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A skunk has died outside my apartment. The stench is really quite astonishing. … [Read more...] about Phew

OK, so I only won $3. Still, it's pretty cool that the Powerball ticket I got in New Mexico last month actually paid something. I'm glad I fished it off the floor of my car today. … [Read more...] about I won the lottery!

If I've been quiet lately, it's because I'm overwhelmed with work. I'm writing a style guide for our webmasters – my first – and I'm pretty proud of it so far. I'll post a link here when it's done. In my spare time, I've been devouring Janet Evanovich's Stephanie … [Read more...] about busybusybusy

The Picky Eater's Manifesto. Amen. On the subject of the zucchini bread, I have to say, screw the nuts. Who in God's name would put zucchini in bread?! (via Boing Boing) … [Read more...] about Are you anti-nut?

Home. Alive. Tired. Later. … [Read more...] about Returned

The best thing about driving home Sunday night was that for half an hour or so, between Madisonville and Bryan, I caught part of a radio production of Prince Caspian. It was utterly delightful, and whoever did it, I want all seven books on CD. I suspect it was a BBC thing, given … [Read more...] about Narnia on the radio

No matter where Lisa and Nick move, it seems, I have to drive through Normangee to get there. Normangee is a little shithole of a town in the middle of a lot of beautiful farmland. The pine trees along the highway are thick and gorgeous, the cows look fat and happy, and there are … [Read more...] about Travels through Normangee

I'm suddenly sick of everything this afternoon. Work, the web, the news, writing, reading, music…. if it weren't so damn cold outside I'd go to the park and stretch out on my back and breathe the sky for a while. … [Read more...] about blah

Potato Shack is open in Bryan! Woo hoo!! I've been comparing the Treo and the HipTop/Sidekick, and I've just about worked myself up to buying a Treo. It's cheap right now, the coverage is better, I still get the ability to take notes and sync with the PC (as I do now on the … [Read more...] about mmmm, starch

I feel so much better about my life than I did a year ago. It took two job switches, but I'm happy with the way things are going now. I have a bean. eeeeeeee! A couple of years ago I promised myself that I'd have my book done by the time I turned 25. It isn't finished, and … [Read more...] about Thoughts on turning 25