Monthly Archives February 2008

Twenty-five Percent

The quadannual event known as my birthday is nigh upon us. I’ve already received a half-dozen cards (some from wonderful stamp-addicted strangers!) and one hilarious ecard:

Gallery Work

I upgraded the gallery on Criminal Grace last month but haven’t had a chance to play around with it until today. The new version is so much easier and faster, making it almost a pleasure to upload photos. There’s even a nifty Windows widget that makes it a cinch to upload directly to the gallery [...]

Snow Paralysis

There’s just something about snow in New England that gets everyone in a tizzy. Discussions of the forecast, road conditions, and all the storms in the last twenty years echo through the office. Each person tries to outdo the other with their wild and woolly storm stories. Memories of twelve-foot drifts, treacherous ice-glazed roads, and [...]

Movie Meme Hints

2. spoken by Jack Nicholas 8. spoken by Clark Gable 13. that Jell-O on springs is Marilyn Monroe

Movie Quote Meme

Think of 15 of your favorite movies, go to IMDB and find quotes for each. Post the quotes. When someone guesses the movie, add the movie name and the person who got it right. (No fair using IMDB to find the answer) These walls are funny. First you hate ‘em, then you get used to [...]

Early Bird

I’ve been at work before 9am for three days in a row now. 8am Tuesday, 8:30am yesterday, and 8:45am today. And tomorrow is the birthday breakfast where all co-workers with February birthdays join the CEO for breakfast at 8. This is a huge achievement for me since I usually struggle to make it here before [...]

Like Hallmark, But Better

So I’ve set up shop for Valentine’s Day with a small selection of cards at my desk. So far I’ve sold eleven cards and have another eleven left. The response has been really good, especially for the cutesy cards. All of it makes me curious about the kinds of Valentines people choose. So tell me, [...]

Valentine’s Day On Ice

Moments after making a mental note to be careful of the ice, I went down on the sidewalk in front of our house. I thought warming up my car before collecting all of my things inside was a great idea, so I hustled out in my work-appropriate loafers, cautiously avoiding the ice on the walkways [...]

Shorter

I got a hair cut yesterday. Being bold, I asked the girl to make it a little shorter than she did the last time (mistake #1). I hoped to get something closer to the original cut, but now I have something significantly shorter. I didn’t see the back of the cut at the salon, but [...]

Under the Weather

I called in sick yesterday because of a lovely cold that seemed to suck the life right out of me on Tuesday and Wednesday. So I stayed at home resting, medicating, and drinking plenty of fluids in the hope that I would feel better today. And it worked. For all of an hour. I felt [...]