Huh. I was writing up a post earlier today... I wonder what the hell I did with it, since it's patently not here now. Oh well, I don't remember what the hell it was about, but it probably had something to do with work, so it's most likely best left unsaid ( Read more... )

Wanted: a job where I can enjoy that extra hour of sleep on the fall time change weekend ( Read more... )

Malina is now officially a toddler. A bit of a wobbly todddler, and not a constant toddler, as she occasionally finds crawling to be faster than walking, but a toddler none the less. One her favorite ways to get around is to grab somebody's fingers for a little support as she walks around the house ( Read more... )

My mother called me yesterday. I've mentioned that the parents volunteer at a Friends of the Library Bookstore, haven't I? It's a used bookstore that deals in donations from the community & discards from the library. Mom is the person who sorts through the donations and does the pricing. Every so often something will come in that she thinks I might ( Read more... )

One of the things I miss about working in an office (actually, the main thing I miss) is the general interaction with other human beings. Talking about anything and everything (although, as with most offices I suspect, the talk tended to center around sports, movies & television) while grabbing a cup of coffee ( Read more... )

This is a hairdresser complaint. If you don't give a shit about my hair, you probably should stop reading now. (this is a cross post from my Blurty ( Read more... )

One of the drawbacks of leading the team meetings is that when noone volunteers to do something, I often find myself saying "Okay, I'll handle it." Which is stupid - what I should say is "Okay boss, you'll need to find someone to handle it." The latest thing I 'volunteered' for was providing on-call pager support from Jun 30 to Jul 6. Which means I ( Read more... )

I went down to visit Gil & Mike & Malina today. Everyone was well and happy, although Malina was teething. Malina and I did a lot of dancing, as nothing makes her happier than to be in someone's arms while they're dancing. By the time we sat down to dinner I was wondering why'd I'd bothered with a morning walk on the beach - dancing with an ( Read more... )

My family celebrated my birthday yesterday, so today, the actual day, was kinda low key. I'd promised my mother that I'd come up to their place. They recently ordered a new PC from Dell, and it arrived on Wednesday (about a week earlier than expected) and Mom wanted me to help set it up. Not that it takes a computer science degree to match colored ( Read more... )

So yeah, I didn't plan on turning on the computer again, but I got a letter in the mail I had to deal with. It was from my homeowners association, telling me that someone has complained that my 'dog has been allowed to bark coninuously and often, during the early hours of the day. Please remedy this situation so that your neighbors rights to a ( Read more... )