Domestic Geek

Current mood: optimistic
Sorry there hasn't been any posting. I'm still trying to get over the crud I got Christmas Day. Man, I've been sick for 15 days. *sigh* Oh, well. I think Marcus brought it into our home as I have little contact with the outside world. He's had the crud, too. What's weird is, this is the way last year started.

Even though the new year started this way, I'm feeling very optimistic about the coming year. I doubt I'll have as bad a year as the last one. 2004 sucked in more ways than I can count. I'm not going to rehash them all. Alot of them are in the archives, some I still don't want to talk about. All I do know is, Marcus and I have both had our share of crap for awhile. Move on to someone else, Mr. Bad Luck! I'm in the midst of putting together a list of things I will accomplish in the coming 12 months. As soon as it's done, I'll post it.

The first thing on the list will be importing this blog over to Expression Engine, so I'm going to spend the afternoon working on the new template. That blog will not be the Blog of Continuous Woe© (as Marcus has coined this one).

Another thing on that list will be organizing my desk and craft room. There was a neat article at CreativePro.com that dealt with why creative people have such a hard time being "organized."

Oh, and eight (8) more class sessions (and my web site project I need to finish) and I'm done with school! WhooHoo!

BTW, are we almost through with rerun season on television? I need some new stimuli!

Happy 32nd Birthday, Marcus!

Current mood: sick
Just in case anyone actually comes here and wonders where I've been, I've got some sort of viral URI. I got bitten by a spider or something on Dec. 23rd, resulting in a major allergy attack. By Christmas Day, my arm was swollen up to twice its normal size and the bite was starting to blister. I guess my lowered immune system let in the virus. I starting coughing Christmas night, figuring it was just allergies, but by the day after Christmas, full blown infection. By yesterday afternoon, full blown sick. I even called in sick to work today (can't wait to see the repurcussions from my boss on that). So, if I'm not around for awhile, I'll be in bed.

Current mood: excited
I totally forgot to mention two days ago that J.K. Rowling opened the door on her site again and announced that the publication date for book six, "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," would be announced within the next 24 hours. Readers of her site were speculating at Mugglenet.com that perhaps the announcement would come on Christmas (coinciding with the advent calendar on the extras page). Yay for early surprises!

I had heard the announcement on the radio yesterday morning about the book being release on July 16th. It was made official when I received this in my email today:



Guess I know what I'll be reading mid-July! I can't wait!!!!!

Current mood: aggravated
The year 2004 is not going to leave me quietly, I'm afraid.

I was all excited at work today because there was no dough to do, so as soon as I cut the veggies I was going to be out of there to get Christmas shopping and decorating done today. *sigh* It was not to be. It was snowing when I got to work, so I started my dad's car (mine is still sitting in the lot where I left it a week and a half ago), got out to brush the snow off and realized I had accidentally locked the door just as I pushed it closed. DAMN! Of course I had locked the door at work and couldn't get back in and my keys were in the LOCKED RUNNING CAR! I went down to the cigarette store to use their phone. Dad didn't know anybody that could bring me the spare keys he has, Marcus' phone was apparently dead or off since he wasn't answering and all my phone numbers were in my cell phone in the LOCKED RUNNING CAR! Of course, being totally broke like I am, I couldn't call a locksmith. If the car hadn't been running, I would've walked to where Marcus worked and got his truck to go get the spares, but no--I couldn't leave the LOCKED RUNNING CAR!

When I left the cigarette store, butthole manager had showed at the workplace and was doing assisant manager's work for her (even though he is "off" all week, he's supposed to be with his kids today and yet he claims he is totally over her--um, sure he is). So, I go in and keep calling Marcus' work over and over and over until he finally answers. I explain what happened and he had the nerve to laugh at me. Butthead. I ask him for our friend Dave's cell number. He gives me some other David's number (which was freakishly similiar to our Dave's number). I call Marcus back to get the correct number and get poor Dave out of bed. He drove over to my dad's house, got the keys, then drove all the way over to where I work to rescue me. Then he took me to lunch at Great Scott's (good food!) and went shopping with me. *sniff* What a great friend. So, the poor car ran for about two hours before the keys came. At least it was nice and warm when I got in it. LOL

So, what else has 2004 got to throw at me in the 9 days it has left?