Cold Front Coming!
Our first fall cold front is coming through Houston in the next few days. Our highs will be in the low 80s next week.
Yeah, the end of September and the expected high for today is 90. And people wonder why I grumble at times about how much I hate Houston? Thank goodness, [...]
A Birthday Miracle!
I noticed it as soon as I woke up this morning. I don’t feel like someone is sitting on my chest, squishing all the air out of me. My throat isn’t sore, and my glands don’t feel swollen and painful. I can breathe freely through my nose. My sinuses don’t feel [...]
Do You KnowSpam?
I’m soooo tired of getting spam. I get a lot of spam. Tons of spam. Sometimes a hundred messages a day of spam. SpamAssassin gets some of them, but not all. Thunderbird flags some of them, but not all. That leaves me spending a lot of time deleting spam. [...]
Hello Kitty Checks!
Awww… I want some Hello Kitty checks!
Pinpointed…
I think I figured out the melancholy mood earlier. In years past, my birthday has either fallen on a weekend, so I’ve been surrounded by family and friends, or on a weekday, and I’ve been at work with co-workers, making lunch plans with them or with friends in downtown, and so forth. This [...]
Where Are the Flowers and Balloons?
I finally changed my sidebar on my birthday. In the past, I’ve been known to change it sometimes days or weeks later, but this year I decided to do it right away. Wow, 35. It sounds a heck of a lot older than I feel. I always knew it would though [...]
Picture Pages! Picture Pages!
Here’s the scoop:
Think of 3 pictures you’d like to see. Things around my house, or whatever… something I can take a picture of easily. Once I have enough requests, I’ll start posting them. If I can’t, or won’t, take a picture of something you’ve requested, I’ll let you know.
No nude photos, but pretty much anything [...]
Realization: 200 Things
Found thanks to Realization, I couldn’t resist the list. 200 things, I’ve highlighted the things that apply to me. I’ve always meant to do a list of 100 things about me, but never got around to it – highlighting an already made list was a lot easier.
01. Bought everyone in the pub a [...]
Getting There…
Sudafed, lots of water, lots of sleep, two chick flicks (The Prince and Me and Uptown Girls) and I’m doing a lot better than I was this morning. I still have a really bad headache, but I hope that will be gone by the morning. I have a crafty day waiting for me! [...]
Wrong Way…
Being sick just days before your birthday really sucks. In the past, I’ve normally made plans to get together with friends for dinner, and it’s been the perfect birthday celebration. Heck, over a month ago, I was talking with some of the girls about a birthday tiara happy hour. But this past [...]
The Latest Breakthrough…
A scientist from Texas A&M University has invented a bra that keeps women’s breasts from jiggling and prevents the nipples from pushing through the fabric when cold weather sets in.
At a news conference announcing the invention, a large group of men took the scientist outside and kicked the shit out of him.
[via e-mail from [...]
One of Those Days…
I think Jason has my cold now. However, instead of being congested, he has eye boogers. Seriously. Itchy, watery eyes. He also says he has a scratchy throat. We have an appointment for him today with a different doctor (not related to this), so now I’m trying to work in [...]
The Finale of The Amazing Race…
The Amazing Race this year was … well, amazing. Yeah, ok, that was lame – but while I still consider season 1 the best, this season was really, really, really good. I enjoyed it a lot. Jason even got in to it this season, and so we watched the finale together this [...]
Post – it note holder and matching RSVP pen
Post – it note holder and matching RSVP pen – I just HAVE to make some of these pens! Check out all the examples!
It’s Our Turn for Ivan…
Hurricane Ivan has been downgraded to a Tropical Depression, but it’s out in the Gulf of Mexico again and is gaining speed – it will probably be upgraded to a Tropical Storm by the time it hits the Texas coast. It’s expected to hit Galveston Island by tomorrow night.
I had a feeling before that [...]
AnySoldier.org
Where to send packages for AnySoldier.org. It’s never too early to send Christmas gifts to service members.
Target : Target to a T
Is it just me, or is it strange that Target is marketing a custom clothing service?
DOH! I Still Can’t Believe It!
Mike and I just watched last week’s episode of the Apprentice (episode 2, the Ciao Bella Ice Cream Task) and … DUDE. I still can’t believe what happened in the boardroom. I’m bitter and angry at Trump right now. Although some edge of my bitter anger has been taken off by reading [...]
Faster Free iPods…
While poking around the FreeiPods.com site, checking on the status of my order (still pending), I discovered that they are now offering another option for those that have selected the 20 GB iPod – you can choose to receive the new HP 20 GB iPod if it is available. They said that these will [...]
Bloggers, Unite!
Watching the Late Late Show with Drew Carey as the guest host, and he’s now interviewing Zach Braff – and they started to discuss Zach’s blog! He said that he writes all of his own posts, and it was hysterical to hear him and Drew describe a weblog. Then Zach said that he [...]
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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.
I love helping other photographers and other small business owners improve their businesses. Most of my posts here are related to that, although sometimes I write about personal things as well.
I am currently available for business & blogging consulting and assisting you with WordPress. Contact me for more details.
I am a wedding and boudoir photographer and I'm available both in Houston and for travel worldwide. I would love to be a part of your wedding!
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In addition to photography and geek things, I sometimes knit. I even used to have a knitting podcast, PointySticks.
