~Thursday~ Yesterday, I participated in the first of three sessions of a Sour Cream Taste Test that I’m a part of. Of course I’ll be paid to give my opinion, and the reward schedule is enumerated below. I love how, in the first week, “healthy snacks, too” was added, pretty much, as an afterthought. Participants … Read more
~Tuesday~ This morning I caught the Wolfline #9 Gorman Street Local university bus, which has had three names in the last year. Originally it was the Greek Village bus. Then it became the Greek Way bus. And now it’s the Gorman Street Local bus. At least by number, it’s always been the #9 bus. This … Read more
~Thursday~ Last night I picked up my new glasses. All during the day today, I kept seeing a distracting, very thin line in my left lens that looked as if, perhaps, I had an eyelash across my eye. In the evening, on my way to Jen’s, I stopped back into LensCrafters and explained the situation … Read more
~Monday~ Getting dressed this morning, I put on my belt as I normally do. I brushed my teeth, gelled and combed my hair, and after putting on my tennis shoes, I noticed that my shirt was sticking out down by my waist, looking like I had forgotten to buckle my belt. “WTF?” I thought. “I … Read more
~Friday~ It’s the penultimate day of the year. Wednesday was the preantepenultimate day and yesterday was the antepenultimate day. But I digress… I began my end-of-the-year donations-gathering by tackling my shoe collection. Here’s what I ended up with in the donation box, which by the way, I’m still torn at this point as to whether … Read more
~Thursday~ In March of 2012, I will mark 10 years without a television in my home. Being a writer, one of my biggest concerns about not having a TV is the fear of potentially, eventually missing cultural references in conversation and news stories and articles I might read. So, you can imagine my delight when … Read more
~Wednesday~ I don’t understand. I had my phone charging all night long, but this morning, the battery indicator was in the “yellow” zone, about to go “red.” WTF? Oh. I hate it when that happens. Sometimes I wish I didn’t know about phantom loads. The average cell phone charger uses 2.5 watts of electricity when … Read more
~Wednesday~ Another non-rushed morning, hooray for that. I arrived at the city bus stop at 8:16, but waited across the street from the stop in the sun. It arrived at 8:22. Who’s counting? The bus was pretty empty and for some unknown reason, I decided to count the number of people who got on at … Read more
~Saturday~ This morning the much touted, and profusely reported, blanket of white was on the ground. Now, in 2015, all of the major weather forecasters will be bragging about how they “nailed the one of 2010.” I didn’t mention in yesterday’s entry that I parked my car out of my townhouse area, down on Kaplan … Read more
~Tuesday~ In a rare move indeed, I drove in to work today. As a public transportation user, which the university pays for so I ride free, I also get about 14 free parking passes per year to use “just in case.” I can use these passes, on which you scratch (but not sniff) three circles—one … Read more