auld lang syne

Almost like clockwork, I inevitably get this feeling on New Year’s Eve.
I think that it’s part of the reason I’ve traveled on NYE two of the last three years (last year I spent it with a friend who was in hospital), so I can try to put the whole thing out of my mind. I [...]

Pretty Good Year

(*yes, that was a conscious reference to the Tori Amos song. :))
Well, here goes: the first annual Year In Review post.  Oh-seven has been a year of drastic changes and events, so I figured it was worth it.
                 mid-late Winter - went to Las Vegas with girlfriends, where my purse went for a swim in [...]

my love/hate relationship with cable

I’ll admit it. I miss having cable. I have a serious issue with the cable company that has a monopoly on our area. They have terrible customer service, and I have had many nightmarish experiences with them and their inept record keeping. The most recent nightmarish experience with them  occurred when we moved this summer. First, they [...]

ssssshhhhhhh

It’s odd when I don’t feel like talking.I’m usually pretty talkative. Ok, VERY talkative. I have even been called a chatterbox. I have been told many times to shut up. For some odd reason though lately, I have just not wanted to make words come out of my mouth.I talk all day at work. I hear [...]

I am so psyched for The Golden Compass…

… movie to be released tomorrow. I hope it’s good… the book is absolutely amazing. It’s so full of symbols and it’s such a unique story. More later. Time to go to work.
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(please ignore the gibberish stuff up there; it’s just something I want to put [...]