Entries from March 11, 2007 - March 17, 2007

thus far:

- made sherried mushroom chicken [holy mother -- it was good]
- cleaned resulting kitchen mess
- took out the trash
- did two loads of laundry
- took down garland and lights [yes, i know -- it's now mid-march]

will be:
- making a few phone calls
- reading bird by bird

Posted on Friday, March 16, 2007 at 08:33PM by Registered Commentermdog | Comments6 Comments

work voicemail

"hi, i'm calling regarding (information that my office had mailed to this patient). i don't really know what this is for, and was hoping that you could help me out. you can call me at work tomorrow at (xxx-xxx-xxxx). my name is (____), my account number is (xxxxxx) and my date of birth is (xx/xx/1944)... and please don't ask me that at work, because i won't say it out loud."
Posted on Friday, March 16, 2007 at 10:10AM by Registered Commentermdog | Comments3 Comments

on writing

Seeing yourself in print is such an amazing concept: you can get so much attention without having to actually show up somewhere.
 
Posted on Thursday, March 15, 2007 at 10:51PM by Registered Commentermdog | Comments1 Comment

back to basics

ds: ...and she was just breastfeeding, a blanket draped over top. no big deal.
me: i know! i usually don't even notice.
ds: people think it has to happen in a closet or something.
me: yeah, i don't get what the big deal is.
ds: people get really uncomfortable with it.
me: especially guys. i want to say...
ds: it's natural!
me: "these are not just for you!"

Posted on Monday, March 12, 2007 at 10:23PM by Registered Commentermdog | Comments5 Comments

ghost in the machine

i keep resetting the time on my computer and it KEEPS REVERTING BACK WHEN I'M NOT LOOKING. PLEASE STOP. am i going to have to do this until we get to The Artist Formerly Known As Daylight Savings Time?
Posted on Monday, March 12, 2007 at 09:36AM by Registered Commentermdog | Comments6 Comments