Time to shut down the machine for the road trip. Maybe I’ll get out of here by 1 PM. I’m so bad at getting up and leaving at a normal hour. On the other hand, these are MY hours. It’s…
Category: Personal Journal
For some reason, I decided to make a fist yesterday. I think it was to throw both hands over my head in a sign of victory because I had gotten the Jeopardy question right. When I did, the carpal tunnel…
I’ve loaded most of my stuff into the car. Just the laptop and various things that I’ll need in the morning before I go. Now I just have to manage to get out of bed early enough that I get…
Bizarre Sign
Having realized that there was no way that I could leave here tomorrow in anything like a normal time frame, I called and asked for an extra day off. Tomorrow, however, I really have to get things pulled together. As…
Hokies Win! 35-24 Overhead during the Gator Bowl: “He has hands the size of small dogs.” “I can’t believe that he got it up.” “She almost looked like a drag queen.” (My sister speaking of a cheerleader)
I need to get dressed and start loading up the car for the return to Illinois tomorrow. Unfortunately, I don’t have any energy for such a task. I am energy-free. Unlike, say, gluten-free, energy-free is not really a good thing.…
It may not have been the most exciting New Year’s Days for me. I just couldn’t wake up today. I usually can’t, but when I realized that there were no parades and such stuff, I gave up and went back…
The ball has dropped. It’s 2006. At midnight, my sister’s dog Snuffles was in my lap, and he got all silly and licked my face. Yes, at midnight, I got kissed by a poodle. Probably the only midnight kiss I’ve…
It would be hard for New Year’s Eve 2005 to top yesterday, so we didn’t even try. My nephew is still alive this morning, and apparently not feeling as horrible as he should be after last night’s performance. After hearing…