Pad Thai with pellets November 10, 2010

We added a new friend to the family yesterday. He’s a very active little betta, and we’ve named him Pad Thai, just Thai for short. I’ve promised to get rid of the hokey background on his 2.5 gallon home sometime soon, but for now, I’m trying to get him to learn his name. I’ll let [...]

Our house, in the middle of a highway June 23, 2010

When we moved in, we noticed every loud car that passed on MoPac (aka Loop 1, aka the slightly less hellish highway in Austin), but a few weeks in, I’m barely stirred by anything but the train (MoPac is named for the Missouri Pacific rail line that runs parallel). Our complex is a pretty peaceful [...]

Florida can’t come soon enough May 21, 2010

My bags are packed (including a new swimsuit, cartoonized above thanks to http://draw.to — draw something and share it with me!), my ticket’s ready, and I still have three days left of work (if you count tonight) before we head to Florida. We’ll be there Monday-Thursday (early morning only) for a quick dip in the [...]

DIY: Protect your laptop April 28, 2010

As my three readers know, I got a laptop for my birthday last month. Shortly after that, I began looking for a snug, little laptop pouch for easy transport.Most packs were too bulky or the wrong size for my 11.2″ (diagonally) mini laptop, or they were too ugly and utilitarian. Yesterday I scoured the Internet [...]

Good eating to you, wherever you are December 25, 2009

We had a tasty and joyful Christmas morning after a rather upsetting Christmas Eve at the Jaime house. First the not so great: We had 40 mph winds on the 24th, all day, and a guy opening his truck door in a busy parking lot opened it straight into my new car’s rear driver’s side [...]

Beginning to look a little like Christmas December 17, 2009

I’ve finished all my holiday shopping, as of yesterday, and now I’m just getting antsy for a couple days off so I can see family and do a little socializing and giving. If you’re one of the people on my gift list, let me just say that I’m really proud of the shopping I’ve done [...]

Economics, my way November 10, 2009

I’ve said it before: Economics was far and away the toughest subject for me in school. I am reluctant to blame it all on my teacher, but as I have edited my fair share of complex business articles (and then some), I feel that I probably could have grasped the concepts more easily if they’d [...]

Winterized, for the fun of it October 24, 2009

I apologize for the lack of updates of late. I’d say I’ve been busy, but that’s not quite true. What is true is that I now have paid-for Internet access at home (for the first time since 2004 or thereabouts) and I’ll do my best to make it worth my while, and yours. Today’s post [...]

In cowboy country October 7, 2009

OK, OK, so I live in Texas year-round. But we wanted a good time away from home that w0uldn’t be too expensive, and according to some people, I’ve lived here for far too long not to have some knowledge of our second-biggest city and its little cousin — Dallas and Fort Worth. So this weekend, [...]

Rental roosting September 24, 2009

I’ve begun moving in my new house. The only rooms that are set up so far are the bathroom, which I adore, and the kitchen, which still needs the dishwasher installed but which I otherwise love. I tried to take some pictures today, but beware that my camera was not being cooperative color-wise. I adore [...]