Today has been a day of small miracles. First, there was discovering a five-dollar bill in my wallet that I didn't know I had. Then, I returned some things at the store...okay, back up: A couple weeks ago, my oven died. The burners still work, but the oven is defunct. So I gathered up all the brownie and cake mixes I had in the pantry and took them ( Read more... )

I have done ALL THE SHOPPING. Although I forgot to bring the box of chocolates earmarked for my hair stylist with me when coming out and will need to obtain more. Other than that, though, I don't need to go into any crazy-filled stores before Monday ( Read more... )

Laundry. Holy, crap, have I been doing a lot of laundry. Digging and washing and sorting and hanging and finding hangers! And more hangers! And more frickin' hangers and more frickin' laundry---yesterday, I was pulling stuff from down under the hanging bar that spans my garage. Found stuff that had fallen off hangers, stuff that had fallen off the ( Read more... )

If you found a wad of cash on the ground, would you keep it? Donate it? Take it to the police?I would THANK GOD---after I'd tucked it into my purse and scurried off to pay bills. I regard unidentified cash as a gift from The Universe: Finders keepers ( Read more... )

A friend's new big-ticket item has you thinking -- and coveting! You might want something shiny and new for yourself, but before you start shopping, wait. An elaborate lifestyle may fit perfectly into the worlds of some people, but not you (at least not right now). You'll do better avoiding any splurges today, and may be even better off paring down ( Read more... )

God, if I have any credit with you at all, any good kharma in the bank, PLEASE let me get the job I just turned in a resume for. I don't care that it's in Satellite Beach, because it's that OMG juicy. It's more than just phones, it sounds like it might actually be a career instead of just a job, I'm not going to go into detail because it's kinda ( Read more... )

Today has been full. I spent about five hours collecting cans (and picking up a bit around the edges). There's going to be a metric assload of stuff going to the curb on Monday! Which is good, albeit frazzling, as when one bag tipped over in the driveway and a bunch of cans slid under my car. Ended up with two bags in the trunk, three in the ( Read more... )

This morning's message from TUT was absolutely classic!

If I can handle plate tectonics... if I can wrap Saturn in rings... if I can hurl planets into place, and design Milky Ways, moths, and millipedes... just think what I can do for you ( Read more... )

Have you ever had a really horrible day? And come home and had a drink, and the booze hits and that knot at the base of your neck relaxes suddenly, and it's like your brain is unraveling ( Read more... )

Gods in Heaven be praised, I think they're actually GONE. I noticed earlier that the porch light was off, and there were no lights on in the house, but there was just now someone who drove up and knocked on the door for a couple minutes (and YES, it's a quarter til one AM, which gives you an idea of what I've been putting up with) and there was no ( Read more... )