I’m in my third semester of Spanish. Homework is due at 9 p.m. on Monday nights. No late work is accepted. Ever. That said, plenty of times in these three semesters I’ve been racing to get my homework submitted on time. I even installed StayFocusd on my favorite browser, Chrome, to make sure I didn’t do […]
That Was Close! or Why You Do Your Homework Early Read More »
Yeah, I put the timer on. Sue me. 😉 Seriously, been having a tough time getting ANYTHING done lately. I’ve been working late a lot, and by the time I get home, get dinner dealt with, get dishes done, get to my desk, at least poke at homework…well, by the time I could possibly turn
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I’m 43 and I’m trying to learn how to be more responsible with money. I’m trying to remind myself that if I want THAT, I may have to learn to do without THIS. With that in mind, yesterday I took a certain amount of cash, and resolved not to spend any more than that, and
Sometimes You Just GOTTA Read More »
So I got my car. Today I got my GPS system. That’s the one we had in the rental car in Florida. I can set it to speak Australian English. I spent a lot of enjoyable time arguing with “Lee” in Florida. Can’t wait to argue Arizona highway silliness with him. I want to go.
Adventure is Calling Read More »
I’m here! I am. It’s just been a busy week. I can’t believe how busy really, considering how little actually got done. Alas. Anyway. The title doesn’t really mean anything, just a quote that makes me snicker from a movie that makes me laugh. In other news: Siri Paulson has a new story up on
Hell of a week to quit drinking… Read More »
This is my repository of things I’d like to not forget, so I’ll be putting this here. It’s not really a recipe, but feel free to use it to accomplish food. Saute half a yellow pepper, all an orange pepper, and a Vidalia onion in about a T of olive oil. After, you know, cleaning
Yummy Thrown-Together Food Read More »
So I’ve been on this Game On! diet for a month. It’s gone awesomely! But I’m now a day away from the end of it, and I’m looking at ways to be less strict without blowing it and gaining back everything I lost. A little background–I’ve spent the past month preparing nearly everything from scratch
The Hidden Sugar in…Everything? Read More »