In which I share the story I was given today. 1. I went to a volunteer meeting at Helpline this afternoon. After it was over, I rushed across town for my CCNA lab, but class was canceled so I went and got my eyebrows waxed instead. Then I got invited to a jam session, for […]
In which there’s dieting! Whee! Aren’t you glad you’re reading this crap?! The little bastards over at Cocky & Rude are having another diet competition. The prize for the winner is probably a stinky old shoe and some gravel, but eighteen people signed up to compete anyway. Including me. Because I’m fat. Fat, fat, fat. […]
In which there’s a little travel, and some work and school. Toni agreed to drive me to Portland if I paid for gas. Since there was no bus service and the train was full, I was grateful she did so. We rolled out of Walla Walla on Saturday just before noon. She dropped me off […]
In which I tell you about the gifts I received. For Christmas I got a Kindle gift certificate (yay moar ebooks!), a red goblet, candy (some of it filled with tequila, I kid you not!), a hand-made tote bag, cash, and a little herb garden kit. I really wanna buy myself some sort of shiny […]
In which there’s not much going on, really. Yay Christmas break! Went to a great pre-solstice party Sunday night, hung out with fun people and ate great food. Volunteered at Helpline on Monday afternoon; it was great. Got to give away blankets and gloves and food and fix a computer and everything. Did my Xmas […]
In which I got up early… and it was actually a pleasant experience! I got laid off a year ago yesterday. Since then, I looked for work for six months and had a total of two responses, and then I applied for and returned to school but my classes are 85% online. I have an […]
In which the term is over and I’m on Christmas break! I barely left the house. I declined three different social invitations. I studied and studied and studied. Then I studied some more. I powered through the Windows Client practice tests and the rest of the Linux + class. It took several tries to pass […]
In which today’s news storm has got me pretty bothered. Why is no news source mentioning the most salient fact about WikiLeaks, which is that all the information given to WikiLeaks came from individuals who believed that the information needed to be made public? None of the information was stolen. WikiLeaks has committed no crime, […]
In which I update you on my educational progress. As you know, I went back to school full-time this fall. I’m taking 4 courses: Windows Client, Linux +, Cisco Certified Network Associate (all online-only, via TestOut LabSim), and CCNA Exploration (also online, but with a classroom/lab component). The term is over next Thursday. I’ve finished […]
In which the banking industry has no manners because it feels it doesn’t need to. I’m listed at Chex Systems. The reason for this starts with a d and ends with ivorce; long story short, all the bills were in my name and we lived just at the very edge of our means and then […]
