Archive for April, 2007

computers, cards and cats

April 30, 2007

we have caught up with technology. we are now the proud owners of a computer with more than 32 gb of hard drive space. that’s right, my old computer had a 32 GB HARD DRIVE. i got it when i started college and can’t believe i was able to put up with it this long. [...]

this is why i need our windows FIXED

April 29, 2007

i need blinds. asap. a skeezy man doing work (i guess) on the house next door parked his truck outside my bedroom window. and was walking by it. while i was getting dressed.

sleep comes for no one

April 28, 2007

i thought last night would be the night i would catch up on sleep. i passed out around 8:30 p.m. that would make for a nice, long night. not a chance. sasha decided last night to go into heat. all night long (and i do mean all freakin night) she was screaming and crying, which [...]

need . . . sleep . . .

April 26, 2007

i have been so tired this week, and i have no idea why. it’s been quite a struggle getting out of bed in the mornings, resulting in me falling back asleep for two hours this morning. i thought it was just me, but two people at work were complaining of the same thing today. maybe [...]

“911. what is your emergency?”

April 25, 2007

“i have a truck on fire.”
that’s the call joe placed saturday night after he and a friend from kiwanis arrived at the house with two vehicles full of boxes from the apartment and our storage unit.

trials and tribulations

April 24, 2007

why can’t moving be easy? you know, box up belongings, transport them and unpack. that’s it.
it just can’t be easy for us. first, we had the satellite/internet debacle. now, the contractors the seller hired to install new windows are awol. they were there friday and saturday, and put in two new windows minus the frame. [...]

and now, i’m back offline

April 23, 2007

our directtv was hooked up today. that’s the good news. the technician also happened to disconnect our internet while he was at it. that’s the bad news. it’s going to cost us $20 to have it reconnected. that’s even worse news. it’s not that $20 is a lot to pay; it’s the principle. it’s the [...]