Deposited CA tax refund

Called the rug cleaner: ready for pickup tomorrow



Today's earrings: pineapples, peas

Bedtime reading: Passage, Connie Willis

My first Thanksgiving

It was wonderful. I melted something plastic in the oven and L cleaned it out. S & Aunt M won the scrabble game. There was lots of food. Critical Mass rolled past the window during dinner. K is falling asleep in my lap and S is reading Tiger a story.


Today's earrings: pineapples, Kitchenaids

bedtime reading: The Ruins of Earth, Thomas M. Disch, ed.

Logistics

The appliances arrive the 16th (not sure what time of day).
A handyperson is coming the afternoon of the 16th to attach the bookcases to the walls.

Tomorrow I call around for movers. I want to do a two-stage move: on the morning of the 16th, shift the big bookcases to the apartment and the books to the basement. Then later - like, that Friday or the next Monday - move everything else.

To-do this weekend: charity run; shift window seats & small bookcases to & from The Place Of Painting; paint; pack more stuff.

I'm forgetting something.


Today's earrings: pineapples, apples

Bedtime reading: A Hat Full of Sky, Terry Pratchett

Earrings by mail

It's extremely convenient.


Today's earrings: pineapples, shells

Bedtime reading: The Girl in the Plain Brown Wrapper, John D. MacDonald

Luke 2:14

"w00t to teh Ceiling Cat! An peace fer doodz he luffs! Kthxbai."

- LOLcat Gospels

cf. The Brick Testament

thanks to the Angry Lemming for the tip.


Today's earrings: pineapples, peas

Bedtime reading: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, J.K. Rowling

Went to look at an apartment after work

The price is too high and it's too close to the freeway... I wanted to take a look anyway. The architect skimped on kitchen counters and made a nice big bathroom at the expense of the sleeping alcove. But I'm sure it'll make a nice home for someone. The realtor seemed very motivated.


Today's earrings: pineapples, citrine teardrops

Bedtime reading: Wintersmith, Terry Pratchett

Something strange

On the bus this morning, there was a woman wearing headphones, singing gospel. That's not the strange part. The strange part was that she was only singing in one key.

I repressed the urge to burst into "Simple Gifts."


Today's earrings: pineapples, peas

Bedtime reading: Fragile Things, Neil Gaiman

Missing Macy's

So, yesterday I was kinda halfway going to go down to Macy's Herald Square and shop. But time got away from me, and what with one thing and another, I didn't go.
"I'll go tomorrow," I told myself. "Definitely."

Today dawned dark and rainy, and stayed that way into the afternoon.
"Huh," I said to myself, "this is an excellent day to stay in and drink coffee." So I did. First I played with K's coffee grinder. It was most entertaining. Then I surfed the web, ate leftover Chinese food, and read a little Twain.

Then everyone came home and we ate pesto.


Today's earrings: pineapples, rocks

Bedtime reading: Life on the Mississippi, Mark Twain

A good time was had by all

Brunch! There was quiche, and mimosas, and bread pudding. I brought cheese. :)

After yummy food & considerable mimosery, presents were opened. S got a target bag, Cricket got some pretty dresses and some fraction of a drill, Angry Lemming got the remainder of the drill and a remote-controlled indoor/outdoor mechanical dragonfly.

While the dragonfly charged up we watched Act I of Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog. Then we tested the dragonfly, indoors and out. After that, AL conquered the world, and we watched the remainder of Dr. Horrible. 'Twas a sad and tragic ending. I just hope the DVDs are out by Christmas.

The By-Now-Quite-Benevolent Lemming gave me a lift into the city and switched monitors with me. I did not convince him to take any games away, but give me time...


Today's earrings: pineapples, dragonflies

Bedtime reading: The Appleby File, Michael Innes

Bay to Breakers starts too early in the morning.

It's not like I'd run if it started later, or anything like that, but I might watch it on tv. As it was, all the B2B fun I got today was sharing the platform at Montgomery station with a guy in running gear, complete with race number. Not much of a contact high.


Today's earrings: pineapples, peppers

Bedtime reading: The Daffodil Affair, Michael Innes

Welcome to the Data Base

New hire at work today. First impression: she'll be great.


Today's earrings: pineapples, typewriter keys

Bedtime reading: Life on the Mississippi, Mark Twain

I wish you all watched Survivor

...because then I could just say, "OMG! Tracy totally rules! Cirie too!" and you'd know what I was talking about. I love those two. I want one of them to win.


Today's earrings: pineapples, peas

Bedtime reading: Crouching Buzzard, Leaping Loon, Donna Andrews

Festival

Does anyone want to go to the Clam Chowder Cook Off weekend after next? There'll be clams...


Today's earrings: pineapples, peppers

Bedtime reading: The Danger, Dick Francis

Fun With Food

http://www.candyboots.com/wwcards.html
http://www.lileks.com/institute/gallery/index.html
http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,1977,FOOD_9936_25303,00.html

Some things are just wrong.


Today's earrings: pineapples, peas

Bedtime reading: The Gospel of Food, Barry Glassner