Mattresses are up there with shoes and bathing suits on the list of Things I Don't Enjoy Shopping For. You're told to go from bed to bed, lying on them in the same position(s) you sleep, while some salesperson stands there and watches you. They try to confuse you with point to point comparisons in various combinations of insanity, so that you end ( Read more... )

* Theoretically, I have DVR capability. I managed to get something to record, but I can't figure out how to play it back. More research required ( Read more... )

I blame everything on not leaving last night until 2 AM.* Damn you, Settlers of Catan (Cities and Knights edition)!

How today was supposed to go: Up early, drop off car, do laundry and other chores at home, retrieve car, have plenty of time to be creatively productive.

( How today actually went )

I mean, no promises, but I generally save my typing fingers for vacation narratives or loving on Starbuck. *shrugs*

( I'm undecided, by the way )

Yesterday, I took a little road trip around the peninsula to get a better feel for the roads and catch a glimpse, or more, of the coast. ( Not hugely exciting, but there are pictures )

Happy Birthday, ixchelmala!

We have completely crashed after spending the middle portion of the day in Santa Cruz. There was boardwalking, and caramel apple purchasing, and roller coaster riding. We learned to never ever ride the Hurricane ever again because it is an evil beast of a coaster that preys on innocent fangirls who've just come from the ( Read more... )

Achoo!  Man, there was a lot of dust behind my bed, always just that far enough back for me not to care about vacuuming it ( Read more... )

*pokes LJ* What's up, flist? Me, I'm staring at the phone. My current plan is to sublease a room just for the month of April, so that ( Read more... )

Today was thirteen hours of almost constant movement, walking or driving. But it was good movement! Well, not so much the parts where I drove in circles a lot. Still, Things were accomplished. I completely fell in love with some of the places I saw, but of course, they're dependent on employment-related stuff, and by the time I know about that, ( Read more... )

Thanks to everyone who participated in the contest. I'm very sorry (and sort of amazed), but you all lost. The housing guy came at 1:12. I do like how little faith so many of us had in their ability to keep appointments. *snickers ( Read more... )