At work, but kinda miserable. I have a sore throat and a bit of congestion/snufflyness. Know why? Because I have a 4 day weekend and plans for said weekend. Bleh.
I've got school tonight - Interpersonal Communications. I may actually be available on AIM or MSN messenger though, depending on if I keep them open. They've really improved the wireless coverage since last semester. Really strong signals on all the floors now.
Having my laptop in class makes a world of difference in taking notes. She's got the powerpoints for her lectures out there on the student network, so I can pull that into word to start with an outline and just add my extra notes to that. And, unlike my handwriting, I can read it!
Finally done with my project for tomorrow. Having to do the illustration myself was a bitch! Luckily I don't have any problems using Illustrator, I just have problems with things like drawing a face that doesn't look retarded!
Getting closer to having theChristmas Groundhog's day letter & cards ready to go out. I'm just burning the last few CDs for those of you who get music. I've also still got to finish packaging up some dirty words to send to Iceland. :) I would imagine shipping to Iceland isn't any more expensive than England, is it?
Well, lunch is over. Back to the grind...
I've got school tonight - Interpersonal Communications. I may actually be available on AIM or MSN messenger though, depending on if I keep them open. They've really improved the wireless coverage since last semester. Really strong signals on all the floors now.
Having my laptop in class makes a world of difference in taking notes. She's got the powerpoints for her lectures out there on the student network, so I can pull that into word to start with an outline and just add my extra notes to that. And, unlike my handwriting, I can read it!
Finally done with my project for tomorrow. Having to do the illustration myself was a bitch! Luckily I don't have any problems using Illustrator, I just have problems with things like drawing a face that doesn't look retarded!
Getting closer to having the
Well, lunch is over. Back to the grind...
Well, looks like
hellbob & I aren't going to go to Florida. It was just too short of notice for anyone to come with us to help with sharing the costs. We do plan on going at some point though. Just not at the end of January.
This also means that I won't get to meet
spankspike &
girlpire and drive
hellbob crazy with three women all babbling about how much we love Spike.
My cousin wants to take her little girl back to Disney, but she wants to go for a full week rather than just a weekend so we're going to consider that. Also, there was much interest in a large group going to Vegas in the fall. I dunno.
I think for the long weekend
hellbob and I will be going to spend the weekend in the Wisconsin Dells because it's close enough to drive, but it will still get us out of town. If we decide on that for sure, then we will have to either go to Madison or you Madison people will have to come to us. OK,
bloodlossgirl,
bleaknimue,
uglyzebras, etc?? Cuz from looking at the map, Madison is pretty close to the Dells.
Not a lot else new in life...
I'm working on making Jayne hats for Mike & Beth.
I got to hang out with
genevra and the monkeys today. Yup, still have the cutest niece & nephew ever!
Went to the KalHouse last night to play Killer Bunnies with
kaldeth,
kalfoley, YoungestGirlChild, and
hellbob. Now that I have ALL the boosters available that is a ridiculous amount of cards! :)
I didn't work on the Christmas letters at all this weekend, but I did put together two jigsaw puzzles.
On Thursday night when I was in class the teacher, (he's the same one I had for Photoshop last semester) after asking how my break was, asked if Moose had gotten to go anywhere interesting over break. He agreed that Iowa isn't that interesting.
I've watched all the Doctor Whos now. Now I need Season 2!
Through the Coverville christmas shows I discovered a new band that I just love: Save Ferris. I'm told that their style of music is ska, which I had heard of but had no idea what is was. All I know is that I used the Tower Records certificate Brian had sent me to get their two albums and I really like 'em!
I've also been enjoying the heck out of the ADDCast. Paul has a lot of the same geek interests as me and when he wanders off on tangents my ADD brain has no problem following his. *grin* Although when he suggested I send an audio comment I declined. Like most people, I hate the way my voice sounds on recordings. I'll stick to email, thank you very much.
I'm thinking that i need to make a 'covers' playlist in iTunes because I've been collecting so darn many of the things lately.
There's a guy I work with who is in a band. They have an album that will be coming out in early February. The band is called Vicious Aloysius. The album will be called Cavell. They have a myspace page where you can hear samples of the music:
clicky for the myspace page
Alright kids. I'm gonna stop babbling now and head to bed. I have to work tomorrow, unlike some other people in this house. :(
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This also means that I won't get to meet
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I think for the long weekend
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I'm working on making Jayne hats for Mike & Beth.
I got to hang out with
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Went to the KalHouse last night to play Killer Bunnies with
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I didn't work on the Christmas letters at all this weekend, but I did put together two jigsaw puzzles.
On Thursday night when I was in class the teacher, (he's the same one I had for Photoshop last semester) after asking how my break was, asked if Moose had gotten to go anywhere interesting over break. He agreed that Iowa isn't that interesting.
I've watched all the Doctor Whos now. Now I need Season 2!
Through the Coverville christmas shows I discovered a new band that I just love: Save Ferris. I'm told that their style of music is ska, which I had heard of but had no idea what is was. All I know is that I used the Tower Records certificate Brian had sent me to get their two albums and I really like 'em!
I've also been enjoying the heck out of the ADDCast. Paul has a lot of the same geek interests as me and when he wanders off on tangents my ADD brain has no problem following his. *grin* Although when he suggested I send an audio comment I declined. Like most people, I hate the way my voice sounds on recordings. I'll stick to email, thank you very much.
I'm thinking that i need to make a 'covers' playlist in iTunes because I've been collecting so darn many of the things lately.
There's a guy I work with who is in a band. They have an album that will be coming out in early February. The band is called Vicious Aloysius. The album will be called Cavell. They have a myspace page where you can hear samples of the music:
clicky for the myspace page
Alright kids. I'm gonna stop babbling now and head to bed. I have to work tomorrow, unlike some other people in this house. :(
I been stalked! hee hee.
Dec. 28th, 2005 01:34 pmI don't know if y'all remember me mentioning the random dude who answered my 'give me your address' poll for the Xmas letters, but after he did that I went and randomly filled out someone else's Xmas letter poll. Today I got a lovely homemade card from
neeroc. :) She put a return address on it and I haven't sent my cards yet so I'll have to be sure to send her a return one.
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Random People!
Nov. 28th, 2005 12:43 pmI put the poll out there for people's addresses for Christmas Cards.
chrishaas filled out his name & address. I don't know him... Apparently he fills out random polls that he stumbles across... Well, I didn't specify that you should be someone I know...
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OK people. I did it. I actually finished a Christmas letter. This isn't the tough part because that has been done before... Now I need to get peoples names & addresses into the computer to print labels. (Believe me people, hand writing them is not an option. It isn't pretty. Me handwriting not so good) and then get the letters & cards into envelopes, theoretically with at least a short handwritten note, but hand signed at the very least...
If you had replied that you wanted my smut mix CD, then I will likely be lazy and mail it as a two for one. If you just wanted the smut CD and not the Christmas letter you are shit outta luck, cuz you are getting both!
Here's the interactive part. I'm gonna do a poll. If you want mail you will fill it out with your real name and mailing address. Then I will either mail you stuff, or stalk you. If you are lucky I'll do both. I'm mostly harmless, and since our backyard is mostly clay it is not very conducive to burying the bodies.
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frozendragon wins for the best answer... just two words, "the basement" *grin*
If you had replied that you wanted my smut mix CD, then I will likely be lazy and mail it as a two for one. If you just wanted the smut CD and not the Christmas letter you are shit outta luck, cuz you are getting both!
Here's the interactive part. I'm gonna do a poll. If you want mail you will fill it out with your real name and mailing address. Then I will either mail you stuff, or stalk you. If you are lucky I'll do both. I'm mostly harmless, and since our backyard is mostly clay it is not very conducive to burying the bodies.
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Random Life
Nov. 27th, 2005 05:24 pmGeekgiving was good. The food was good.
genevra didn't disguise the gravy or poison anyone. I love her mother-in-law who brought over three desserts because she "was making one of each anyway and it's just as easy to make two."
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genevra says that she hasn't poisoned anyone in years, not that she's never poisoned anyone...
My daddy &
hellbob are trying to figure out the best way to wire our new garbage disposal. So far it seems relatively calm and hasn't degenerated into The Rick & Jim Show.
I haven't left the house today and have no ambition to do so. This means that today's picture will be somewhere in the house and most likely very boring.
We're ordering pizza for dinner because my lack of ambition extends to cooking.
It does not, however, extend to the Christmas letter which is actually done. First draft at least. I just have to have
hellbob read it and tell me what I forgot, and do a few minor tweaks of things like margins. Then I need to get all the addresses together for sending them out...
Most of the pretty snow is mostly gone because it was warm today. And foggy.
I want chocolate.
We went to The Ice Harvest yesterday. Not quite the dark comedy the ads portrayed it as. More dark, not so much comedy. But it was good, because, duh, John Cusak. A John Cusak movie has a 95% chance of not sucking. Although I did notice that the older he gets, the more he looks like Alan Rickman.
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I haven't left the house today and have no ambition to do so. This means that today's picture will be somewhere in the house and most likely very boring.
We're ordering pizza for dinner because my lack of ambition extends to cooking.
It does not, however, extend to the Christmas letter which is actually done. First draft at least. I just have to have
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Most of the pretty snow is mostly gone because it was warm today. And foggy.
I want chocolate.
We went to The Ice Harvest yesterday. Not quite the dark comedy the ads portrayed it as. More dark, not so much comedy. But it was good, because, duh, John Cusak. A John Cusak movie has a 95% chance of not sucking. Although I did notice that the older he gets, the more he looks like Alan Rickman.
So, I'm sitting here working on me & Rick's Christmas letter.
Don't y'all be getting your hopes up though. It's been a while since one of these things has actually gotten mailed. Good intentions and all that crap.
I know I've said before that I would have one to send out, but I'm pretty sure it will happen this year. Yup, we will finally send out our 1999 Christmas letter...
Once I'm done with it, I will put out a call for all of your addresses, because I know that you just don't get enough of the
hellbob &
hellziggy love from our online posts, and you really just want to get your hands on this collectors item. Besides, if we don't send you Xmas cards & letters, how will you get our return address to send us gifts? Lots and lots of gifts!
Don't y'all be getting your hopes up though. It's been a while since one of these things has actually gotten mailed. Good intentions and all that crap.
I know I've said before that I would have one to send out, but I'm pretty sure it will happen this year. Yup, we will finally send out our 1999 Christmas letter...
Once I'm done with it, I will put out a call for all of your addresses, because I know that you just don't get enough of the
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