well, posting has been light because i have either come down with some sort of sick or developed the worst case of allergies in my life. the bad news about that is i’m not sure which it is. however, the target brand claritin seems to have helped some and since other peoples’ allergies have kicked read more

Your Inner European is Italian! Passionate and colorful.You show the world what culture really is. Who’s Your Inner European?

today is mac’s 3rd blogiversary. that made me get to thinking that the first published post that wasn’t wiped out was from april 21, 2003. so, i just past my second blogiversary. of course, i’ve been blogging much longer than that, except all those entries are gone into the ether now–where they belong.

I have officially accepted the position in Alaska for the summer. I’m a little terrified about leaving my comfortable set-up at home and going fairly far away, but I know at least one person I like got the job that I didn’t get, but will also be living in Anchorage and working kind of for read more

A dear friend of mine recently became the father of a wonderful baby boy. Therefore I began to knit furiously and at this point have finished these: The one on the left [being modeled by the creepy, creepy boobah] is supposed to be a duck, but looks a lot like a seagull to me. The read more

I applied for a job in Alaska. I didn’t get that job, but I got a phone call from the a different agency there. They want to hire me for a different job [that is more what I would enjoy doing] at a slightly lower pay [which is still way more than I’d make here read more

That’s right, time for the Friday Random Ten: On a Plain – NirvanaAnticipate – Ani DiFrancoRiot – Dead KennedysTake it All Away – CakeHelter Skelter – The BeatlesSave the Best for Last – Me First & the Gimme GimmesComing Up – Ani DiFrancoOtherside – Red Hot Chili PeppersRunning on Empty – Jackson BrownLight My Fire read more

Because its wednesday, here is a reasonable facsimile of myself as a south park character.

Your Linguistic Profile: 45% General American English 35% Yankee 20% Upper Midwestern 0% Dixie 0% Midwestern What Kind of American English Do You Speak? Pretty much right on. What with the growing up in Maine and the five years in North Dakota…

I have never claimed to be a tiny person. I am almost 5’7″ tall and not skinny. However, there’s an art piece in the ground level of the building I work in that is a giant chair. It makes me feel tiny. And happy. Oh, the happiness in that glittery grey vinyl! And as proof, read more

Nintendo done a cappella.

Being that today is Friday, it is time for the Friday Random Ten. Walk like an Egyptian – The BanglesRio – Duran DuranAnnie – Our Lady PeaceNew Orleans Instrumental No. 1 – R.E.M.When I Was Young – The AnimalsIn a Sentimental Mood – Glenn MillerDoctor Worm – They Might Be GiantsWorking for the Weekend – read more