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!

Yeah yeah, it's been months and months since I've posted. Tonight is Samhain: the Pagan New Year when spirits walk about, the dead are remembered, negativity can be put behind you to start fresh, the harvest is all in, and we're moving toward the darkest time of the year. I've been spending my time (while… Continue reading Halloween

I spent the past few days immersed in geekdom, and while I'm rather proud to say I never donned Spock ears or a Klingon mask (my husband speaks Klingon: I figure one ubergeek in the family is enough), I did learn a few things.Women over 350lbs can be gorgeous. Not in a schoolgirl miniskirt outfit… Continue reading Convergence 2007