It's Friday the 13th! Tonight I might watch the original movie. It's VERY cold these days, though we have very little snow. Still, that means I stay home even more than usual. I'm working at home today ( Read more... )

My daughter was sick this week so I stayed home with her, missing out on a fair chunk of work. So now I am spending the day working...or rather, doing lots of annoying but necessary tasks such as calling Rogers to change my area code, changing the bank account for my auto/home insurance, running out to the closest Walmart (shudder) to get winter ( Read more... )

I hate Rogers Wireless so much. Telecom in Canada is bullshit. It's an almost-monopoly (is there a word for that? there must be) of a few large providers that edge out any smaller competitors. And because I have no choice, I have Rogers for internet and wireless, and their shitty so-called 'self-service" web portal didn't work for a month so I ( Read more... )

So in the few weeks that I've been in this house, I have never had to retrieve my recycling bins from the curb. I come home after work and there they are, neatly stacked by my garage door. I have no idea which neighbour is doing this and feel very awkward about broaching the subject with either one. I have never even seen them, aside from one brief ( Read more... )

Tonight is my first night alone in my new place. It feels great! Low-key dinner of sticky rice with lots of hot sauce. Then I puttered in the garage and reorganised some of the kitchen cabinets. I have laundry to do, but I'll defer it. Just want to relax, maybe watch some Netflix and nurse a late-night cup of coffee. HeavenSome pros of living here ( Read more... )

The workday started off wonderfully. Read and replied to a ton of emails. Updated some docs on the intranet. Opened a small bug. And my awesome coworker got IT to swap out a network appliance that I bricked. All in all, a great morning ( Read more... )

I'm looking forward to the 30th, the day I move. It's a Thursday, so I took that and the 31st off. After I see my son off at the bus stop and drop off my daughter, I'm loading my car with stuff and starting to move my belongings to the new house. There are lots of boxes, mostly of books. I've thinned out the collection many times over the years, ( Read more... )

Just had lunch--leftovers from dinner last night (I always make extra so we all have lunches the next day). Last night's dinner was turkey Bolognese, made with the last of the turkey from Monday's Thanksgiving dinner (just under the 3-4 day max time in fridge). Rigatoni, tomatoes, fennel, onions, carrrots, celery, garlic, bay leaves, white wine. So ( Read more... )

I'm sick, but not too sick to work. So I'm working on my laptop at home. My tongue feels too big, I'm hot and cold simultaneously, and I'm congested. Boo. This is a long weekend! I'm going to spend it in bed ( Read more... )