prairiedog

Last month I finally splurged and bought a new car stereo because the CD player on the stock stereo has not worked at all in the two and a half years that I've owned my car. I had some long distance trips coming up and decided I needed the ability to listen to CDs rather than constantly scanning for static-laced stations that I lose after...
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Just got home from a week long trip to Maryland for a convention and visit. The convention was Horrorfind, a horror convention focused mostly on media and movies; not so muhc on books. I had fun, and I saw a lot of old friends, but it's not really worth going back to again, business-wise. Made some good connections, but lousy sales. There were only two...
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Apparently, I have a pet spider.

I first noticed a couple of weeks ago that every time I went out to my car, there was a spider web streched from my driver's side rearview mirror to the window. I'd drive somewhere, the web would get destroyed, and next time I used the car, the web was back. But I never saw an actual spider.

Until...
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Trying to get a lot of stuff done around the house today becasue tomorrow I'm going to visit a friend for the weekend. This is one of my oldest friends whom I've know for over 15 years; one of the very, very few from high school that I've kept in touch with. He and his wife are having a baby, and the shower is Sunday....
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Went to a GREAT concert last night: Peter Hiimmelman. The man is an amazing performer! A fantastic musician, and very funny to boot. I've seen him live several times now, and no two shows are ever the same. He does a good bit of improv in addition to his normal songs, some by changing lyrics to current songs, and some by making up completely new...
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Yesterday was my birthday (well, technically, two days ago, but since I usually stay up until the wee hours, I count my "days" from when I get up until I go to bed again), and it was a good one. That's saying something, because in my world, good birthdays are pretty rare. This year, I got to spend my birthday with someone I love and...
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Okay, I've never been big on journaling; not in private, and sure as hell not for the whole world to see, But I guess I can give it a try occasionally . . . bear with me.

Just signed up . . . checking out the site . . . looks cool so far!