-Job is pretty awesome so far ( Read more... )

I was supposed to have one week off between jobs. That turned into two when they couldn't get my background clearance done. Well, it's done now, but I get another week off so they can move some offices and start me on the same day as another new person ( Read more... )

Happy New Year, all! Mark had to work yesterday and today, so we stayed up just long enough to ring in 2011. I slept late and woke up with a terrible headache, which seemed awfully unfair since I didn't drink anything last night. I guess it was the two Benadryl. I'm wild and crazy ( Read more... )

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I held out against S2 as long as I could, but my friends page view has been all screwy for a few days now and I couldn't take it anymore. I suppose I'll get used to it...

Whoops, I keep meaning to post since I got back from Lake Charles. Overall, it was a good trip. It was long, but having Mark visit in the middle helped break it up. Plus I fit in enough fun time that I stayed pretty stress-free, except for my work laptop being screwed up (turns out it was the bad McAfee update that got me). Everyone bitches and ( Read more... )

It's time.

I simply can’t believe how many people post spam on websites, specially personal blogs just for the interest of some link juice. I need to stay alert all day even with fantastic plugins like Akismet. I don’t want to imagine what would happen to my sites if I didn’t had this kind of protection. Get a solid job spammers!Caught by Akismet, thank you ( Read more... )

If you have ever eaten with me, you know I have serious food issues. I don't like many vegetables, and I like even fewer fruits. My likes and dislikes are mostly guided by the fact that I can't stand bitterness, tartness, or certain textures. I do like fruity flavors as long as they are more sweet than tart, but again, the texture is usually the ( Read more... )

Rodeo season is kind of a big deal here. Last year we went to the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo twice during its month-long run. We were going to try to go with friends this Sunday, but the only tickets available through Ticketbastard -- for all days that I have searched -- are super-nosebleed (or maybe just nosebleed if you try a weekday). ( Read more... )