All The Cool Kids Are Doing It…
I am one of those people that tries to do this every day, but in case you didn’t know – this has been declared “International Blog Comment Week – Say something because you were there.”
So if you’re here – say something. It is an international holiday of sorts, after all. Come [...]
It’s A Tivo-lution…
I love my TiVo. I really, really love my TiVo. I think everyone should have a TiVo (I have converted at least 10 people that I can think of to being TiVottes so far.) TiVo rocks.
The point of all of this? I am just giddy with glee to see that you [...]
Another Day, Another Service Call…
My life seems to revolve around appointments for service calls lately. The cable guy, the delivery of the fridge & the washing machine, the dryer delivery (they were backordered), the cable guy (who no-showed), the cable guy (who arrived between 2-4 as scheduled. Yeah!), and the delivery of a new fridge.
Yes, a new [...]
Fargo. You Know, FAR-go…
Last week I had to call information to get the phone number for the Newman Center where I was baptized at NDSU in Fargo, North Dakota. Now, I realize that Fargo is not a huge tourist attraction or anything like that. But the operator that I got had no clue at all.
Her: [...]
Shiny, Sparkly Tiaras…
Last night was the big Tiara Happy Hour celebration to bring in Emily’s birthday today. As a very special treat, Mac came all the way to Houston to see Sarah and to celebrate with us in our shiny, sparkly tiaras.
It wasn’t as large of a turnout as we have had in the [...]
An Announcement…
We all have words that trip us up every time we go to use them. For me, it is definitely. I have to stop and think about it every time – it always seems like it should be “definately”. But I work hard to remember to spell it correctly.
That is the driving [...]
She’s A Rock Star!
Natalie will forever be my hero. My own personal rock star. My … oh, whatever. I can’t even gush adequately enough. She knew I was having so much fun moving that she was crazy kind enough to offer to help. Never one to pass up a good deal, and knowing [...]
Time to Freak On the Cable Company Again…
I just reread the hang tag the cable guy so kindly left on my door yesterday while I was home. It says right there on the last line:
“Calls received before 3 p.m. may be rescheduled for the same day.”
What?!? Ok, so why couldn’t they get him back out here yesterday? They thought [...]
The Moving Princess…
Last night, while moving some bags full of stuff out of my apartment, I noticed that my neighbor walking past me had a smirk on his face. I was amused because I’m sure I looked odd carrying no less than six bags at one time.
Then I got in the car and looked in my [...]
Please Excuse Me While I Go Carnival Freak Crazy…
The cable guy was supposed to be back today between 10 and 12. They came last week, but the work order was missing an outlet that we had requested be installed – so I had to book a second appointment to get the rest of the work done, and there would be no charge [...]
Fat Cat Needs Good Home…
I’ve been working on this for awhile, but with everything else going on I haven’t been working on it enough. I need to find a new home for my cat. I’m heartbroken and sad, and neither Jason nor I could handle taking him to the Humane Society. I just can’t do it.
Jason’s [...]
Configuration Chaos…
I wasn’t without a computer due to the lost cables – my computer of choice is actually the Dell Latitude, which I moved in my car and had all the pieces handy for it. The other computer is the one that Jason uses for games, and I use for the web when I don’t [...]
I’m Here! I’m Here!
The cable man just left – and of course, before I even plugged in the Tivo, I had to check and see if the cable modem was working ok! Whoo hoo! I’m back online! I survived the 36 hours offline without getting the shakes or anything. Amazing!
The move went well, the [...]
System Going Down…
The closing went really well. Quite smooth, after some of the horror stories I had heard about them. Afterwards we went and bought the essentials – a washer, dryer and fridge. They will be delivered on Thursday. The cable will be turned on on Thursday too. We should have power [...]
THE Day…
House closing today at 1:00. I’m in quite a freaked out state of mind right now. Just in case you wondered.
Good news – originally they had until Wednesday to be out of the house, as a courtesy so they could overlap closings. However, we got the call yesterday that they are already [...]
So Happy, I Could Have Cried…
Yesterday, when we arrived in Austin, we heard that Robert Duvall was at the Omni. Pretty cool, maybe I could see a star in person, right?
Well, today I saw someone that I personally found much more exciting. I believe my geek quotient went up a few points today too. Because not only [...]
It Started With An Invitation…
It seemed strange not to be registered for SXSW this year. The past two years have been a lot of fun, combined with learning a lot of new things and saying classic things like “CSS makes my eyes bleed” to Tantek. But the house closing is on Monday, and we have a lot [...]
Feedback Needed…
As part of buying a house, we also get to buy a fridge, washer & dryer. Where did you buy yours? What features do you find essential? What could you live without? What do you wish you had? What about the store – who has the best deals? What [...]
The Toronto Visit…
I was so tired yesterday, I could barely form a coherent thought. I guess that is a good sign though – we had a blast during Rannie & Jay’s visit!
We met up with them at Kavah Kane’s at about 4:30 in the afternoon on Thursday. We walked around downtown Houston, and [...]
So Not PC…
I’m watching “Match Game” right now on the Game Show Network – an episode from 1978. The host just asked one of the female contestants:
What do you do Bonnie, if anything?
Oh yeah, that’s definitely something you would NOT hear on today’s game shows! I’m too amused.
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Hi! I'm Christine. I've been blogging here since 2000. I am married to Mike. I have a son, Jason. We have a cat, Mona. We live in Houston, Texas.
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