An awardless morning, an annoying TWC bill, a “meh” (at best) NCGLFF film, & still not up to snuff..

~Thursday~ I was into work early this morning, and I got a free all-day parking spot as a result of it. At about 10:10, I hitched a ride with my colleague, Sarah, over to the Avent Ferry Technology Center for our week Google Implementation Team meeting from 10:30 – 12:00. This is the one that … Read more

A doll on the bus, ravenous reading, opening my Mac, a haircut, and an outta date quote…

~Wednesday~  On the way to the bus stop this morning, I checked my U.S. mail, since I failed to do so yesterday. There were two pieces of junk mail in it: one from AARP and one from American Home Shield trying to sell a security system or something or other. I trashed both without even … Read more

LJ clients for the Mac

I’ve recently purchased a Mac, and I want an LJ client from which to devise and post my entries. On Windows I was using Semagic, which I loved and hate to stop using, but… For the Mac, a quick Google search shows these: http://www.livejournal.com/download/?platform=Macintosh. Does anyone use any of those that they recommend? If not, … Read more

My Mac arrives, bumper sticker slapdown, root canal averted, finacial advising, & coffee with Joe…

~Tuesday~ I was grateful to be able to work from home today, as I could just roll out of bed at 9:00 and start working. That came in very andy after getting to bed at 4:15 last night. At around noontime, my doorbell rang, and by the time I put on some pants and a … Read more

Clindamycin side effects, a USPS sympathizer, a black bean brownie, and a 3:15AM return flight…

~Monday~ I was ready to head out at 8:05, which is about 15 minutes too early for the city bus, so I checked to see where the Wolfline bus was. The GPS service indicated, “Route not in service.” Oh yes, it’s that week after summer session ends, but before fall session starts, so only three … Read more

The worst, but most loving thing; an uncracked CrackBerry; & TWC redeems itself via social media!

~Sunday~ I woke up and was surprised to see that it was a little after noon. Glorious weekend sleep. After making a pot of coffee, and preparing a whole grain bagel with some honey walnut cream cheese, I settled down with some country gospel music to read this week’s PostSecrets. Oh, it must be Sunday. … Read more

A study abroad Wordle, the Raleigh police calls, a sad engineer, and a pool in the bar…

~Saturday~  I was up early this morning after sleeping almost 12 hours. Glorious. I made moves in the five of seven active Scrabbles in which it was my turn, while i had coffee and a whole grain bagel with some honey walnut cream cheese on it. I spent a couple hours scraping all the text … Read more

Charred Trees and Leaves, laptop shopping on a tax-free day, & TWC’s worst customer service ever…

~Friday~  I was up at 4:45, and no, that’s not a typo. I left home at 5:15, and when I went to turn right onto Kent to head up to Western Boulevard, there were two police cars blocking the road both directions, and up ahead I could see a bunch of cop cars and a … Read more

Priceless customer service, a dying laptop, a solar-powered knickknack, & tweets from the grave…

~Thursday~  I went to the Mission Valley Bruegger’s where last week on the same day the customer experience I had made me decide to do something to recognize it. I was ecstatic when I walked in to see the same manager on duty again this Thursday, as well as most of the same crew. I … Read more

Falling and Fallen Lady, convenient lunch for whom, The Brewery’s a rap, and the clue was crew…

~Wednesday~ I was at the city bus stop at 8;18, and the bus didn’t arrive until 8:29. See, that’s too big a variation for my taste. Especially when it’s hot and humid as f*ck outside. Here’s a little diagram for today’s buscapades: Seats 1 and 4 are forward-facing seats, and seats 2 and 3 are … Read more