I bought this book on a whim while at the bookstore with C on Monday night, after a dinner of Korean barbecue (okay, and let me just say this: his chicken cooking methods are going to give me salmonella): The Last Lecture, by Randy Pausch ( Read more... )

Tonight, I went to a last-minute going-away soiree for my friend
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I'm going to Palm Springs the third weekend of October. My friend Cindy, who works for Starwood Hotels and Resorts, booked me a room for the weekend of October 24th-26th, at her employee rate (which means I get a $290/night room for around $100/night...a four- or five-star hotel at three-star rates! You can't beat that). We are staying at the ( Read more... )

I hate how the weekends fly by so quickly, and yet nothing really happens of significance that makes it a big deal...but...you end up feeling like it ended on an odd note ( Read more... )

I was pretty productive today. I managed to clean the bathroom, shower, play with Sophie, make myself a half-pot of coffee and some whole wheat toast, and have lunch with C (we had dimsum, and I was really impressed with not only his chopstick-handling skills, but mostly his ability to mesh and blend into a different culture without looking like a ( Read more... )

This evening, after spending the day passed out on my sofa because the antibiotics I am on for yet ANOTHER bout with strep throat (yeah, don't ask) knock me out, I took Sophie to an outdoor clinic set up at a community park, where vaccinations were significantly cheaper than when I take her to her regular vet. Sophie ADORES Dr. K, but she's really ( Read more... )

So I broke it off with T today. It wasn't planned or anything. It's actually a longish story. Essentially, he told me (because I'd asked) that he was dating, after some dancing around the topic because of another conversation that led up to this one. He said, "Yeah, I've met a couple girls, but no second dates ( Read more... )