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Firefly is on a plane to come home, and I’m heading out in about 10 minutes to pick her up. Is everything done that should be done? Laundry laundered? Yup. Laundry slept on by cats? Yup. Dishes washed and put away? Yup. Litterbox cleaned? Yup. Floor swept and cleaned? Yup. Garbage taken out? Yup. Bills […]

Derek’s experiences with stupid customer support reminded me of a similar but more analog experience of mine several years ago trying to find a motel in california. We were on a climbing trip to Yosemite and after about 12 hours of travel from Vancouver we arrived in northern calfornia. We saw a motel 8 (or

Yesterday was, for all intents and purposes, a great day. Aside from that minor incident with the alarm clock, all went well. In the afternoon everyone left here for a funeral (that’s not part of the great day though) and I got a lot of good work done here. I’m not sure if it was

Well, Firefly is off to visit a friend in Edmonton so I’m here fending for myself. I think I will survive, though I’m not sure right now. The big concern is getting to bed on time. I have no one to tell me when to stop playing computer games at 10 or 11 or 12

For ages I’ve lusted after getting an iPod, but it’s just too expensive when I can get away with a 10 year old walkman set to “radio”, and fear of dropping the $500+ device and breaking it would scare the crap out of me. However, this card reader that hooks into an iPod might be

Instructions for living on the on the wet west coast. When leaving in the morning check the weather outside the window before leaving the apartment. Take a hat. Take a jacket. When getting gas, park far enough under the covered area that wind will not blow rain on you while filling your car. Get your

You better be added muscle! < p align=”center”>– Me, to bathroom scale

Came home last night to a house smelling of freshly baked cookies. Yummy, yummy, yummy…. Firefly rocks. Course, this will mean doubletime at the gym, but that’s a price I’m willing to pay. Arnold won the election recall whatchamacallit in California. Yawn Anyone really think that he’ll be any different than the rest of the

Last night I attended my first meeting of the Abbotsford Photo Arts Club. Turns out it’s just up the road from me, so it was nice and close. The meeting started around 7pm, and there were maybe 30 people in attendance, though as I understand the club has more than 100 members. The first monday

Went out with Yohimbe and WebDiva for breakfast this morning, saw their new house, which made me very jelous, especially with their computer room setup. Yummy. Yohimbe pointed me out to a couple of deals on tools, and I was impressed with their cable collector domahickey. After enjoying the new house smell/look and having fun