Well, today was the first time I've fired a gun since childhood – and it was a blast! (no pun intended) We shot a Glock 19 and a Sig something or other – it had a slightly bigger grip, and the barrel was a tad longer than the Glock. We went through three boxes of ammo – I wouldn't have minded another box. Things I learned: – The Glock is nice. Easy, and it felt comfortable in my hand. The Sig was alright, but the brass headed toward me when I was shooting a lot more than the Glock. It…

* Cold leftover chinese food for breakfast is just plain good. Yum. * So our bank atm cards expire this month. We've been wondering where they are, so called the bank. Bank says, oh, they've been sent out, and they're activated. WHAT??!? There's been no unexplained bank activity that I can see on the online bank statement. After a minor panic, it turns out that there was a glitch: the cards were sent out, but they were sent out already activated. Sheesh. So we cancelled all of 'em, our current ones and the ones in the mail, and had them…

I'da done it sooner!! gaim convo with the husband: (17:18:50) : :-P (17:26:51) : Come home. (17:28:13) : OK (17:28:18) : *smooch* (17:28:24) Rob logged out. (17:28:27) : LOL

So twice recently I've been caught without a camera when I could've used one. The other day, we went to the Austin Zoo on a whim, so I didn't have it with me. Then Saturday, we'd left the house to go to Costco and heard that there was a car show right in that area, so we decided to go there after lunch. Again, no camera. Sigh. I need to start taking it with me everywhere, dammit!! Today was good. There was a “Monster Library Book Sale” near us – $3 a bag, and $5 a box. Of course we…

If you don't hear from me soon, it's because Cthulhu ate me.

And yet again I put off posting these until I have a huge pile. You'd think I'd learn. 36. Red Rabbit – Tom Clancy (5/10/2004) 70. Myth-Ion Improbable – Robert Asprin (06/25/2004) 71. The Robber Bride – Margaret Atwood (06/28/2004) 72. The Edible Woman – Margaret Atwood (06/30/2004) Ahhhh, I just love Margaret Atwood. Her writings are so rich and thought-provoking. 73. Mrs. Pollifax and the Whirling Dervish – Dorothy Gilman (07/03/2004) A fun mystery, with a grandmotherly sleuth. Mrs. Pollifax is resourceful and clever – and way more fun than Jessica Fletcher ever thought of being. 74. Naked Empire…

We went down to our local shooting range and made an appointment for a gun safety/shooting lesson. We were going to rent and shoot today, but decided that we really would prefer to have the instruction under our belt first. The range seems pretty cool, and they've got a bunch of different guns to rent, so we should be able to find something we're comfortable with. Nice that we can try different ones before we decide to buy.

Well, I lost another pound this week. Yay! I'd be happier if it wasn't the same pound (or five) that I've been losing and gaining for the last three months, but eh. For some reason though, I feel more on track than I was. Maybe because I'm making an effort to walk the dog and husband almost every night. Maybe because I've started tracking what I eat at CalorieKing. We'll see how it goes. I'm thinking about quitting Weight Watchers though. NOT quitting losing weight – never! – but the meetings are starting to really annoy me. It's partly the…

Respond to these movie stars' names with the title of the movie of theirs that you liked most. Tom Hanks – Toy Story. If voice roles don't count, then Cast Away Jim Carrey – The Mask Tobey Maguire – Spiderman Mel Gibson – Ideological differences aside, I love Mel Gibson. Favorites I'd have to say are Mad Max (Road Warrior) and Braveheart Ben Affleck – Definitely has to be Paycheck. Nicole Kidman – Batman Forever. I'd say Eyes Wide Shut, but I still don't know if I liked that movie or not. It was fascinating. Liv Tyler – LOTR (all…