I totally took a break from posting—without warning. I hope you’ve mused in your head over what I’ve been doing otherwise.

Was I doing…

My parents moved us down here to West/Lafayette in the middle of the summer. Coming from the industrialized north it was something of a culture shock for me, particularly when I saw farming tractors driving on the road alongside regular traffic. I never knew Indiana had so many farms. But that summer [...]

I hate seeing this when I open Thunderbird:

All but three were spam. I use Spamihilator, which at least keeps the crap out of my inbox. I think I’ve been neglecting getting updated versions, so that’s my plan after I post this.
I also had 97 comment spams stuck in Akismet.
What is it with these [...]

After The Partner and I finished lunch, I went to the kitchen to get myself a glass of pineapple-orange-banana juice (very tasty). I opened the top and pulled off the tab thingy, put the top back on and shook the container, as per instructions. I, along with several areas of the kitchen and [...]

The Partner and I are currently at the coffee shop, enjoying this beautiful July day (no humidity for once!). There’s a dude sitting next to us, repeating “I hate so many people here [at the coffee shop]” in his conversation, a freshly married acquaintance is here, folks are reading, talking, smoking, drinking.
I sit watching [...]

Folks get to this site by the most random means. I always wonder if they find what they were looking for.

a boyfriend once said to me i need to tell you something. and i said
That’s never a good sign.
webct sucks
Oh lordisa yes it does.
im not going to school today
Hey! Neither am I. [...]

Sounds outside my office window: some dude painfully retching while his friends yell, “Get it out, man! Yeah!”
I hate it when folks vomit in our courtyard. At least it goes well with the shit.