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December 01, 2004

earthquake anyone?

I could have sworn I felt an earthquake about 20 minutes ago, but does the USGS update their site in a timely manner? No. It has been 30 minutes since their last update. C'mon already!

For the record, this is the 3rd earthquake I thought I felt, and if
it turns out for reals, it will be the second one i've been in. Jason hasn't felt any yet. hah!

We have this stained glass heart thingy that is a texas flat in the shape of a heart that hangs on the window. Everyonce in a while it rattles against the window for seconds, then stops. That's what happened this time, but this time I also felt shaking, and a car alarm went off outside.

Jason says it was probably just a Harley.

Feh

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I wasn't going to write an entry today, but then I saw the
31 days logo on Robyn's site, and even though I'm not a registered participant, it lit a fire, so to speak. So, I'm going to accept the challenge, despite my not really participating, and hope I remember to register early next year. So, that's at least 21 journal entries this month. Should be fun considering I'm traveling soooo much. Literally, 15 days of traveling total.

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I'm looking for a good way to organize bill paying. Anyone have any ideas? I need something that I can see daily without too much hassle, and something that indicates that, yes, a bill was paid, and the amount, and the date it was paid and the date it was due. Too much to ask for? I'm probably going to just write up a calendar and stick it on the fridge, but then I'd have to remember to look at the outside of the fridge instead of just the inside.

We currently use quicken, but I don't look at it daily, because I hate hate hate the interface. Also, didja know that quicken won't allow you to use a printer that has the word "on" in its name? How dumb is that?

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I started my christmas cards today! Even though most of the people I send cards to probably think less about me than I think about my houseplants, I still feel badly that I skipped last year. Not withstanding the fact that we were MOVING at the time, but still, the guilt flows. Also, I worry that some of the "older" family will not appreciate the humorous cards I normally pick out. I thought about getting a nice plain, serious, "happy holidays" just for these folk, but in Jason's words, "eh, f@#$ serious..."

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I'm treating myself tomorrow. I'm getting my nails done for the holiday party this weekend. I'm really looking forward to it, but I must admit, I hate sitting in the chair listening to the asian women gossip to each other in whatever language they speak, because I'm sure at some point they mention the big stain on my shirt, and the fact that I haven't shaved my legs in ... lets just say quite a while. More on that tomorrow. I started writing about it, but it turned into an essay. Lets just say that I get uncomfortable when people around me speak in a language I don't understand because I don't understand them.

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24 days to go!

Posted by Sharon at December 1, 2004 07:50 PM

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