i know, i know...fell off the face of the planet again. sorry. anyway, i hope everyone is safe and warm...or cool depending on which hemisphere you're in. the weather has been a bit crazy here. we were pretty much snowed in today. the roads were pretty bad, Norm was on the only person on the cul de sac who went to work, and he came home early ( Read more... )

tonight i find myself oddly missing Montreal. i don't think it's really the place, though. except for my apartment, of course; i'm always going to miss it. it's my routines and places that i miss tonight. not even the exciting places either. i miss my Friday night run to Chapters and / or Blockbuster. i miss picking up sodas at the Couche ( Read more... )

just a reminder for all the U.S. citizens on my friends' list. if you haven't already, vote!


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Happy Halloween!


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Sister was out of town for the first part of this week, so i was Baby Girl's main day time caregiver. which meant i got to get her up, feed her breakfast, take her to day care on Monday and Tuesday, go to work, pick her up from day care, and play with her until her dada got home. today, i didn't have work, so i got to entertain her all day. this ( Read more... )

so i got a lot done today. well, not a lot lot since it's a work day for me, but enough. Sister and i went to the gym to start the morning. you know, while 7 am is way better than 5 am for going to the gym, 7 am on a Saturday still pretty much sucks. but we went, we were measured, we exercised, go us! after showers and some Starbucks breakfast ( Read more... )

so i've started taking Tai Chi at the Enso Center with the Family*. we're not very good about going, but we are busy people with Gwen running off for business trips once in a while, which makes organizing the rest of us difficult. in theory, Zoe should be able to play in the little play area by the mats while the Entourage** practices / learns ( Read more... )

i had a really good 4th of July weekend. on the 4th itself, skorzy let me tag along with him and some friends he was visiting / vacationing with. we headed over to Gas Works Park early in the afternoon to stake our claim for a good viewing spot for the Lake Union fireworks. we got an awesome spot! we couldn't actually see the barge from which the ( Read more... )

how to suddenly feel really good about yourself: have two job interviews in one day and have both interviewers offer you a position. have one of the interviewers tell you she really hopes you take the job with her but that she thinks you'll be great at whatever you choose to do. have the other interviewer tell you that the interview was basically ( Read more... )

i just applied for a library card! yay! i'm so excited! i was not very impressed with the library in Valois Bay (closest branch to my old apartment), but the King County Library System has a really nice setup, so i'm actually looking forward to being a library patron again. not that i won't still buy some books, though. i just can't help ( Read more... )