Paul's birthday
Went to Crestwood Mall with Larry and Sarah, ended up playing with a Pug puppy in the pet shop. It was a small size puppy in a large size skin, with the biggest, widest feet I have ever seen on a toy dog. Very cute.
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Ouch!
I have no idea how this happened, but the bottle of grape juice I was carrying out of the store leaped out of the carrier bag and shattered, just inside the store. I now have a 12mm oval shaped cut, a small puncture wound and a couple of scratches, all
Gainful Employment
My ideal job:
It would be a Java programming job, with some web development involved. I would be a junior member of a team, with several people I could ask for help. I really don't care any more what kind of company I work for, only that it
Job hunting
Applied for six jobs today, three yesterday. It's galling the number of senior posts I could get if I had, oh, four more years experience. How on earth do you get the experience when no-one lets you experience anything?
Jewellery and jobs
Went shopping for a tougher chain for the cross I gave Hubby for Valentine's. Instead of going to the mall close by, I drove about 20 minutes out to Chesterfield and got there just as the woman was putting out the trays of jewellery. Wandered off and waited,
Valentine's Day
It's a nice sunny day, I'm meeting Hubby for lunch, and we're going out to dinner tonight.
Important Dates
Everything happens in a rush. Anniversary of the first date. Valentine's Day. Paul's birthday. My birthday. All within five weeks.
Voice Mail Hell
I really, really, really, hate phoning the health insurance company. First I called the number on my card, went through two voice mail menus, waited five minutes and talked to someone who was very nice, but said I had to call another number because another company was responsible for refusing
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Somebody say something!
The Anglepoise iMac
I got my first look at the new iMac today, on the cover of a brochure from Apple. I have to admit, it does bear a certain resemblance to an Anglepoise lamp. But I also got my first extended play with Mac OS X. I never thought I'd