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Shanghaied

Jun

22

2007

Why is my new computer still bouncing around Shanghai tonight? Why is it not in my hot little bored little hands? Oh well. At least it’s in FedEx’s hands now. I guess I’ll distract myself by continuing my Shield marathon. Edit: Yay, now it’s in Anchorage! I’m going to drive myself crazy with this.

Damn You, Chiklis! 1

Jun

20

2007

I’ve been catching up on the first couple seasons of The Shield, since, thanks to the cheap-ass deals I get at the Fox studio store, I have all 5 seasons available on DVD. I’ve also got the whole 6th sitting on my TiVo, but I hadn’t gotten around to watching the first 3 seasons until ...

Grounded 1

Jun

17

2007

I was a real goody two shoes when I was growing up, so I’ve never actually been grounded. Lately, I feel like I’ve been getting a taste of what I missed out on. It’s been about six weeks since the first cast went on, and I’ve barely left the house. I do still have TV ...

Indecision 3

Jun

16

2007

I want to buy a new computer. I’d been planning to buy a new computer around now, until Apple pushed back the release of its new operating system, Leopard, from WWDC (which was last week) to October. Common sense says I should wait the four and a half months it’ll take for Leopard/iLife to come ...

Fleabag

Jun

15

2007

It is a moment many a pet owner has had, and it’s never good. You look at your pet, and you think you see something moving. And you move some fur and you look closer and you realize: It’s a flea. Your pet has fleas. Oh god, there are FLEAS IN THIS HOUSE! AAAAAAAAAAAH! That ...

Good Fortune 2

Jun

15

2007

Someone’s had a streak of optimism at the company where they write fortune cookies. My fortune tonight was a very simple “Your income will increase.” Great on its own, though one wonders what it means when you add the traditional “in bed” to the end. Am I going to become a hooker? Will I get ...

Heat Rises 2

Jun

12

2007

I love my apartment, but being here all the time points out to me with a flashing neon sign its one very glaring flaw: It’s fucking hotter than hell in here. I live on the second floor of my building. There’s very little shade, the airflow is poor, heat rises from downstairs, and when the ...

Fat Kitty

Jun

12

2007

Using the tried and true method of “weigh self holding cat, then put cat down and weigh self, then subtract,” I was aghast to discover that Chaplin now tips the scales at almost 17 pounds. I put him on the “weightloss/hairball control” formula of cat food when he hit 16, and while he stayed at ...

Endings and Beginnings 2

Jun

10

2007

I’ve never watched The Sopranos. I could never get into it. My mom, however, loves it, and since she’s here helping me with my foot, I sort of half-assedly watched the finale. As the screen went black and she realized they’d ended it where they had, she said something that I’m sure must have come ...

26

Jun

8

2007

I joked after what happened last year on my birthday that for my 26th birthday I was going to spend the entire day hiding inside, not doing anything. Turns out I wasn’t kidding. Luckily, I’ve made it through the day so far without hurting anything new, so I’m hoping this is a good sign of ...