I've been rather down lately. Not depressed, thank goodness. Just moody and nervous. Only two more weeks of vacation, for which I'm quite grateful even though it goes by way too fast. Adding to that is the anxiety of starting a new position at a different school, after having been at my old one for nine years. Plus, I'm now getting hit with ( Read more... )

Lost looks absolutely *stunning* in high-definition. So beautiful that I'm starting to suspect it's all a plot by ABC to get us to buy HDTVs. Also, I've now had the Comcast DVR for a month. I figured that would be enough time for me to get used to it. Instead, I'm counting down the days until I can buy the hi-def TiVo. Looks like that won't be ( Read more... )

Last night was ... odd. I went to dinner with some friends, but backed off of New Year's Eve festivities because I didn't feel like going to a bar. I came home and prepared to ring it in on my own, which suited me just fine. But right at midnight, I suddenly wanted to cry. Even got a bit teary-eyed. Not that it had been a BAD year or anything ( Read more... )

Things upsetting me this morning:

1. Yesterday I crawled in bed at 6pm for my usual hourlong post-work nap. I woke up at 2:37am. GRR. Stayed up a few hours, then went back to bed, assuming this meant I could get to work early and do some stuff. Nope. Woke up ten minutes later than usual. I thought all that sleep was supposed to improve moods ( Read more... )

I really can't win. I'd been doing so well with the plan to bring my own bags to the store. Just my little part in reducing all that waste. Forgot to bring it with me to Publix last night, though, and of course the cashiers insisted on sticking nearly every single thing in a separate bag. When I politely asked them to use as few bags as ( Read more... )

When it rains car trouble, it pours. A few weeks ago I had to get my brakes replaced. This time it was a dead battery. At least I was at home when I discovered it, and roadside assistance had someone out here in less than fifteen minutes. Impressive! Didn't want to have to shell out for a new battery, but the nice guy at AutoZone informed me ( Read more... )

Shopping with a friend who's tall and thin and looks gorgeous in anything is a rather depressing experience! Still, K. and I hit the mall and had a great time, even if I had to bite back some seething jealousy at her purchases. ;) On the plus side, I got a ton of clothes for very little money, thanks to coupons and clearance racks. Lunch at the ( Read more... )

From Slate's review of Into the Wild: "I guess it's a sign of middle age when you identify with the tottering oldster or the bereaved parent as much as the Thoreau-reading, angry young man ( Read more... )

Last weekend I read a few knitting blogs, and one of them had a great post about keeping track of works in progress -- that she learns so much more from those posts in the middle of a project than she does from the finished version. So, for the heck of it, I thought I'd do the same. ( Christmas stockings. )

The Good:

-- Had a great weekend, and I already miss all my D*C friends (I won't make a huge list because I know I'd forget someone). Two shout-outs, though: indigo419 continues to be my online BFF, and I really do suspect elly427 and I were separated at birth. Whether or not she considers that a good thing remains to be seen ( Read more... )