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The cat came back
A little over a week ago, our cat, Sookie, went missing. She’s been sneaking out the back door lately, as she’s in a, um, delicate state (okay, she’s in heat). Yes, I know, I need to get her spayed. No, … Continue reading
iPhoned
About a week ago, I bought an iPhone. I scoffed and shook my head for a very long time, saying I didn’t need a smartphone, but ultimately caved to seeing everyone else and their dogs having one. So far, I’m … Continue reading
This is where the buses park.
My son started Kindergarten last year, and in picking him up from school, I’ve overheard some peculiar conversations. One recurring conversation revolves around where the school buses park, and why my fellow parents are angry about this. I wish I … Continue reading
Birds
Every morning, I take my dog Zoë out for her morning walk. For the past few months, most of those walks were rather quiet; while I’m sure there are plenty of people up and about at 6:30 in the morning, … Continue reading
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Russians, science fiction, and zombies
I recently renewed my Netflix account after having it on hold for a number of months, and have thus watched a fair number of movies in the past few weeks. A few thoughts on each: Night of the Living Dead … Continue reading
Am I going to graduate school?
When I started college, my intention was to get my Bachelor’s degree in history, then go on to get a Master’s and, eventually, a doctorate. My end goal was to teach history at the university level. Now that I’m almost … Continue reading
Farscape for cheap
Yesterday I broke a major rule: I bought myself something right before Christmas. My friend Joshua told me that amazon.com had dropped the price for the complete Farscape series down to $58. This is a pretty awesome deal, as the … Continue reading
Tidbits
Apparently, the makers of the T9 (Text on 9 keys) system are affiliated somehow or another with the Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare. Everytime I hit 6529 when sending a text message, “olaw” comes up first; hitting the next word … Continue reading
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Free time, what am I going to do with you?
Ah, freedom – almost. I have but one final left, tomorrow, and then I’ll be done with this semester. It’s been a rough one. While I’ve always been busy to some degree during college, this semester had me swamped all … Continue reading
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Someone stole my box.
There’s a first time for everything, I guess. Or at least a lot of things – I can think of many things I’ll never be convinced of trying. Anyway… After years of regularly buying things online and having them delivered … Continue reading