LJ has been kinda sucking it, technology-wise ( Read more... )

Trying on some philosophy of ethics:

"Don't expect me to do for you more than you are willing to do for yourself."

Pros? Cons?

In 2011, as a New Years resolution, I started tracking every cent I spend in a google docs spreadsheet. It's given me a lot of insight and confidence in my budgeting and financial decision making ( Read more... )

I'm feeling extremely lethargic lately. Very little energy, and can't seem to build up any momentum. Everything feels 10x harder than it should be.

No matter how many times I log in and click the Remember Me checkbox, LJ seems to forget me. And then I miss a lot of protected posts.

I'm still pretty bummed about Lou Reed's passing. I can't put my finger on what it was about him that made him so great, or so important to me. I guess to put it plainly, he was a writer and a thinker, who spoke plainly, and with a disaffected attitude and a jaded knowingness that made him impossibly cool ( Read more... )

I'm running out of patience and close to chewing out people over a poorly handled incident ( Read more... )

A ton of weird dreams late this morning, just as I was supposed to be getting up. I kept feeling tired, like interrupting REM was not what I needed, and snoozed 15 minutes, and it was like changing the channel to a new weird dream ( Read more... )

I get little time to be alone with my thoughts ( Read more... )

Back when I was taking care of iampug, when it was time to feed him, I would sing a made up song while I was preparing his food. Unlike a lot of pugs who'll eat anything, Frank was a very dainty eater, and often would turn his nose up at food he wasn't sure about. I like to think that singing the pug food song helped him get in the mood for his meals ( Read more... )