Archive for November, 2004

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November 30 2004

things that are super-irritating, #478

people who write web or fax in all caps, as if it were an acronym.

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November 28 2004

when gaming goes bad

I don’t *really* want to talk about it, because it was part of an overall lousy day, but I do want to have some record of the downspiral of a game, and to rescue some sort of positive lesson (there are a couple) from the experience. on the other hand, it makes me unreasonably sad [...]

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November 25 2004

lovely thankful day

no special plans: just making and then eating food. (the eating part hasn’t happened yet.) honestly, I think Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays. very low stress, especially when it’s just us two and no timelines. today was absolutely beautiful too, clear & bright. now the full moon is shining through the tall front [...]

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November 21 2004

cats and stress

Boingo’s been ill, was pretty bad the end of last week, but is gradually getting better. and now Piko has diarrhea too, so I’m guessing she’ll need a round of the same antibiotics and such that Boingo is taking. and won’t *that* be fun…since she’s still super-rambunctious kitten-bomb. that’s the other thing: even with Boingo [...]

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November 15 2004

apropos of nothing in particular

Sometimes I wonder if I’m measuring my professional success on an entirely different scale than most of the people in my equivalent role. When I have that thought, I have to remind myself about HEWD experience, where I actually felt like I might be ahead of the curve in something… …for once in my life. [...]

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November 10 2004

whew.

back up for the time being.

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November 5 2004

sigh

when you hit alt-w instead of alt-tab when sifting through the tabs in the browser window, and then realize you don’t give a damn, then it’s time to turn off the computer.

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November 3 2004

numb

I’m feeling numb and worn-out, although that may have as much to do with # 5 hrs sleep # many meetings # not eating lunch until 4 pm as anything else. more later, when I think I’m ready to start processing.

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