I heard an ad on the radio that told me I could save $1,000 a year by making my own coffee at home. So I bought a coffee maker. And I bought filters. And I bought coffee. And I made coffee at home every day for a year. Now I’m out $40 for the coffee [...]
Archive for January, 2010
16 Jan
*still* under construction
I tried moving my domain over to another registry, but FAIL. That’s the first step before I can re-design. I’m trying again right now, but every time I see this layout, I get a little angry. It will be ok soon, it will be ok soon. I sound like one of my very many well-meaning [...]
7 Jan
under construction
I’m finally working on those Daily T changes, so if things get wonky here in the next few days, just know I’m on it! When it’s all fixed, I can’t wait to share my leftover mash recipe with you. SO YUM!
5 Jan
Goodbye, old bank
For a long time, I’ve been thinking about switching banks. I’ve had my money in an international bank for almost a decade, when I first started working in New York City. I chose a place that was around the corner from the bookstore where I worked. My choice was also based on the fact that [...]
4 Jan
I think my cat is looking at me with pity.
Not a good sign: assigning complex human emotions to long-haired domesticated felines. But seriously, she keeps looking at me with her big green eyes, and I think she’s encouraging me to get a life. Or at least stop wearing my woolly hat indoors long after I’ve come in from the cold. But if I remove [...]
2 Jan
2010
There’s no debate: I’m a “twenty-ten”er. Just like we said “nineteen-ten” 100 years ago, I think we should keep that up. Especially since nobody is taking me up on my idea of calling the ’00′s the “ands.” So why say “two thousand ten?” Silly. Too many syllables. We’ll all appreciate that truncation by 2086, which [...]
