Archive for December, 2007
Monday, December 31st, 2007
End of the Year
This is the third year I’ve used this series of questions for my last post before the digits change, but alas, I still have no idea where I originally found it.
1. What did you do in 2007 that you’d never done before? Sat at my Mother’s kitchen table and drank a beer with a friend [...]
4 Comments » - Posted in Slice of Life by Rana
Sunday, December 30th, 2007
Noise Cancellation in the Name of Sanity
Through the years I’ve had a lot of trouble filtering out noise in my living environments. I have incredibly sensitive hearing and even the most subtle bass undertones of a neighboring stereo can drive me nearly insane. The dorm was, to put it mildly, excruciating for me. Apartment life was only one step above that. [...]
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Saturday, December 29th, 2007
Andy on the Cultivation of Brownie Points
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1 Comment » - Posted in Photo Entries, The Cats by Rana
Friday, December 28th, 2007
Rana Gets to Know Her Endorphins
Well, I just did something I’ve truthfully never done before. A web client pissed me off thoroughly. He had someone else design a new site for him and asked me to upload it for him. [Insert profane invective of choice.]
I was just seething and without really thinking about it, I hopped on the stair stepper [...]
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Thursday, December 27th, 2007
Notes from Our Moviefest
From Christmas Eve until last night we watched nine movies. It seemed to be the only way to keep R.’s mood intact. While I was glad not to have to be hacking out some article about mortgage life insurance, I have to confess that by last night I was starting to go a little [...]
4 Comments » - Posted in Misc by Rana
Wednesday, December 26th, 2007
Post Christmas Recovery Post
I honestly never asked for a pony for Christmas so equestrian riding apparel was never on the list either. (Well, that’s only half true. I would have killed for the boots.) Maybe that’s why I find the cell phone commercial so funny. The one where the teenage girl’s friends have gotten the latest cool [...]
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Monday, December 24th, 2007
Cleo Steals My Heart
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Okay, other people may be lusting after a Technomarine watch or wishing for an iPhone this Christmas. Me? I had a chance to bathe a sweet little kitty tonight to ensure that any “passengers” were evicted from her person and I feel like I hit the Yuletide mother lode.
Little Cleo, who [...]
3 Comments » - Posted in The Cats by Rana
Sunday, December 23rd, 2007
Christmas Spatial Rearrangements
Okay, the holiday thing? I’m just about at the point of needing drug rehab. In a bid to stay away from excessive quantities of the soothing properties of chocolate and coffee (and the occasional adult beverage) I’ve been getting on the stair stepper 20 to 25 minutes a day to burn off frustration. Some days [...]
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Saturday, December 22nd, 2007
Yesterday at the Museum
Okay, I won’t say the outing was 100% smooth. R. was pretty difficult about the whole thing and at least from my perspective much of the evening had a “walking on egg shells” feeling about it. But, we did manage to make it to the exhibit between 4:30 and 5 o’clock and went out for [...]
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Saturday, December 22nd, 2007
Review: Inexpensive and Fun Dog Tags
Since I now have the opportunity to review products from time to time, I’ve started enjoying the mail man’s visits a great deal more. This week, however, I was a little frustrated waiting for my dog tags from Quick Trophy. They didn’t show up until today, the 22nd, although they were scheduled to arrive a [...]
