Monthly Archives: July 2009
Love & Loathe — 07/28/09
Love: * A faster booting computer. I followed some dude’s guidelines and it shaved 3-4 minutes off the booting time of my downstairs computer. Of course, I practiced on my work computer just before we moved so that if I … Continue reading
Filed under Love/Loathe
Hosed.
It all started with the hose. The pretty boingy curly purple hose that I use to water the plants in the back yard that aren’t hooked up to the spot spitter irrigation. I discovered two holes in the purple hose. … Continue reading
Filed under I ♥ My Miata, I feel Amused, I own a Home
Love & Loathe – 072109
Love: * Working in an air conditioned office. It’s crazy how hot it’s been, I feel like a sissy complaining about it since I know you Texans and Okies have it much hotter. * Visiting my friend at lunch because … Continue reading
Filed under I own a Home, Love/Loathe, Money Hump Building, Women Before Me
Weekend Already? Really?
It’s been a good week. Idyllic, even. I took some vacation time this week to hang out with my mom and make sure that her needs were met. We’ve been going swimming every morning, it’s been hot during the days … Continue reading
San Francisco – Overview.
This time when we went to San Francisco, we did a couple things differently than we usually do when we travel. The first and biggest thing we did differently was, we met my mom in San Francisco and she joined … Continue reading
June’s Searches.
Last month there were some search terms that truly made me laugh out loud. I can’t tell you how much fun it is to see what people actually search for or how impressed I am with Google’s search engine — … Continue reading
Filed under We're all searching for something
Her Troubles.
I paused in my swimming to ask the newcomer to the pool how she was doing. We have swum at the same time many times before and have a loose, friendly, fellow-swimmer relationship. But that night, her face crumpled and … Continue reading
Filed under I feel Sad, I have Friends, Mermaid Envy
Love & Loathe — 07-07-09
Love: *Wasabi peas. *Rice snack mix… I knew it was gonna be good when the cashier checked me out and muttered under her breath, “Oh, this is good.” Like my purchase just reminded her exactly how good it was and … Continue reading
Filed under Love/Loathe
This and That.
Right now, I have the dishwasher running, the laundry going, cleaned out the cat litter boxes, juiced a bunch of lemons for juice freezing, and I just finished making Guava/Passion/Orange homemade popsicles. My swims this weekend have been peaceful and … Continue reading
Happy 4th!
It’s been a quiet weekend so far for me, perfect weather in these parts, spending time with the pets and doing chores. The only thing not perfect has been the absence of Tony, since he’s been working at his second … Continue reading
Filed under Entertainment can be Cheap
