I just talked to the leasing agent for the house in Plano — and the application’s been approved, we’re good to go, and a lease should be in place within the next 24 hours. I had planned to stay in Denton tonight — after all, I have class tonight, it’s nice for everyone to have …

It was on my birthday in the year 2000 when I first understood the direction my life needed to take. Funny, isn’t it, how we have these glimmers of absolute clarity wedged within otherwise fairly murky days and weeks? On my birthday that year, I had a full 15 minutes on the agenda at a …

It’s that time of year again (past due, actually) … time to sit in the big chair at the eye doctor’s office and go through a tormenting series of “one, or two?” choices that seem to be arbitrary and inexact. I understand that I ought to have a concrete preference on most — if not …

I’m wondering today if I’m suffering from the same moon-cycle maladies that I used to notice while doing help-desk-y things in Arkansas. That’s because my computer at work is TICKING. ME. OFF. All day, it’s been acting weird — my CD burner no longer burns, I cannot run the disk cleanup wizard to save my …

Lots of women have an uncanny knack for remembering the anniversary of any number of significant life events … very often we can, on demand, give you a list of birthdays, dates we first met boys who play an important role in our lives, and just generally provide data on all sorts of interesting, meaningful …

And at my doctor’s appointment Friday, I found out my weight is still on a downward trend (yay!), my blood pressure was outstanding (120/79, yay!), and my blood’s being examined to see what sort of reduction there’s been in my CRP level (and, just for kicks and giggles, cholesterol as well). I promised Amy I’d …

Random announcement #1: AnnaLisa reported this weekend that she passed the Maryland Bar Exam!!! In fact, she did so well she doesn’t have to take the DC bar — she can just waive in. Three cheers for Anna! 🙂 Random announcement #2: Halo 2 comes out at midnight tonight. There are some amongst our ranks …

Yesterday, I moved a truckload of crap to Plano in preparation for next week’s fabulous yard sale chez Daniel & Paul, including several pieces of furniture and a whole bunch of smaller stuff. My apartment now has that oh-so-familiar feel of being in the midst of tremendous change. Boxes are everywhere. I have a pile …

I’m immediately inclined to dislike anything that contains the word “Huckabee” in it — thanks to the unfortunate reign of terror that has been Mike Huckabee’s governorship of Arkansas lo these many years — but I have to confess, even with that, I really enjoyed the movie “I Heart Huckabees” when I saw it last …

Apparently yesterday, someone who had attended my morning TBUG session about accessibility asked one of the meeting organizers (and a friend of mine) this about me: “Is she always like that?” It’s my *impression* that this person was inquiring about my laidback, easygoing demeanor coupled with my energetic enthusiasm for the subject. I know that …