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from the wise and well-informed fattest

(This video has subtitles in English that I don't have a way of transcribing... it shows a series of people with varying physical and mental challenges and says they're not to be pitied, difference is normal. The ironic lack of access is not lost on me.)

Even in the depths of protracted flu-like illness, there lays within each of us the strength to stretch out a trembling hand, grip a tiny phillips head screwdriver, and build a "Robug".

You go, Beetle! (And she's better now. Phew!)

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Although I had socked away $500 for the professional organizers' conference in Orlando next month, finding out the hotel room is $200 a night for three nights made the decision for me. It's fine: I already sent the $500 off to my credit card and another bill. Money does not get dusty around here ( Read more... )

If you've ever heard me complain about anything, it may well have been my kitchen ceiling. It was aesthetically loathsome to me, so I made it even more so by ripping down a dropped ceiling, then taking a looong time to get a new one up. But, thanks to my brother Joe and other forces for good, it has been completed, and I painted it over the past ( Read more... )

I'm just reporting in to say that I'm having an awesome day. I got some nice cuddle time in with the kid this morning, then I buckled down and have gotten all this work done (including a new book review up at my org site: http://www.mmartone.com/?page=1). I've figured out my scanner so ( Read more... )

So here I am, being a responsible home office type and realizing that my random and infrequent stabs at backup are inefficient at best, and a prescription for heartache at worst. My dream would be to backup my files offsite, and the types of files most critical to backup are my photos (can't find the gigs, but 8137 pix), my music (over 63 gigs), ( Read more... )

Apparently, when I'm not being forced by "the man" to sit in front of a computer all day, I only sit in front of a computer the bare minimum of time it takes me to make sure I haven't missed an important email. I've been skimming Facebook and LJ, but the absence of forced desk time has really cut into my reflective ramblings. I'm quite sure you ( Read more... )

Oh... and I'm on Facebook now, although I'm not a big poster. I'm just there under my real name and there's a picture, so I'm easy to find. Add me if you wish. :)

I'm working at being a good worker from home. Staying focused.

That said, I'm also pumping through some laundry, and this morning I actually had an entire load of "pinks."

I didn't take many pictures over the holidays, because I'm working on enjoying the moment instead of documenting it. Plus, my neph, J., took a bunch of family photos, so hopefully I'll have access to those. That said, there were a few things I thought I'd share.

( Stockings, a statue, and a shitzu )