I was waiting for Volkswagen to reveal the new Beetle design, to see if I’d want to trade in my 2002 for something shiny and new. I was on the verge of trading in last year, when I heard they were discontinuing the New Beetle in favor of developing a car with a “wider appeal”.Continue reading “Well that settles it”
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What the Frak?!
It is April, right? Around here the temperature should be in the upper 50’s, low 60’s, with the occasional spurt of sunshine among the cloudy, raining days. Yesterday, it SNOWED! Well it hailed, really, although on the car windshield it looked like snow. It actually started to accumulate, enough that I took a picture withContinue reading “What the Frak?!”
April Fool’s Day
Yep, it’s my birthday, and in keeping with tradition, I’m taking the day off work! I’ll be sleeping in, then spending the day on the couch with the PS3 on, guilt-free all day. For those of you unlucky enough not to have been born on April 1st, I give you an LOLcat. Enjoy.
She’s gonna blow!
OMG I was so bored and lonely today I could have screamed! I know that sounds lame, but with my sister back to work starting today (hooray!) and the boss out all day, I was literally ALL ALONE. There’s a bunch of you out there right now rolling your eyes, thinking if you could haveContinue reading “She’s gonna blow!”
W00t!!
YAY, Baby! She got the job! Booya! Starts on Monday. MONDAY!! She’s got a job . . . One week after her emergency extension unemployment benefits ended. 7 days after the State of Washington flipped us the finger. (did you know they can claim the unemployment stats are improving simply because so many people runContinue reading “W00t!!”
Mush
My brain is all too mushy and imploded to post anything intelligent. My sister’s unemployment benefits have run out, and that was the emergency extension. But she has an all-day “get to know you” interview tomorrow that has us feeling very cautiously upbeat and hopeful. The horrible tragedy in Japan is beyond comment, but itContinue reading “Mush”
Free Books!
Did you know – – During Read An Ebook Week, all of my titles are free. What are you waiting for?
Damn you, Cadbury
Being lactose intolerant, I can only eat small amounts of milk chocolate without getting sick. Depending on the chocolate itself, I can usually go for a while before my tolerance level is reached. Dark chocolate I can eat till the cows come home, as long as it’s good European dark chocolate, and not that wussyContinue reading “Damn you, Cadbury”
She’s got a ticket to ride
The roller coaster of unemployment is still pluggin’ along. After applying for a few jobs my sister was perfectly suited for – and getting NOTHING in response, I was starting to get seriously angry. There’s one job for the city, the office is only a mile from our house, that she applied for. There wasContinue reading “She’s got a ticket to ride”
Never assume
I had the most ridiculous conversation with someone today, and it’s prompted me to mention, in case anyone’s under a false assumption . . . I don’t read your Facebook. Regardless of who you are, I don’t read your Facebook. There are a few blogs I look at, semi-regularly, and during the week I checkContinue reading “Never assume”
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