Domestic Geek

I noticed a few weeks ago that I wasn't getting my daily FoxTrot comics. I figured it was some screw up on the comics site as it had happened before with another comic I used to get daily. Then I noticed that I was getting Sunday strips. WTH? Well, I finally remembered to check into it last night over at FoxTrot.com and it turns out that Bill Amend has gone into semi-retirement.

“After spending close to half of my life writing and drawing FoxTrot cartoons, I think it’s time I got out of the house and tried some new things,??? said Amend. “I love cartooning and I absolutely want to continue doing the strip, just not at the current all-consuming pace.

As of the first of the year, he's only putting out the Sunday strip. Oh, well, I'm sure trying to be witty all the time can burn you out. Thanks for all the laughs, Bill...can't wait to see what other projects you've got in mind.

Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis

Man, I did this meme back in September and then promptly forgot about it until I came across a site doing it during my Thursday Thirteen wandering last weekend.

Ten Things I’d Like to Learn How to Do

Oil paint Play the guitar Make homemade spaghetti noodles Properly work a digital camera (besides using autofocus) Ride a motorcycle

Yoga Can fruits & Veggies Make baby back ribs Knit Waterskiing

Gee, no surprise here. I'm not agreeing with everything in the description part, though. I'm certainly swayed by emotions!

Thanks to Colleen, I guess I should've mentioned that I am a Virgo. Silly me!

For some reason, I was wired last night. I think you can tell by the late hour of my previous posts. I was hyper and my mind was racing. I ended up not going to sleep until well after midnight. I don't know what caused it as I didn't consume any caffeine or anything late in the evening. I had some tea with dinner before 6pm. I consumed a peanut buster parfait right after dinner and if I'm going to get a sugar rush, it happens within an hour. Then I took an hour long soak in the tub to relax before bed. I should've been out like a light since I only got six hours of sleep the previous night and was pretty sleepy after the bath, but no such luck. It was strange. Then, after I was finally tired enough to sleep, I started having some sort of allergy attack or something. I got stuffy, was wheezing and then the coughing set in. It was so weird. So, I'm on 5 or less hours of sleep. I hope this doesn't cause me to make any critical mistakes at work today. I'm seeing an after work nap in my future.