Today was another beautiful day – cool and breezy. I decided to take some pictures in the back yard. My dog is such a ham, he always gets excited when I grab the camera. I didn’t get too many good shots, but here’s some that I liked: Grackle Jake It makes you blink, when 65 pounds of dog comes barrelling at you with that look on his face… Originally published at Jen’s Corner. You can comment here or there.
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So. Yeah. It’s late, I’m crashing, and I’ve got nothing whatsoever to say. Didn’t sleep well last night, so I slept in pretty late today. That, of course, set the tone for today, which means I accomplished absolutely nothing. Oh well, that has its advantages as well. Still got nothing. Laundry tomorrow, and I’ve got to study for a government test that’s coming up. So. Well, that was boring. But it wasn’t a meme, at least! Zzzzzzzzzz.
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Today was a beautiful day, cool and clear, so we decided to go to the Austin Zoo again. Bobo the Cockatoo is just inside the gates, and all he really wants in life is a neck scritch. If you succumb to the temptation, Bobo leans into your fingers and closes his eyes in bliss.
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Winter comforts: Sitting on the couch, wrapped up in a blanket, sipping hot chocolate. Warmfuzzysocks. Hot soup and crackers. Austin doesn’t really get that cold, and winters are never winter although we do get “snow” every few years: Sometimes I miss Vancouver, Washington. I used to like the rain, and the green is so beautiful. It didn’t snow often there, either… But snow was close, if you needed it: Sometimes I miss seasons. Originally published at Jen’s Corner. You can comment here or there.
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So. It’s Day 5 of NaBloPoMo and already I’m at a loss for something to post. I’m gonna blame it on having class today and not getting home until late afternoon, and on being up way too late last night. :D You know, lots of times I think “hey, I should post about that” but then I never remember to actually do it. I ought to make notes or something. It’s not like I don’t have nifty gadgets to do it with. ==== Rob’s birthday was today, so he wanted Thai. He’s also off the rest of the week, so…
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Fidgeting
This is the first election in a long time that I haven’t felt only resignation when casting my ballot. I hope that there’s a decisive result tonight. I’m hearing some people say “get rid of the electoral college” – I don’t think that’s necessarily a good idea. Here’s what I would say, if I got to make the rules: Electoral votes should be split – popular vote by district. ALL primaries have to be on the same day. Black out news coverage until the last polls close. None of this “calling” a state with 10% of the vote counted. Wait…
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Attention US type people: If you haven’t voted already, please go do it tomorrow. It’s your last chance. Onslaught of dirty tricks as Election Day nears In the hours before Election Day, as inevitable as winter, comes an onslaught of dirty tricks
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sqlrob‘s birthday is this week and, of course, Giftmas is coming up fast so on a whim I searched ebay for a book he’s been looking for – an out of print (at the moment) Red Iron Nights. Found it, autographed even, so I bought it. Guess who saw the page before I could click away? Grr. Originally published at Jen’s Corner. You can comment here or there.
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The things I carry
Bag Meme! Stolen from Ponks 01. Take a picture of your bag. 02. Now dump everything out and neatly adjust them, and take a picture [no matter how embarrassing]. 03. Talk about the items inside. Details, plz. 04. Tag 6 people. My current bag. Bought it a week or so ago at Charming Charlie, and so far it hasn’t annoyed me much at all! This is unusual. Perhaps I’ve found a bag I can live with? Click the image for notes on everything.
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Since the one year I tried NaNoWriMo I managed to write myself into a corner in less than 100 words, I’ve decided to instead sign up for NaBloPoMo! I did manage posting every day for one month a couple of years ago, so I should be able to do it again. Visit NaBloPoMo Anyway, Halloween was nice. Apparently the neighborhood does manage to observe the “no lights, no candy” custom, so no one knocked on the door. This left us free to watch the movies that y’all chose for us! :D First up was Plan 9 from Outer Space. It…