Last Sunday morning, I woke up to hear a sound coming from upstairs- a gas leak! Not again! I investigated and found not a gas leak, but my precious iMac frantically fanning itself and trying to boot up. I tried to wake it; it would not wake. I shut it off, waited, and gently turned it on again, and the hissing/fanning noise started again. It sang ( Read more... )

I am painting my walls. I already did one room (Dexter's room), and it was such a pain in the ass. But now I've got the hang of it, and I can even cut-in along the trim and ceiling without fucking it up. The kitchen and Dexter's room are a blue-gray ("Winter Flannel"), my bathroom is a grayish sage green ("Smoky Slate"), and I'm looking for the ( Read more... )

Dexter's favorite game, by far, is tug. He brings me the rope and lays one end towards me when he wants to play. He also loves to jump up and down on my chest when I lie on my back, but I think I'm gonna phase out that game in case he thinks he's dominating me ( Read more... )

The dating game ( Read more... )

While unpacking some boxes I discovered a diary I had early in high school. I didn't read much of it yet, but I did find a list of traits I wanted in a boyfriend back in 1998. In no particular order ( Read more... )

Dexter and I are doing better. It was really rough for a minute (week) there, with me home alone all day with the puppy, no me-time, having to constantly tend to him. I thought I'd never get my life back, and I cried almost every day because I didn't think I could handle it. But we've both calmed down and gotten into a sort of rhythm ( Read more... )

1) In five words, explain what ended your last friendship ( Read more... )

What was I thinking, getting a 13-week-old puppy two days after moving into a brand new house ( Read more... )

I did it. I have a house ( Read more... )

I feel like I'm hemorrhaging money. The house, the dog, the furniture, the moving company, fucking GAS, and still the rent. And in July I'll have both rent AND mortgage. I'm not in trouble, and I knew this was coming, but it's not a nice feeling ( Read more... )