ever feel like you get rid of one pile of work and it's spawned eight little spider babies in its stead?

meh.

faceplanted on 72nd yesterday.  got my first ride in an ambulance and knocked out a tooth and loosened two others.  currently on liquid diet and percoset.  they saved my tooth, which is good, but i chipped the other one right good ( Read more... )

today the knob of the lock on the front door fell off.  The tumbler promptly jammed and I was left with three dogs (dogsitting for a friend) and a broken door that wouldn't lock in bed-stuy.  somewhere in the background, a few herds of cats scampered down the stairs.  causing said dogs to turn into lunatics.  When holly got a flat yesterday, we ( Read more... )

something good may be happening at work.

I'm trepidatious and don't want to stress about it *more than I already have* so I'm going to leave it here until I know the outcome.  Don't know when that will be, but my part in it will be over after Friday.

gambit, usually never very expressive, was having a very happy day.  here it is:


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I have an off brand mp3 player.  I'd like your input on a music downloading site that will let me:

-download music to my computer and mp3 player without having to purchase the song.  (This is primarily for my spinning class music).

-if I want to purchase the song--purchase the song and have the rights management to rip it to a cd.

I tried Rhapsody ( Read more... )

after work tonight, the bird and I pick up a rental car in newark to begin the trek to pittsburgh for my grandparents' 65th anniversary.

I'm looking forward to seeing the sunset through trees again and drinking gas station coffee.  I plan on hopefully dragging h up out of bed saturday morning to find what kind of flea markets the pittsburgh area ( Read more... )

 
Hi Everyone,

As some of you may know, I'm participating in Braking the Cycle  as rider number 122!  I'm in the midst of my fundraising for the ride on September 28-30th and I need your help!

I chose to participate in Braking the Cycle because it is something I can do in the face of this virus.  As one of 140 other riders raising money and riding ( Read more... )

Holly and I are attending our first ever sacred harp sing this Sunday, in Manhattan.

fasola.org

http://www.manhattansing.org/

I've wanted to do this for about two years, but michigan didn't have a group and new york has several--2 in manhattan,  and one in brooklyn.

If you've never heard sacred harp singing, check out the fasola site---they have a ( Read more... )

Hi Friends and Family,

On Friday, September 28, 2007, myself and one hundred forty riders will begin an extraordinary journey of hope.  We will ride 275 miles from Gettysburg Pennsylvania to Greenwich Village in New York City.  We will each raise a minimum of $3500 for the New York Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center's (the  ( Read more... )