Well, well, what’s been up… Hah, quite a bit, really. I’m starting to get over my winter blahs, thanks to the weather having been so nice lately and the days getting longer. Moreover, I’ve imposed upon myself several projects to change things up a bit so I won’t be so bored, grumpy, dull, and frustrated. [...]
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The stereotypical woman is expected, I think, to go hideously overbudget in Designer Shoe Warehouse. I, on the other hand, start hearing “Danger, danger Will Robinson,” in my head as I cross the portals of a hardware store. Today, I had to go to the hardware store to get some plastic for the bedroom windows [...]
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What furniture that was getting shoved has now been shoved. I should vaccuum, but my motivation has run out. Hah! So, yesterday, I’m at work, on my lunch break, sitting in the breakroom eating my lunch and reading the latest Harry Potter (first time, and yes, I am way behind the trend…I like the HP [...]
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I started busting down my garage. Well, last weekend, my parents were down visiting, and they brought crowbars, too, and their might and tools combined with my might and tools means that This is now this. Thanks, Mom and Dad. Breakin’ things is a lot of fun! Also, this thing…it is way more than a [...]
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1. Steam Boy Rocked. I’m not going to spoiler this movie for anyone, I will just say that it was everything a family movie ought to be. Lots of adventure, excellent animation, cool fantastical inventions, lots of “wow-factor.” I actually felt myself burst into a big grin, and had to forceably restrain myself from applauding [...]
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And on a similar tack, have you ever awakened and said, “Ah, today’s a good day to demolish the garage!” (a note about the garage–it was a carport that some wiseguy decided to enclose with cheapass chipboard sheathing, which quickly fell prey to the elements, including termites.) The garage and the back step were heavily [...]
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When I was a kid, I watched The Three Stooges whenever I got the chance. Slapstick is fun. I saw the classic Stooge episode where they were trying to work as decorators to get some money together, and they lose a battle with the wallpaper and end up having a paint fight and busting holes [...]
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