out early so Nick and I could enjoy the nice weather.  We fed the baby snapping turtles at Lake Lynn before ( Read more... )

My office phone just rang, and Caller ID tagged it as a Harrisburg number.  I thought it might be my mother, but there's no real guarantee, so I answered officially to be on the safe side ( Read more... )

Ladies and Gentlemen, my new baby:

( Shiny )

So.  Birthday money.  What to do with it?

( The internet is a dangerous place. )

 
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A note:

Nick and I are off to Wilmington this weekend for a last-minute game.  BUT we will be back in time for Annie's birthday party!

Happy actual-Birthday, Annie!

Arms are all noodley from moving office furniture.  Must demand backrubs before cramming in car.

It is your birthday!  You are old!  You hover smack dab in the middle of the nebulous 25-30 range.

It's okay, though.  I love you and will not abandon you in your dotage.

( There were other celebrations this weekend, too! )

I'm not real sure how the interview went; I approached it from the standpoint of already having a solid job with great benefits and security, so I'm afraid my attitude may have been a little too "Give me a reason to choose you over them".  Also they're short several key administrative positions.  I got the impression that they were severely ( Read more... )