To start off the break in my apparent blogging hiatus, I give you a list of euphemisms for the ol'... (full text)

So, funniest thing I've ever heard regarding a car malady, caused my CEL to come on. There's a hose that... (full text)

My foot hurts from using the treadmill Tuesday (booya, finally got off my ass to do some cardio after 4... (full text)

All the brain dead shit stain excuses for drivers were out this afternoon, I swear. (Intersections & street names provided... (full text)

has asked me to talk about: shinies, Pro-choice, celtic music, morgan freeman, java, sam neil and dr. who... (full text)

I was talking with Friday night and could not, for the life of me, remember the name of a book... (full text)

I'm signed up to go to the Gateway Software Symposium being held this weekend. This means I won't be around... (full text)

In case anyone who'd want to know, didn't already know, tomorrow is International Talk Like A Pirate Day.... (full text)

I'm generally not really vain day to day, but I swear, when I actually bother to blow out my hair... (full text)

I don't want to live anywhere that gets that hot, but I do want an affordable A/C unit that... (full text)

So, I didn't end up buying a new mobo/cpu. Wasn't worth the ~$20 or less in savings to scramble to... (full text)

Well, I can see sharply again. Got out of the habit of wearing my contacts a good year or so... (full text)

New toy happened first. We were up at the Cross Keys shopping center for Qdoba (both of us), Beauty Brands'... (full text)

Going on a float trip with my sister and her boyfriend, my dad, and... at least one other person, friend... (full text)

We got in a little before 6pm last night, actually. The trip was wonderful, we were spoiled rotten at the... (full text)

I haven't been chatty anyway, but as an FYI we're headed to the smokies tomorrow, coming back a week from... (full text)

So, my last day is over. I'll start tomorrow over here to grab stuff to move with me, and box... (full text)

Been quite a while since I updated, so I'd better get started. I'd promise not to make this too long,... (full text)

I can now say this to the world at large. I have a new job, starting June 8. I'm... (full text)

So, we're having water come in our basement. It's been nearly a full day since it stopped raining here, and... (full text)

I don't think I did a single thing of great import Saturday. We went grocery shopping, and our Karazhan group... (full text)

A cropped, sized so it's not 3MB, picture of a half naked dude posing in front of Abercrombie & Fitch.... (full text)

I've been trying to come up with a list of books that I should add to my "want" list, particularly... (full text)

I was sitting at the light at Lindbergh & Florissant, about a block from home, waiting for my left arrow.... (full text)

Please, learn from my stupidity, because no one needs this kind of blood pressure spike. Confirmation pages for online banking... (full text)

I swear I'm not going to babble on and on for pages on exercising and all that hoohah. I'll just... (full text)

As much as it pains me to do so, I'm not doing my cardio today. My knee bothered me a... (full text)

I used one of the treadmills at the gym Tuesday for the last part of week 2. It... it was... (full text)

I did the first week 2 session of the couch-to-5k thing on the elliptical on Friday. It is so very... (full text)

... that's sarcasm if you couldn't tell. So. Our oh-so-lovely mayor is running for the re-election vote happening April 3.... (full text)

March's supposed "In like a lion, out like a lamb" reputation was upheld today, at least around here. It doesn't... (full text)

A whole lotta not much, if you really sum it up. Been playing WoW most days to reach 70, which... (full text)

Also: it is, indeed, colder than a witch's titty outside. Just in case you didn't know. I haven't played WoW... (full text)

In spite of the fact that we weren't going to have time to sit down and play WoW until yesterday... (full text)

So I got to sleep earlier last night than any other night this week, but then the phone rang at... (full text)

Take a looksee at this poor cute baby's name. At least there's a chance of the source of the name... (full text)

I had from Friday the 22nd thru yesterday off work, which was awesome. Friday was pretty gorgeous so I used... (full text)

For the weekend leading up to Christmas I didn't have much internet access, since J and I spent most of... (full text)

And a merry garlic too! >_> Now that's out of my system... been busy. Almost all the Christmas shopping is... (full text)

It happened again. What, you ask? Another employee of my company whose job requires them to have PII on their... (full text)

We got power about 3:15pm, five minutes after we left for food. A little before 2 J noticed that the... (full text)

What a way to start December. Couldn't get into my car this morning. It was a frozen brick, with whole... (full text)

So out of curiosity I tried to hook up to the free wireless in the Embassy Suites in Orlando, and... (full text)

Before I forget: in case anyone in the area is curious, the bookstore we went to before eating at Zoe's... (full text)

A combination of having lots (both online and off) to do and feeling rather withdrawn makes for a severe lack... (full text)

Don't fucking lie to me about something I can verify or disprove easily myself. That's the equivalent of saying "I... (full text)

I was being remiss in my St. Louisan duties. We saw the last half of the game at home,... (full text)

Just not feeling like writing. And I've built up so much lack of momentum it just gets more difficult. Mostly... (full text)

All the senators who voted for state-sanctioned torture: Alexander (R-TN)Allard (R-CO)Allen (R-VA)Bennett (R-UT)Bond (R-MO)Brownback (R-KS)Bunning (R-KY)Burns (R-MT)Burr (R-NC)Chambliss (R-GA)Coburn (R-OK)Cochran... (full text)

I've felt very withdrawn lately. It's as though my limit on desired social interaction is really low right now. I... (full text)

Just haven't felt like writing. No recap, that'd be several intarweb pages long. Life is overall decent. Work is... meh.... (full text)

I'm starting to track my food intake and calories, calories from fat, fiber, and protein (when I know or can... (full text)

I think I got into the phase where I didn't feel like writing anything (well, I did, but it was... (full text)

My left eyelid on the outside corner is twitching. It started last night around 9ish, and it was with me... (full text)

I wasn't sure who to call about the road construction issue, so I looked up Florissant's website. I called their... (full text)

They've completely bollocksed up an intersection with construction, and done nothing to give a workaround as would be normal. See,... (full text)

I had no idea there were people espousing using mothballs in the gas tank for better performance. Fortunately, the car... (full text)

In spite of last week seeing me hurt myself and our house being without electricity for 3 full days, this... (full text)

We got power back at 8:10pm Saturday night. We had to throw away most of our meat and cheese, and... (full text)

J called me at 10am to tell me we had power. Then at 11 we were IMing, a storm came... (full text)

This has not been a good week. Last week was fine, even if I never got around to writing a... (full text)

Gonna be a long one. I'll try not to be too disjointed, but make no promises. The short of it:... (full text)

We opened it when I got home, then played with it a bit before we had to grab a little... (full text)

They delivered our camera at about noon today! I can't wait to get home and play with it eeeeeee! I... (full text)

So after much research (haha, Vivitar shouldn't even bother making a camera, damn!) I ended up going with the original... (full text)

Canon Powershot A620. This was a recommendation I got here. $220, 4x optical zoom, really incredible close-in macro, good night... (full text)

One helluva morning. Slept decently until a quarter to 2am, when I got startled awake from a dream. In my... (full text)

So I did lots after I left work. Went to Jamestown Mall, got a few things (a couple bras in... (full text)

J's and my anniversary was very nice, very relaxing, very happy. I took the day off. We had a late... (full text)

Happy Four Year Anniversary, Jeremy! I love you with all my heart, and look forward for many, many more years... (full text)

I broke a nail! Tore that shit right off, missed the quick thankfully so no blood and no hurty. Was... (full text)

Uhhhhh yeah. Yay for vodka and stuff. And "the most redudent techno song of all time" according to J, which... (full text)

I see booze in my future. Not sure how much, but there will be at least a single fru fru... (full text)

I hate production support. Hate it. Hate hate hate. Why? Why is it that on the off chance there's one... (full text)

I've been kind of in a state where I have things to talk about, things to say, but not the... (full text)

Friday afternoon was interesting. Last Tuesday (9 days ago, not 2), J started working to get the pool up to... (full text)

but then I spent 9 hours at work, then 3 more hours working on the laptop at home. I found... (full text)

Or got too many neurons crossed (hehe, I only meant to cross a few for Kas getting the job he... (full text)

One interesting and, I think, highly amusing surprise. One sucky one. First, the interesting: I went to Ann's Bra Shop... (full text)

I think eating helped. My fog is gone, I'm inspired, and am playing with Java 5 generics For Great Justice.... (full text)

I couldn't sleep for crap Sunday night anyway, which means (oddly enough) that come morning I knew I'd be more... (full text)

... the crux, the real simple meat, of the rant is: You do not. Make promises. For other people. You... (full text)

It's rabbit season! So cute! There's a baby bunny that looks only just big enough to be out of the... (full text)

Such a foul mood. It's been a morning where nearly nothing goes right, and it's almost a surprise I made... (full text)

Spoke too soon yesterday, it would seem. Tuesday I developed a slightly "lumpy" throat that pretty much stuck around, made... (full text)

Anyone know what font these guys are using in their main banner? I'm trying to make an 80x15 mini-banner to... (full text)

Especially, what the fuck happened to "press or say" and you actually get to keep pushing buttons? I don't like... (full text)

Friday night was nice. In WoW I played my hunter 2.0 a bit, and was on when they killed Nefarion.... (full text)

I finished adding the CustomFields plugin last night. No database changes needed; it would be interesting to see how it... (full text)

You won't believe what woke me up this morning, at about 3:40. Out of a sound, dreaming sleep. My phone's... (full text)

I was on my way out, with two Kashi granola bars in hand to put in my laptop bag's front... (full text)

The right, back side of my throat & back of my tongue all feel like they should be red and... (full text)

I rarely, rarely ever straighten my hair. It involves a lot of heat, so if I did it regularly it'd... (full text)

Forumopolis thread about Dogfish Head IPA. Need to see if Dirt Cheap carries it, since the closest distributor is in... (full text)

All I know about them is that they have a stupid high interest rate for a plain jane savings account... (full text)

I got to work, and found myself wondering if I'd warped in time. I found myself parking well back from... (full text)

Updating a really old phpBB to the latest version was less difficult than I thought. It helps that I hadn't... (full text)

At least, it shouldn't take 20 minutes to get logged into the comp. It's bad enough that it typically takes... (full text)

... I did get the vast majority of my clothes put away. I had what'd built up since a month... (full text)

Our cat Zephyr has good taste in bedding. I'd washed a bunch of my lingeree (robes, slips, nightgowns, etc.) and... (full text)

So, I didn't get as much done for work as I wanted, getting stuck in places it was very frustrating... (full text)

Don't have the insurance card yet. I even checked in today's mail. Ah well, I guess I get to do... (full text)

[9pm: If you tried visiting you may've noticed nothing loading; things were down for a while, and came back up... (full text)

I called the insurance company just after 8am when they open, to get my new baby on our policy and... (full text)

I go and get a brand new car, and they're talking damaging winds, tornadoes, and large hail. And the front... (full text)

Guess what followed me home last night...... (full text)

I got a compliment on my hair from a complete stranger at work today. Hers wasn't even a face I'd... (full text)

I'm so fucking tired right now. Didn't even get to start on the last bit of OT I wanted to... (full text)

So, it's crunch time at work getting the rewrite ready for beta release in a few weeks. Gotta crank some... (full text)

In a really quick nutshell, Saturday was almost all awesome, and Sunday was almost all "meh." I caught up on... (full text)

Looks like I'm gonna be scoring some OT pay. We're getting to where mandatory OT is being mentioned, but not... (full text)

I was lazy and didn't do amy weight work Friday. I... don't think we did anything productive. Saturday was good...... (full text)

It makes a pretty good mess, too. I made some yesterday in a microwave at work, at 2 minutes (instructions... (full text)

I swear, Eclipse's auto code completion gets slower and slower every damn day, totally hanging for several seconds at a... (full text)

We finally were able to get everything together (vehicle, no one out of town, etc.) to get over to Ballwin.... (full text)

Dear Office Women, This is not your personal bathroom. As such, you certainly are not required to do things like... (full text)

I went to the work cafeteria 'cause I was on my own for lunch (usually a small group of us... (full text)

I've got myself and our stuff pretty together for this trip, for me. I hosed down the toiletry bag which... (full text)

I got the pictures from this past weekend uploaded, and a page written that links to 'em all. None of... (full text)

I'm starting not to need the scale to tell me I'm losing weight. In case I didn't mention it, we're... (full text)

I have other stuff to say, lots and lots, but not the energy to say it. Good and crazy weekend... (full text)

I think I messed up my whole week by waking up at 1am Tuesday to make sure I'd maybe get... (full text)

J and I got to hold our new nephew this weekend. They're in KC, so we stayed Friday night and... (full text)

So I did three loads of laundry yesterday. We actually had enough darks to do two loads of 'em, with... (full text)

I totally pimped my kitty hat on Thursday. It's finally been cold enough to want a hat, so I've been... (full text)

I was trolling Firefox extensions, and found ReminderFox. I haven't restarted to try it yet, but this looks exactly like... (full text)

I fucking hate Eclipse & Tomcat sometimes. "OMG I'm so confyoooosed I dunno what to do except shit all over... (full text)

Last week was definitely not a good week. Only got in one day of cardio, which was 45 minutes on... (full text)

I definitely slipped on the food thing yesterday. Penn Station subs, I was all set to get a sub as... (full text)

Why didn't I find these sooner? Then again, their "find a local dealer" lists pretty much only Circuit City, and... (full text)

Wrangling with computer towers is fun! Full size tower + nowhere to lay it down horizontally + putting in and... (full text)

I was a slug Tuesday and didn't do any cardio. So Friday I'll do some cardio in addition to some... (full text)

Another I couldn't resist making, but unlike my last and unused (and unmentioned) attempt, I think it turned out OK.... (full text)

This will probably get added to over time, but this way I can keep track instead of trying to remember... (full text)

I know very little about some of the people on my friends' list. Some people I know relatively well. I... (full text)

So now Zephyr has taken to washing, rather noisily, while on the bed on my feet/lower legs. LICK LICK LICK... (full text)

So, I used the melatonin last night. I could definitely feel it when it kicked in. Now all I need... (full text)

I laid down for my blood being drawn, didn't pass out. Had to make conversation with the nurse taking it... (full text)

I'm starting to feel actively shaky from not eating all day. Just made use of Google maps' ability to show... (full text)

Worked out yesterday, definitely feeling the burn in various muscle groups. Watched "Big Trouble in Little China" with J finally.... (full text)

I'm very tired today 'cause I stayed up longer than I should've, but that's OK. I did lots yesterday, so... (full text)

Was sick two full days last week, which of course wore me out the whole rest of the week. Didn't... (full text)

I called my dad after dinner and asked him about it, and it turned out rather simple. Basically, blinkers work... (full text)

It turns out that the Helix Nebula can rather similar to the movie rendition of the eye of Sauron when... (full text)

My right blinker has become spastic, with a slight arrhythmia noticable if left on long enough for a turn as... (full text)

I'm in the market for earbuds, but it would appear my actually knowing exactly what I want is biting me... (full text)

J and I are finally watching Firefly (could've sooner but for my not having/making time). It really is as awesome... (full text)

So I haven't said a peep lately because I felt like I ought to do the whole holiday update thing... (full text)

... rather, I mostly fell off the internet, for lack of a better phrase. I spent some of my holidays... (full text)

Happy holidays, everyone. Whatever stuff you celebrate between now and the 1st of next year, I hope you all enjoy... (full text)

Keeping a list of things to do every day seems to be helping, though I'm still pretty early in the... (full text)

I have a question for any cat owners (slaves?) out there, as a sort of sanity check. Cat whiz question... (full text)

I set up a daily to-do blog within MovableType. Right now, it's all in a folder that's just password protected... (full text)

I didn't get presents wrapped yet. I didn't get my little sewing project done yet. I did get to play... (full text)

Ever since I saw these plush germs on ThinkGeek, I just *squee* every time I see them. I didn't realize... (full text)

My elbow hurts. I whacked it really hard on the bathroom counter... yesterday? No, I think it was Saturday. Aaanyway,... (full text)

Yesterday there was a box. Inside it was the first of two packages according to the card within. The second... (full text)

I had a dream not too long before my alarm went off that was... weird. It was one of those... (full text)

Safe at home. Lindbergh was shite around lunch time, no plowing (coworker who drives a Bonneville, nice & heavy, drove... (full text)

If you ask for auth to add my ICQ #, type in a bloody custom reason, or have your own... (full text)

I think I may've gotten all that hair dye stain out. I finally gave up, with the biggest of the... (full text)

I woke up this morning an hour after I shut off my alarm. No lying there waking every few minutes,... (full text)

Got up 15 minutes earlier than I normally do, which is good. Think about the extra things (check for car... (full text)

You can't do a whole scan of your harddrive, of course, but if you're unsure of a specific file (perhaps... (full text)

Specifically, blue jeans? I went and got my hair colored & cut & such tonight, and it went great, nice... (full text)

Our disposal (mostly) works. Just needs a little hard plastic ring (washer?) put into the connection between it and the... (full text)

It's long, but I feel it's important. While all people, male or female, should learn to be aware of their... (full text)

We took this last Saturday: And it's come down at least 10¢ since then. Which is awesome. We didn't think... (full text)

First: Thank you ! Your wee pumpkin pie arrived intact and scrumptious in Wednesday's mail. I'd show everyone a pic,... (full text)

My sinuses are so fucked from last night. Been blowing my nose all morning. So much fur and stuff everywhere... (full text)

We cleaned in the computer room. This may sound easy, but... heh, not so much. I had about a thousand... (full text)

Having missed my exercise class all week last week, it hurt extra last night. I did 5lb curls though, instead... (full text)

so lazy Seriously, I hardly did anything of real import this weekend. While I like lazy weekends, there's so... (full text)

How do you not realize that just randomly and obviously peeking over someone's shoulder to look at someone else's shit... (full text)

So. No gas in the kitchen yet. Turns out there is a line that goes up to the kitchen. The... (full text)

"I Park Like An Idiot" stickers. I am very tempted to buy a batch and keep them in my glove... (full text)

... new hotness! Hrmph, I didn't do that right. Ah! No pics of the old POS so no pics of... (full text)

... that I hate production support? Especially when dealing with transient, difficult to reproduce problems? Have I also mentioned that... (full text)

I'm starting to get more and more pissed off at this laptop's keyboard, not so much with the keys themselves... (full text)

We both went to a chiropracter yesterday. Me for something not having been aligned right for a couple months, J... (full text)

Evidently we both needed a whole bushelful of sleep. Friday night J and I hung out with my sister, her... (full text)

Had a nap last night with the windows open, which is good. Didn't get to sleep until after 12:30am, which... (full text)

Evidently I'm not the only one here with a short fuse today (which thankfully so far I've had nothing piss... (full text)

When I came in this morning I was backing into a space between two cars. Both were recent arrivals, both... (full text)

I never, so long as I live, ever want to have any more problems with any backmost molars. Ever. Went... (full text)

I just grabbed a crapton of fonts from a font site I didn't know about before, called SimplytheBest Fonts archive.... (full text)

I wasn't going to make anymore Chuzzle icons, but I couldn't help it when a rainbow chuzzle randomly showed up... (full text)

First the slurping, now the openmouth chewing! Whyyyy?! (Yes, I know I'm being spammy. I'd apologize, but that implies trying... (full text)

... one of our contractors said if given free reign to do a web layout he'd still do it with... (full text)

One of our coworkers in another project suggested Pirrone's pizza for today, so we all sent him toppings we wanted... (full text)

From this image found at this site, I made these: Given my limited toolset whenever I end up making these,... (full text)

Another coworker and I periodically let loose a "fuck 'em" or whatever. We cuss. It's not been a big deal,... (full text)

My mom now has a resident card for the city of Florissant. She came and audited the toning class I'm... (full text)

After installing 126 more fonts I happened to already have, I improved on the texted icon from here.... (full text)

Diagnosis: seborrhea, which is an eczema of the scalp with a specific cause. Basically, he said my head's producing a... (full text)

I really need to create a category to put icons and images and such in, since I seem to keep... (full text)

Had my toning class last night. Watched the game afterwards, quite disappointing to say the least. The Cards just didn't... (full text)

I created and uploaded a few sizes of wallpapers from the large infrared image of Andromeda found in this APoD... (full text)

CARDS ARE GOIN' TO GAME SIX!!! After being down almost the whole game, we pulled it out at the end.... (full text)

I'm totally posting this from in my bed. Figured I'd take the new work laptop for a spin and see... (full text)

I'm craving the husbandy manmeats but cannot do anything about it. Not sure about after work either 'cause of the... (full text)

J is awesome. He hit the hardware store, Michaels, and PetCo. He picked up a new sink garbage disposal, flood... (full text)

James found my credit card. He drove to work lunch on Tuesday, and it was right after that standing in... (full text)

Good things Got gas first thing in the morning for $2.82/gal which means I was able to hold out long... (full text)

Slept like pure ass, for no obvious reason. I just couldn't get comfortable. Then I slept for a while, and... (full text)

Though I will edit if I can come up with whatever that third thing was that we need from the... (full text)

Stuff we need from the hardware store: special ceiling lightbulbssink disposal Shit, I already forgot the third thing. ... (full text)

I hope we're breaking for lunch soon, 'cause I'm getting hungry and watching someone debug code in a group coding... (full text)

That was a bit refreshing. Took a quick shower so I could rinse my hair and wash my face, then... (full text)

Heh, right. First, I was showering in the dark 'cause it was dark in the house and the bathroom lights... (full text)

... here's the grocery list of stuff besides the usual (milk, bread, etc.): Yogurt cups: a bunch, Prairie Farms brand,... (full text)

This page is so my scalp and neck. Some quotes that stand out for me: In more severe forms, eczema... (full text)

Just in case you see an email starting with the following forwarded to you by some well-meaning person who has... (full text)

I got all the MT templates figured out, and how to get 'em working with non-templated code I wrote myself,... (full text)

A coworker (sort of... works on a group we interface with a ton, and that I have friends on) is... (full text)

(Yes, I only just finished cleaning the damn bathroom about 10 minutes ago. Bleargh.) 1. Am I the only one... (full text)

I think I've come up with a rough time line for the week in terms of what to do. The... (full text)

Today is the day of posting bulleted points with subheadings. Or, I'm trying to keep myself from being too verbose... (full text)

This stupid cold doesn't want to let go. I was definitely sneezing and blowing my nose more towards the end... (full text)

I really think bits of brain tissue must come running out whenever I'm sick, and ends up in my tissues... (full text)

I forgot, in my addle-brained state where I was rushing to post before our power might go out (it didn't,... (full text)

Body toning was rough. I didn't realize how much my back helps, even if I'm using proper form and my... (full text)

They're so very cool when you're lying in a nice warm bed and they're rumbling on in. You can just... (full text)

If you didn't see it already, Scott Kurtz of PvPonline posted a link to a group that FEMA has allowed... (full text)

Step 1: Invite a bunch of people to a Tuesday afternoon virtual meeting (i.e. telecon) on Monday, stating that telecon... (full text)

Today: Dinner at my grandfather's house. His sister-in-law is in town from Hilton Head, so we're all getting together. My... (full text)

Friday night J and I left around 7 or so to go to his parents' for a visit. Got stuck... (full text)

I already know two people who probably won't have a home to go to because of Katrina. A guy who's... (full text)

I want to test one blasted thing and go home, but of course there are things getting in the way.... (full text)

J got a haircut Tuesday, and it was bad. Really bad, short of having random bald patches. The only way... (full text)

Also. To illustrate why I'll be going to bed momentarily, I took my purse with me to our 10:30... (full text)

First off, Friday night J made an awesome steak & spinach salad. It had chopped carrot bits, Vidalia onion, a... (full text)

I think that's the latest I've been awake for fun times in a long time. (I was awake off and... (full text)

Due probably to the damn latest worm that's been floating all over, and patches going out and everything, I haven't... (full text)

I guess I'm going to need a "picture" category if I'm going to keep making visual things... Created two more... (full text)

I managed to miss any notice that forumopolis is gonna be down again. Till the 19th, it would appear. Also,... (full text)

Gotta run soon, but I figured I'd update y'all with all the fun and not-so-fun activities so far. First, we... (full text)

They were estimating that my RAM would be delivered tomorrow, as it left IN at around 7pm at night last... (full text)

(Posted this to toricons already.) I got bored and I thought I'd try to make a Tori icon. Dunno if... (full text)

They do need to alter their website info though. I got an email Monday night from their CS saying that... (full text)

I'm checking webcomics here. But... F'opolis is down for a server move, not expected back until Friday or thereabouts, depending... (full text)

We're scheduled for a telecon from 10:30am to 3pm. It's being given in Anaheim, CA, so this is 8:30am to... (full text)

We fulfilled that new "full bathroom clean once a month" rule tonight. Didn't get around to it this weekend, so... (full text)

I think my credit card may have melted... Used the tax-free weekend to buy computer hardware on Saturday and clothes... (full text)

Friday I stayed home. Only had 4 hours' sleep, and after Zephyr briefly waking me up a half hour before... (full text)

CNN: "The Philadelphia Citizens Crime Commission, with the help of a Philadelphia blogger, have launched a reward fund for information... (full text)

I was reading a forumopolis thread and one of the poster's avatars was boogeying down perfectly to the last song... (full text)

St. Louis f'opolis meet was fun. We were going to do a barbecue, but that was discussed before the weather... (full text)

It's not even 90F here, and the heat index is 101F! Blargh! I guess I can be glad I'm not... (full text)

Anyone else who started into the Saga of Recluce series by L. E. Modesitt may be interested to know this... (full text)

Not to mention, it cost a lot. We went grocery shopping tonight, after not having done so for at least... (full text)

I think I caught up on my sleep from Sunday night and got a decent amount on top of it... (full text)

I wasn't all cool enough to get to go to the Comicon with all the cool folks, but I did... (full text)

Yep, still forgot something in all that long gibberish. I was heading to work today, and Blinded by the Light... (full text)

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Why are terrorists of some flavor or other bombing London at the start of the G8 summit? I mean, did... (full text)

On our way back home from our trip, right around Kingdom City along I-70 (where US 54 comes in) two... (full text)

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I have to mention this song is beautifully haunting.... (full text)

Well, I didn't hit 57 in WoW Wednesday. I got close; only two bubbles (20K) of XP needed. That was... (full text)

We're going to spend a little over a week in Colorado. My stipulation given we planned so late was... (full text)

I know it may just be lip service, but given why the note went out in the first place, I'd... (full text)

We even have a broken plate from it, and a potentially lost fork. So J thawed steaks (chuck steaks, actually... (full text)

If you do, do I have a link for you. It's the blog of a 16 year old gay kid... (full text)

It's 10:30 Monday morning, and I still just want to crawl back in bed for a few more hours' sleep.... (full text)

I just got an email stating that since I'm hitting my 5 year mark with the company, I'm entitled to... (full text)

This is primarily for J and Mark, who were with me Wednesday night when we saw the sign stating that... (full text)

All I have that comes to mind are a few random things. Over the weekend, we were briefly discussing those... (full text)

I shouldn't be tired. I'm not sleepy, but I shouldn't be tired either. I napped from 6 till almost 9... (full text)

Mostly my reference. I mostly read comics at work, organized in folders by when they update (well... "daily", "M-F", etc.... (full text)

Been sick all day, sinuses & such, and I stayed home. The record is the longest I've gone without falling... (full text)

So they're doing a webcast right now for all us in the IT organization (quite large) to view. Questions were... (full text)

I think I've avoided getting sick. Last night I left work almost an hour late and still had to pick... (full text)

I'm even more tired than yesterday, which I guess makes sense since I got slightly less sleep, but I shouldn't... (full text)

There are so many things I want to write about, but I'm still in such a thick mental fog right... (full text)

Apparently Greg got some feedback to change his mind... Also, based on the feedback from people regarding the women's Feugo... (full text)

Greg of the Real Life comic, writes this in a newspost: Speaking of which, the Men's Fuego shirts are doing... (full text)

J and I went to Cancun, our favorite Mexican restaurant, for Cinco de Mayo yesterday (the ultimate one, 05/05/05) after... (full text)

I want a new immune system: mine is fucked to where it thinks tree pollen and cat dander are violent... (full text)

Haven't gotten to play WoW much; none at all yesterday. Probably will play a lot tonight. J's birthday was yesterday,... (full text)

I can't get my car out of the garage. It's off the tracks yet again. Not the physical tracks, but... (full text)

A while back I found a noticable chunk missing from my bottom right middle tooth. After a week or two... (full text)

I really don't know why I've withdrawn from writing about my life... perhaps I've just been feeling like it's unimportant.... (full text)

I went to Tori Amos' website because I read someone mention a tour... it only shows tour dates in the... (full text)

Check out today's Get Fuzzy and today's Foxtrot. Heheheheheee. ... (full text)

My hip density was in the lower half of the normal range for my age, and my spine density was... (full text)

I'm leaving for my bone density screening in a few minutes. If my bones have enough calcium I get to... (full text)

I decided that since Monday was forecast to be a beautiful day (and the weatherman did not disappoint), and that... (full text)

I hate it when I get a bug to do something. After 10:30 at night. Yeeeah... yesterday afternoon I was... (full text)

First, Mark had decided to make Lebanese chicken and potatoes, which was immensely good. The chicken dried out a touch... (full text)

Alright, I have a hair appointment @4:30, so I won't be home immediately after work. However, it's a quickie appointment,... (full text)

This weekend was semiproductive, which is a bit of a switch.... (full text)

Really, Bill O'Reilly is such a whiner (link content unnecessary for understanding of this post). Apparently he has this rather... (full text)

We get to spend 3 hours amongst 12000-some other people at the Family Arena for "Ethics Recommitment Day" for work.... (full text)

Friday, I laid down at a nap at 5pm or so. At 6:30, still asleep, the doorbell rang. I woke... (full text)

Alright, I guess I need to actually do this. Lots to say, just no motivation to sit and write it... (full text)

Got onto WoW around 5 or so last night to do VC with a friend. I've a level 29 hunter... (full text)

I was in the middle of playing WoW, walking through Ashenvale to get to Astranaar to turn in a quest,... (full text)

We're going to be heading out to J's parents this evening to stay the night, since we're attending the family... (full text)

I went in for my 3 month depo appointment as usual, which was fine. Cost went up almost $13 because... (full text)

I've been meaning to post this since Monday I think... Obviously not real, but damn funny anyway.... (full text)

I really should learn that I'm no good at budgeting and estimating time for a project that's in a completely... (full text)

I want another t-shirt I can't wear to work.... (full text)

The final sign was the extraordinarily good parking spot I lucked into with someone leaving as I got here. (Yes,... (full text)

... noncommunicative lately. Just been really busy, and not felt like writing it all down. Synopsis: Did Christmas with mine... (full text)

Saturday, I went and got Christmas cards to send out, and a fresh color cartridge for our printer so I... (full text)

Woo, two nifty Christmas things came in the mail this week. First, I got my Baxter the Angry Elf ornament... (full text)

Since I have some time to break away from code testing, being that some random asshole is sucking up Oracle... (full text)

My dad called around 3:20 to say mom's surgery was finished, that they were moving her into recovery for a... (full text)

My mom's in surgery right now, assuming they weren't running horrendously late, and while I've no reason to worry, I'm... (full text)

I've come to the conclusion that I do indeed make incredibly stupid programming errors while tired after two nights in... (full text)

I've had all kinds of things I'd like to have updated about, but I barely have time for this. ... (full text)

I'm very, very glad I took the day off today. It started snowing instead of raining by 11:30, and it's... (full text)

It was pointed out to me that I said I'd do this after lunch... however, I didn't say what day.... (full text)

I may not be able to get in anymore, though I'm not sure yet. I heard two coworkers, one of... (full text)

The house we're living in, we bought in April 2003, and moved into at the end of July 2003. Been... (full text)

Those of you in the area may have heard of a horrible, horrible accident on the Martin Luther King bridge... (full text)

... I finally fixed it. A couple days after a W2K software update was pushed to us, I couldn't connect... (full text)

(Gotten from a friend (lupabitch) on LJ, though I'm too sleepy and foggy headed to come up with any questions... (full text)

I haven't been posting "real" stuff of late, and I've got lots. For some reason I haven't felt like posting... (full text)

The first couple pages of the thread at the NASIOC forums is him saying what happened and others saying what... (full text)

Here's the deal: Okay, so here's the deal: If you can see this, I'll send you a holiday card. But... (full text)

Several of J's friends were over Saturday as per usual, and we were at Kriegers for a late dinner. At... (full text)

Looks like the only way Kerry wins is in the extremely unlikely event of him getting Ohio. Which probably isn't... (full text)

We went to my parents' house for my sister's birthday dinner, since she was in town to vote tomorrow, and... (full text)

Woo! I managed to get in on the tail end of a forum thread started by Godthrasher saying he'd take... (full text)

Someone posted this adorable polarbear pic, and I wanted to make sure I shared it with you.... (full text)

...has had more sex than me. (edit: changed link 'cause the other one went away) No, that's not my personal... (full text)

I read this on the forums, and I just had to reproduce it. (It's credited, and I'd produce a link,... (full text)

... and expressing them can get you in trouble. This is a damn shame, is all I can say. Didn't... (full text)

Cardinals are goin' to the World Series!!! Boo-fuckin-yeah!!!... (full text)

I'm tired of all this crappy overcast, drizzly weather. I know it's October, but what happened to that ball of... (full text)

I just heard someone at work say stoopnagle. I'd only ever before heard my mom say that, and I totally... (full text)

I apologize to anyone who thought I was available on AIM this weekend. Somehow I managed to leave without setting... (full text)

We drove out to Springfield, IL, to get J's car back. They couldn't find anything wrong with it. Apparently the... (full text)

I got my hair colored last night, permanently this time. Woo! It's redder than I had planned, but... I lahk... (full text)

THE ULTIMATE SILENCEOctober 12, 1998Listen to the mustn'ts, child.Listen to the don'ts.Listen to the shouldn'ts,The impossibles, the won'ts.Listen to the... (full text)

So Friday morning before work, we heard on the news the machinists and teamsters were going to have another vote... (full text)

milklemon juicePopTartscerealjuicechicken breasts?ground beeffish (if there's anything decent that isn't prefrozen) (picked up some Mahi Mahi)Aussie Moist conditioner -- didn't... (full text)

What's up with all these damn ICQ auth requests? None of them ever say anything that isn't generic, most of... (full text)

Damnit. I'm doing a little page editing (HTML + CSS) for someone in a pinch, and for a half an... (full text)

*sigh* My uncle Greg, my mom's older brother, passed away from cancer around midnight last night. And you know, I... (full text)

I am happy to report, that after Saturday evening, the guts of the toilet in the main bathroom in our... (full text)

Back in June I got asked to take home one of the living plants given at my grandmother's funeral. The... (full text)

I was on my way out for work, and came around the front of my car and back up the... (full text)

Dunno if you guys have heard the Tori Amos remake of Eminem's '97 Bonnie & Clyde, but... damn. I just... (full text)

I just added 3 more months' worth of old posts to my LJ. I had stopped with January '03; now... (full text)

J hadn't seen Bananaphone yet. I have now introduced him. Hehehehe. I now have seen a third version I hadn't... (full text)

First, a little background... It's been over 5 weeks now that J hasn't been able to drive his car. It... (full text)

Got 'em uploaded, so here they be: front view, back view. I had to color correct the back one 'cause... (full text)

I went ahead and had my hair colored and trimmed a bit yesterday. I love the color, even more so... (full text)

I've been totally girly the last few days. I went to Walgreens Tuesday to fill my Flonase scrip (free the... (full text)

Saturday was filled with lots of running around. We deposited J's first paycheck (yea!), and got him added to my... (full text)

It's amazing how an interesting, random, weird, but otherwise unbothersome dream, can become a wakefulness-inducing nightmare in the blink of... (full text)

Of all the books Will's lent us, I had it in my head that book #4, Temple of the Winds,... (full text)

This one doesn't require any donations, just a click so their sponsors will donate more food: The Animal Rescue Site.... (full text)

It occurs to me, my last several posts haven't really said anything about what's going on here. With me, around... (full text)

A fellow forumite is trying to raise funds for a pet rescue organization (RPAW: Rescued Pets Are Wonderful) she and... (full text)

If you feel you've been missing your monthly, perhaps even quarterly, dose of drama in your life, you can top... (full text)

I've been working on theming a phpBB2 replacement for the Bruno message board, and I'm apparently closer at getting it... (full text)

You know, I never really fully gave this idea thought until I was overanalyzing it while talking to my friend... (full text)

My husband is definitely having effects from playing Doom 3. He had a wicked weird dream last night. He was... (full text)

... I just stapled my pants.   I looked down during our weekly staff meeting and realized an inch of... (full text)

None of their offices give students all the information they need. Some of their offices don't bother even to do... (full text)

They want Jeremy at Parkway North. Eeeeeeeee! All that's left is an interview with the superintendent, but that's pretty much... (full text)

No pity. No shame. No silence. I do not post this link because I've been a victim. I post it... (full text)

I wanted to take a pic of me in the kitty hat, and after trying rather unsuccessfully to come up... (full text)

... realizing it's hard to type with crossed fingers, I'm only crossing them in spirit. J just called me.... (full text)

I'm going to end up rambling, I just know it, but I'll try not to make this too many pages... (full text)

Doctor's office called after we got back. Turns out I was right to be confused. Turns out the sample had... (full text)

He suffers no more. He really was pretty bad when I got there. He wasn't really responding, wasn't purring, just... (full text)

My mom called while we were out for an early dinner. Teddy, my parents' cat I've known since I was... (full text)

Don't read if you don't want more female TMI... What is wrong with me? Yesterday afternoon I was back to... (full text)

You know you want a free iPod. It's callllling to youuuuu.... C'mon, help a sista out! ... (full text)

Found a forum thread today about getting a free iPod. Basically you pick a referral, then sign up (I created... (full text)

Gotta live up to the name of this thing some time... My heels still hurt -- both of them, meaning... (full text)

Got this from a rant thread on the forums about the lack of (proper) turn signal usage: As I always... (full text)

We did end up buying the car at Lou Fusz, for $23K and them paying closing costs. We just put... (full text)

Saw this link on the PvP forums (yes, it's SomethingAwful; no, it's not NSFW, nor is it a paid area).... (full text)

Just talked to J. Lou Fusz offered us $23K flat for the car, plus no covering any and all closing... (full text)

I've been super lazy about updating any web-type stuff, so here goes with ze bigass update. Our anniversary vacation to... (full text)

First of all, thanks to everyone who offered me well-wishes in any form, whether it be over the internet in... (full text)

My grandmother's gone. I was in the bathroom putting my contacts in, when my cellphone vibrated on my hip.... (full text)

Oh yeah, and I forgot to mention that I'd love for the tornado sirens not to have to go off... (full text)

Lots of stuff... I've posted 2 quizzes already, but no real updates in a while. So... yeah, this is probably... (full text)

It's slightly loud, and it could be said to many others besides Bush, but it's pretty much what I'd love... (full text)

I talked with my mom later this evening; she said the best the nurse can figure it, the problems are... (full text)

I talked to my father about an hour ago. My grandmother doesn't have a whole lot longer to live. ... (full text)

I just went to run my fingers through my hair a bit, now that it's dry, to fluff it up... (full text)

I haven't updated my resolutions progress in just about 2 weeks. So I guess that'll take up a good...... (full text)

Yesterday afternoon, I was just finishing up watching a back episode of Kingdom Hospital (one I missed recording and spent... (full text)

Not actually gonna post what I said here, just on the off chance it gets read by someone I don't... (full text)

I haven't felt very chatty lately, but a lot has been going on. And so I have a whole heckuva... (full text)

Well, it turns out that last week's move of Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital from Wednesday at 9pm CT to Thursday... (full text)

*whine* I only got 5 hours of sleep last night, so I'm really tired (that's 2 nights in a row... (full text)

First: Ria has been awesome enough to provide an LJ community for St. Louis PVPers. He's even given it a... (full text)

First, I finally finished my Grey Windows theme I've been working on. I had the last little bits to do,... (full text)

Finding a nickle-sized wolf spider rapelling down the front of your computer in a monitor-illuminated dark room, 10 minutes after... (full text)

I'm done. All I have left to do to earn my belt, is do kata next week as far as... (full text)

I didn't get a whole lot of useful stuff done yesterday, but I feel OK anyway. We had a... (full text)

I spent about 40 minutes on the treadmill (going just over 2 miles), flossed last night and Friday night (skipped... (full text)

My contacts started feeling normal, more or less, yesterday. Hey, it only took 10 days, right? Of course, I still... (full text)

A coworker of mine and his wife, both of whom I'm friends with, just found out recently that they're expecting.... (full text)

I finally got both contacts out without either diving for an inside or outside corner, and in less than 15... (full text)

I found out Wednesday that I have 5 weeks after that day to go through final testing, after which time... (full text)

First, I'm proud of myself. Yesterday, I got both contacts in almost right away, and in the right spot when... (full text)

I had an eye exam today to get a thorough eye exam, and to see if I could get contacts.... (full text)

My heel hurts. *whine* I've had a heel spur for something like 6 months now; 4 months ago I went... (full text)

98% Of The Internet Loves Me!I am loved by 98% of the population, including:6778 people who love liberals7025 people who... (full text)

J's cousin brought over 40 Days and 40 Nights last night, so we watched that after dinner. I tell you... (full text)

One of the two elevators in our building isn't working right, and is up to shenanigans. The thing has started... (full text)

I feel much more accomplished now than I did catching up my Resolutions postings this morning. I've scooped the... (full text)

I didn't do shit this weekend. Certainly not a pertains to my daily goal stuff. I slept, I ate, spent... (full text)

Saw this article in Kage's LJ. It goes into how marriage has never been defined or performed in exactly one... (full text)

I was taking a stroll through the MT Plugin Directory and found a little MT plugin that'll let you do... (full text)

Some apparently narrowminded people in Missouri are pushing for a state constitutional amendment specifically defining marriage as a union between... (full text)

Almost a year ago now (end of March, early April) I went to the doctor because I had this area... (full text)

Are you superstitious?Not particularly. Oh, I tend to put a little stock in good ol' Murphy's Law and its corrolaries,... (full text)

I just noticed... I rarely ever bother writing anything on the weekends, or at least I haven't been for a... (full text)

There was a very curious problem at work. Basically, we have two different sets of data for a project. That's... (full text)

I can't believe I forgot to mention this! I decided to participate in a craft exchange with other crafty types... (full text)

I've got to stop sleeping in so much on the weekends. I mean, I'm catching up on missed sleep, so... (full text)

Even though I have a whole website that's free to me, provided I provide support for Crosswinds Pro packages, I... (full text)

When you wake up, and your weather homepage (Wunderground's page for St. Louis) says it's 3F (-16C) when you wake... (full text)

We got enough ice Sunday morning thru Sunday afternoon (well, snow on top of ice), that the roads were still... (full text)

So, this week starting Tuesday, J has his student teaching and has to leave by 6:40am. Now that's about 10... (full text)

I know it's not as cold here, by a long shot, as it is in upper New England and eastern... (full text)

I hate it when I oversleep. My alarm went off at 6:30am, and I was going to lie back for... (full text)

Our treadmill was delivered, set up, and tested on Friday. That was cool. I was too tired that night to... (full text)

So... I manage my own website that's primarily my weblog, but has more than a smidgen of other stuff. However,... (full text)

Once the holidays rolled around, I didn't really have much time to spend online, or when I did, I spent... (full text)

I came in an hour early this morning (and will be staying a half hour extra -- I have to... (full text)

I have to make fun of some people at work. Our Task Team, which is a group of people in... (full text)

At work, a couple weeks ago someone went around and hung stockings on everyone's cube wall on the floor (at... (full text)

You know it's gonna be a sleepy day when you're falling asleep at your desk before lunch! *yawn* Oh well,... (full text)

... or it will be this evening. I decided to call my gynecologist today about my problem, and they worked... (full text)

I've been listening to Radio Paradise via streaming audio (I found them in Winamp 2.whatever's Library under the broadband section).... (full text)

I didn't get shit done this weekend. Caught J's cold (not his fault; it was bound to happen), and nothing... (full text)

I started getting sick today from J's cold, so when I came home I had a 2 or 3 hour... (full text)

I'm so incredibly tired. I just haven't been getting to bed soon enough. I've been sleeping well while I sleep,... (full text)

I've been thinking about something. I've actually started getting comments on things on my site from people I'm unaware of... (full text)

It occurred to me last night, as I flossed for the first time in forever, that if I'm going to... (full text)

Apparently, spiders can be affected by various psychotropic drugs, and spin rather... interesting webs depending on what they're on. I... (full text)

Thursday night, J and I went with a friend and his date to the Lemp Brewery haunted house tour. It... (full text)

I'm going to try and put together a quick, last-minute costume for giving out candy & stuff, just for fun.... (full text)

Assuming J's feeling better (I think he forced himself to go to the HS in spite of his coughing not... (full text)

I so want it to be Friday. I'm sick of coughing, sick of getting up earlier than I'm ready to... (full text)

Am I wrong to figure everyone does, or should, know that anyone who's west of you is x hours behind... (full text)

I have lots of stuff I ought to do today. One thing I just finished: I went through all my... (full text)

It usually means 2 or 3 days of blowing my nose at work, and trying to do it as quietly... (full text)

I changed my email address at the forums and now I can't post. I'm not sure if that reset... (full text)

I'd been told that it was J's left hand that was burned; when I got home, I found it was... (full text)

Well, he's already left the hospital. My mom called & gave me a little more info: that he'd gone to... (full text)

My husband called me about a half hour, 45 minutes ago (1pm) to tell me my dad was taking him... (full text)

Friday evening, I went out and picked up two kitties to stay the night with us. Two of my sister's... (full text)

I often listen to a bunch of mp3s made from our CDs (a small subset of them, anyway) at work,... (full text)

I got maybe two hours of sleep last night. It was amazingly hard to get up this morning, but... (full text)

I decided after many, many crashes and freezes and general instability, my computer probably needed reformatting. I spent a good... (full text)

A friend and coworker of mine was in an accident this morning. He's OK, though his shoulders (particularly his... (full text)

J was doing laundry yesterday, and he'd just put the first load in and it was about halfway through, towards... (full text)

After I posted our victory to the forums, our friend Ria created an awesome "owned" pic just for us:... (full text)

*drum roll* We got a letter from the Florissant courthouse today. It was addressed to J, and while I wanted... (full text)

The other sucky thing that happened yesterday, is that between going to work at 7:30, and coming back at 12:30,... (full text)

Well okay, no statistics involved. But it's amazing the whopper people can concoct when lying to keep out of trouble.... (full text)

Well, today's the day we go to court. J never got his subpoena in the mail (though mine was forwarded,... (full text)

I forgot to mention the great deal we got on the projector. Ultimate Electronics had it for $2300 ($2299.99 of... (full text)

I called the courthouse and a subpoena went out for J to be in court as well. It went out... (full text)

It looks like I, and presumably my husband as well, will be headed to court this Thursday. I got a... (full text)

Our housewarming party is tomorrow. We're gonna get prepared tonight... burgers, brats, hotdogs, cold cuts, chips, dip, a bigass salad,... (full text)

So the weather's been beautiful the last few days, particularly towards the end of the week, and I'm looking forward... (full text)

I took a vacation day today, so we could go looking for house stuff. We found a decent area rug... (full text)

I definitely didn't catch up on my sleep this weekend, but it was a lot of fun. On Saturday, I... (full text)

Gonna be headed to Boliver, MO for a massive family reunion of all his family (who can attend) on his... (full text)

Cardinals won last night. 13-5. They were down 5-3 in the bottom of the 8th, when they scored 10... (full text)

We're going to see the St. Louis Cardinals. Yea! They're playing Pittsburgh. Hopefully we'll get to see them win. J... (full text)

I hate going to work early. I mean, it's bad enough I can never get to sleep earlier for it,... (full text)

I'm a lot closer to catching up. My resolutions are up-to-date as of last night now (that was about 2... (full text)

That's right, I'm back! We finished moving all our stuff except a couple carloads of miscellaneous stuff from our apartment... (full text)

Today is the day we're supposed to get the keys to our house. Yea! Hopefully everything goes smoothly (I'm only... (full text)

We've been packing away like crazy. Jeremy's done with "just his" stuff except for a few scant things. I, on... (full text)

I woke up this morning at 7am with the alarm, laid there for 5 minutes or so and almost fell... (full text)

I was just looking at my current credit card statement, and found a finance charge. What? I paid in full... (full text)

Apparently the yahoos doing construction near us busted a water main this morning. J sent me an IM after he... (full text)

We'll be moving in less than two weeks. Technically, we get to move in after 5:30pm July 23. However, I... (full text)

Been such a long time since I posted it's ridiculous! First, our anniversary was trés cool. We stayed at Elysian... (full text)

It'll be J's and my first anniversary this coming Sunday! we're gonna drive to New Orleans on Thursday afternoon, come... (full text)

Well, busy for part of it. I went to visit my sister in Springfield (MO, not the 40 or so... (full text)

Wow, almost two weeks since posting here. Just haven't felt like it; haven't had a whole lot to post. J... (full text)

Oh. My. God! Went to the Elton John & Billy Joel concert last night, and it was amazing. Astounding,... (full text)

Okay, I need to post a "real" update of what's been going on the last almost 3 weeks. 1.)... (full text)

Been working on making updating this site a little easier again... finally got it working, and it works great. I've... (full text)

I forgot to mention: I got to see two of my friends whom I haven't seen in several months (last... (full text)

I still don't have the results of my biopsy. The guy who did it, said to call the endocrinologist's office... (full text)

Well, I had my biopsy today. It actually wasn't too bad. They let me lie down in the chair for... (full text)

Well, Sunday was pretty much "sleep in forever" day. J was gonna go run with one of my coworkers in... (full text)

Saturday, J and I met up with a bunch of guys in and around the "greater St. Louis area" who... (full text)

Well, overall Friday was a good day. We had lunch w/ the gang from work, then had time to drop... (full text)

I know I had more to say that I thought of last night, but.. I can't remember specifically what it... (full text)

Well, I went to see the endocrinologist this morning. I was a little late, given the fact that (a) I... (full text)

On Wednesday, March 19, I noticed while at work I have a rather large lump just down and to the... (full text)

Well, since things have moved rather fast, this'll sound like bigtime news, but since my unexpected hiatus my husband and... (full text)

It's about damn time. It was so hard to get up this morning, but my mood improved immediately upon... (full text)

I just can't fathom the reasoning behind this one: "Man Cuts Off Penis, Tosses It to His Wife". So, um...... (full text)

I found reference to this article on the BBC's news site. It says that not only can children only a... (full text)

There's an article by the AP on excite.com's AP news site that talks about Fox News stealing CNN's TV feed... (full text)

I am sooo tired. I played hookey from work yesterday and went to my first hockey game instead. Basically, a... (full text)

As I'm sure you've already heard by now, the space shuttle Columbia broke up this morning, around 8am CST, over... (full text)

So... I've been setting up a new message board to hopefully replace one that's going away this weekend. It's not... (full text)

(I really need to make a "News" category...) There's a new twist on the Nigerian money scam: linky. I can't... (full text)

I actually lost 5 more pounds since the last time I weighed myself. Huh. I have to say I'm stunned.... (full text)

This article [link removed; no longer exists] talks about a new move by some music retailers to join together to... (full text)

Ya know, I never would've thought of this. This article at CNN [link removed; no longer exists] talks about using... (full text)

I found this picture posted on a forum I frequent (PvP Forum hosted on by the same guy who runs... (full text)

First off, whenever you know something's going to be delivered, make sure you get the delivery company and tracking number... (full text)

So, earlier this week I upgraded my cell phone plan to be our cell phone plan. I had been... (full text)

I was having a conversation with a friend today, and it occurred to me that it's too bad those universal... (full text)

I have a few resolutions I'd like to keep track of, some of which are day-to-day goals, some of which... (full text)

Well, I don't have an excuse for no stories yesterday. I sat around and did pretty much nothing. Of course,... (full text)

It's been a few weeks since I updated, but it's been a very busy few weeks. There's been a lot... (full text)

It's amazing what a difference one night makes. J and I went out tonight at 6pm to Northwest Plaza... (full text)

It's amazing how much stuff you don't get done when you come down with something. I don't know what it... (full text)

Looks like I'm not crossing a lot of those things off my to-do list. I mean, I knew some... (full text)

Did you ever have one of those days where you just should've stayed in bed? I mean, one of those... (full text)

Okay, there are a few things I either want or need to get done, so I think I'll list them... (full text)

Wow, it's been a while since I updated, even though I was so excited when MT started working again. I've... (full text)

Well, it's been a very busy Thanksgiving week. We did lots, and had a lot of fun, but I'm so... (full text)

It was one helluva busy weekend. Friday afternoon, we went with my parents to Springfield (3 hr drive one way)... (full text)

My mom called me this evening, and my grandmother's in the hospital again after having fallen. Her pelvis is cracked... (full text)

I lost 4 pounds! I went to work out yesterday at our apartment complex's gym. I don't usually weigh... (full text)

No matter how much sleep I need to make up for, as soon as I make up for it, I... (full text)

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I'm now a purple belt. I received my belt last night at the beginning of class. It's going to... (full text)

This weekend was very... interesting. We went camping Friday evening with J's parents in Graham Cave State Park, and that... (full text)

A friend of mine was in an accident Friday night. Thankfully he'll be okay (broken shoulder bone, but otherwise unhurt).... (full text)

It's Friday the 13th... I'm scared... Anyone else worried? </light sarcasm>... (full text)

I think this person's journal entry is very apropos to how I feel about all the media sensationalism going on... (full text)

I have my new glasses. Yea! I had my eye appointment a week ago last Monday (August 26), and picked... (full text)

J's sister got married this past weekend, and so we stayed Friday night thru Monday day out there. It was... (full text)

I cannot believe how bad I slept last night. I even slept poorly when I took a nap yesterday afternoon.... (full text)

Found out this evening that my first grade teacher passed away on Tuesday. My family had made friends... (full text)

Okay, more stuff I forgot to mention. I'll be 25 on Wednesday (tomorrow). Yea. It feels a little odd, different... (full text)

I've now been married 6 weeks, and while I love it (for things like the ability to say "my husband"... (full text)

*sigh* Why can't more of life be this easy? And why can't more people be this nice? A couple coworkers... (full text)

Oh yeah, and yes I'm really bored. In the main group I work for, the development server's webserver software is... (full text)

*sigh* I'm so incredibly bored at work today. I have stuff I sorta ought to be doing, but no drive... (full text)

Well, goddammit, I'm sick again. This has not been a good 4-6 weeks for me (4-6 because I've lost track... (full text)

Woo-hoo! I was right -- pollen is waayy down from where it was mid last week. The most important number,... (full text)

Level 50! Yea! My amazon just reached level 50 in Diablo II. Almost all our wedding invitations are addressed and... (full text)

Yea!!! Our wedding invitations came yesterday. I came home, and eventually went into the computer room. There, sitting on... (full text)

I noticed I forgot to mention something I'd wanted to mention... I told my mom the next Wed. (the 10th)... (full text)

I had fun today. Got to go gift registry shopping for our wedding. We registered at three places: Sears,... (full text)

Okay, to-do list for this afternoon/this evening: Put away my clothes.Vacuum the apartment.Look for the wedding invitation list for my... (full text)

Alright. I'm finally feeling a lot better. Not all better yet, but mostly. I only have 3 more antibiotic pills... (full text)

Well... I'm feeling better now, or at least my ear is. The pressure seems mostly gone (except occasionally when I... (full text)

As usual, I am eternally amazed at how much snot the human body can produce, without shrivelling up like a... (full text)

Another day... *sigh*. For some reason I just could not sleep last night. I'd almost fall asleep, then wake right... (full text)

Wow, I actually slept through the phone ringing. Either that or it didn't ring... Was taking a nap on the... (full text)

I like meetings that are relatively short, are informative, and I actually get to participate in. Those are a nice... (full text)

I hate ear infections. I've never had one until now, and I can tell ya they suck big hairy donkey... (full text)

As if it isn't enough that I have not only a guestbook, but also a message board, I decided to... (full text)

Gonna be gone a lot, since I have off the week between Christmas and New Year's, up through New Year's... (full text)

It's been a while for one of these, hasn't it? I've been asked by a few people lately if I... (full text)

As you have surely heard by now, the United States has experienced an abhorrent act of terrorism. Both towers of... (full text)

I've decided that when a news item is very long, it's going straight to the "Previous News" section with a... (full text)

Okay, this isn't "late-breaking", but I just redid my "Previous News" page, and I wanted to have a news item... (full text)

I should've written this yesterday, but I didn't get the chance. My sister is home! She left the hospital Wednesday... (full text)

Latest update is she's now off the IV for good. Yesterday she started getting what they call "infiltration", as evidenced... (full text)

I just got an email from my mom on how my sister's doing. Last night the earliest they were going... (full text)

Good news and bad news. How about bad news first? My sister went into the hospital the next day after... (full text)