Random Life Tip of the Day: (Also shared on Facebook.) Open a new ream of paper by whacking it on the ground ( Read more... )

I've got the Math heebie-jeebies.I've got an asinine mental block against math, and I have since I was in 3rd grade. My father used to keep me up late every night working through my math book -- not making fun little math games, or solving interesting puzzles -- just working through the dry book with its examples of things using the Metric system ( Read more... )

I've missed you guys! I'm sad to have been out of touch for so long. I'm trying to read through back entries to catch up with everyone, and it seems like I've missed a lot going on in your lives. Sorry I've been wrapped up in my own scene over here for a few weeks.

Ian got a job!Ian started his new job Monday, working in QA for a financial ( Read more... )

MOAR SANITEE PLEEZETomorrow I go in for bloodwork to check on my thyroid since they raised my prescription one month ago. I am indeed very curious about the results. I am really starting to suspect that my depression and mental instability of the past few months may have been largely attributed to the plummeting thyroid levels. (Very low thyroid ( Read more... )

Yesterday I woke up on the wrong side of the bed, as they say. I was in an entirely misanthropic mood that only barely lightened as the hours passed. Fortunately, Ian slept in late, and then nearly immediately took off for his volunteer hours at the Dumb Friends League, so his exposure to my grumpiness was minimal. I don't know what the cause was ( Read more... )

My resolution to walk 700 miles this year is off to a great start! True to my word on this, I dusted off my pedometer on January 1, and I've managed a mile walk each of the three days of the new year so far. I managed to head out at lunch for a 20-minute mile schlep around the pretty lake near my office building with a gorgeous view of the snow- ( Read more... )

January
George R.R. Martin - A Dance With Dragons

Thanksgiving at the Gulf was as loud and crowded and in-yer-face as expected, and then some. This year's visit was probably the least relaxing we've experienced there. Still for all that, it was good times with family, warm in all senses of the word, and Ian and I are happy we made the trip as we always are. His 86 year-old grandmother who lives in ( Read more... )

We had the second snowstorm of the season overnight, about 6" of powdery snow over frozen slush in high winds. I'm so grateful that I have the easy option to work from home! I spent the first half of the workday in my pajamas just to declare the moral victory of it. Eventually, comfort took over and I actually donned pants. It's about 30 degrees ( Read more... )

There is too much, let me sum up:Moved into the new house about three weeks ago. Got our first snowfall of the season today! (Photo up on Facebook for those connected there.) The roads are clear, but we expect continuous snowfall throughout the day, so since my company has a very liberal policy about working from home, I decided to stay in today. I ( Read more... )