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Hmmmm….

Jul

5

2007

Monday I sent a complaint to my landlord about the fact that a fence got torn out and while it had been replaced with some bamboo, it wasn’t exactly secure. Last night, I came home to find a three ton dumpster that had previously been in a vacant parking space now sitting in my parking ...

Boom

Jul

4

2007

All around my neighborhood, people are heeding a piece of advice given by a non-Apu convenience store clerk on The Simpsons: “Celebrate the independence of your nation by blowing up a small part of it!” Between them and the cat repeatedly pouncing on me (a delightful new habit that’s cropped up since I returned to ...

Noted

Jul

2

2007

I think I’m the only person who’s glad the Fourth of July falls on a Wednesday this year. I could use the rest.

Well, That’s One Way To Deal With The Fourth Falling On A Wednesday

Jun

30

2007

Apparently, whoever sets off the Fourth of July fireworks in the big public park near where I live decided that since the Fourth was on a Wednesday this year, they wanted to do the fireworks on a more convenient day. So they’re doing them right now. They’ve been booming away for about the last 20 ...

That Can’t Be Good

Jun

30

2007

I knew Chaplin wasn’t going to react well to me being back at work all day today, after being home with him for the last 2 months. Puking all over my bed, though…that’s a new one. Bad kitty. Good thing I was already planning on doing laundry tomorrow.

Because I Have Already Been Asked Several Times

Jun

29

2007

No, I am not getting an iPhone. I had a very bad experience with Cingular in college, and even though it’s now AT&T, you still couldn’t pay me to deal with those assholes again, I don’t give a shit if the iPhone turns lead into gold or whatnot. At least I’m saving myself $600!

Unintentional International Commerce

Jun

27

2007

When I found fleas on Chaplin, one of the first things I did was order up some Frontline Plus, having gotten assurances from several other pet owners that it will keep fleas off him for good. I bought it from an “Amazon Marketplace” seller who listed her location as Wisconsin for about $20 cheaper than ...

Hobblin’

Jun

26

2007

The cast is off! Sadly, I still can’t itch the scar because I’m still gauzed up, but at least the stitches are out (that, by the way, hurt like a motherfucker) and I can wash three weeks worth of crap off my leg. It’s still pretty goddamn sore, and I can see a gigantic bruise ...

Happy Nerd Alert! 1

Jun

25

2007

This is why you should not give nerds like me a new computer like the one that showed up on my doorstep two days early today. Because we will do shit like this: The good news is, by running a benchmark test that compares the same stuff on both computers, the new one is 5x ...

The Itch

Jun

24

2007

A cast itches, there’s no two ways about it. It’s absolutely maddening when it’s in an area I can’t reach, but usually if I ignore it, it goes away pretty quickly. The one thing that’s making me batshit crazy right now is the place where my stitches are itches. And it won’t stop. I could ...