So. A good friend called today to say she got the job: the uber job at the Strib that will 1) make her significantly more moola and 2) allow them to move from Hopkins (1/2 hour away in good traffic) to Eagan (10 minutes away and closer to her fiancee's job and kids). WOOHOO and… Continue reading I am NOT Excited

My keyboard is acting all wonky today. Not sure why...is it sausage-finger syndrome, or is there actually an issue?I have a $9 late fee at the library. Oops...the whole point of going to the library is to keep my book addiction costs down! I suppose it didn't help that I picked up 6 more last… Continue reading Random Wednesday Thoughts

Got the new picture from a fun email. I know I know: lotsa cats lately. I'm working on uploading some nifty Thor (aka Furface) pictures from the new digital camera we got for xmas...but I'll admit I'm slow on the technological uptake. I'm sure my gadget-wielding husband would agree. And said Furface is lying on… Continue reading And more on the cat theme…

Oh my god.http://www.craigslist.org/about/best/sdo/566171148.htmlFunniest thing I've seen all day. Sometimes I think I may have more fun observing oddities in people than anything else.Hence my fascination with Renaissance Festival, I suppose. Sometimes Craigslist reminds me a lot of fest...

So my mom decided to take a pretty fancy-pants job at Cedars-Sinai in LA. No, she hasn't seen Britney Spears yet. But she HAS moved out there, which must be quite the shock-ola coming from Duluth, MN...the cold left buttcheek of the universe (per my husband). Dad's not moving until spring, so she's alone out… Continue reading Kung-Fu Hamsters and Writing Contests

It's -0 right now...some days I hate Minnesota. *sigh*I'm having some serious job woe today. I'm thinking a good chunk of it is just new year resolution crap, but the bottom line is that I'm just not motivated there. Maybe it's just because I'm sort of trapped here right now: stuck in the house because… Continue reading Restless Cold Feet

And suddenly a whole new year begins...one with unemployment anxiety and Daytona 500 excitement...hopefully the first will be resolved before the second arrives. Oy.2008 appears to be a year for major changes in my family. My parents are discussing moving to California after my mom got a HUGE job offer in Sacramento. The emotional stew… Continue reading 2008!!

So it was my Mom's 50th birthday yesterday, and to celebrate my Dad had a dinner for her at their favorite resturaunt, The Boathouse. http://www.boathouserestaurant.org/index.htmlMy parental units are adventurous eaters. I'm an avid Food Network fan, but I know in my heart i'm not really capable of being an Iron Chef judge, because some of… Continue reading Fancy Pants!

Today is November 1st. National Novel Writing Month http://www.nanowrimo.org begins today!! 50,000 words in 30 days: if you have any interest in writing a novel check them out: it's a great way to give yourself permission to write like mad and put the internal editor in a box under your bed. Although I have one… Continue reading NaNoWriMo Begins!