Okay, I got an email today that pissed me off. And I think I sent a rather too-grumpy email back. Sorry. I’m sure cosmic forces will smack me in due time. I’ve written and rewritten thoughts about this. And every time, I get clearer-headed and realize I really shouldn’t bitch. But this email I got […]
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So every time I talk about this I get smacked down. But I suppose I’ll talk about it anyway. I’m currently winning The Secret War of the Claires. It’s a long-standing and, frankly, one-sided war, but all the same. It’s funny though, because the links vary day by day. Sometimes it’s an OC page, sometimes […]
As regulars (may) know, I tend to obsessively check my access logs. Mainly, actually, for 404 errors and hotlinkers. And this morning someone apparently viewed all my rants. Which freaked me out because they’re generally full of misspellings and missed words and missed links. So I had no choice but to edit them. Well, some […]
Happy April Fools Day. Or something. I briefly tossed around the idea of doing some sort of prank on the site, but decided I didn’t have the time or energy. Some of my ideas: • Pull the entire site and proclaim that I now felt television shows were the work of Satan. • Confess in […]
I’m having a mini-heart attack. Is anyone else watching 24? I think that the first season was the best, but this season is not so shabby. And this episode? Mini-heart attack. And then major heart attack. TONY! Tony! I didn’t watch last week’s episode, so I don’t know if he was in that. But Tony! […]
The people across the hall from me are cooking again. I hate it. It drives me insane. Because it ALWAYS smells so friggin’ good. I have—on several occasions—had to stop myself from knocking on the door and begging for leftovers. No, seriously. They must make some amazing food. […]
Random Story: I’m a bit of a cheese fan. Okay, a huge bit of a cheese fan. I like cheese, people. Anyway, whenever I get some cheese out of the fridge, wrapped or not, I get a cat. Doesn’t matter where she is in the apartment. I take the cheese out of the fridge, wander […]
Okay, I had been having a semi-crappy Sunday. I’ve been working on a website and having trouble with it. Not serious trouble, mind you, but it’s just been kind of a pain. So to keep my mind off of it for a moment, I went online to check email, visitor stats, blah blah blah. I […]
On the way home, listening to the radio, that Butthole Surfers song came on. You know the one: I don’t mind the sun sometimes, the images it shows. I can taste you on my breath and smell you with my nose…” Or something like that. Does it remind anyone else of Jim Carroll’s People Who’ve […]
All last night I kept reminding myself, “I have to pick up Mom at nine. I have to pick up Mom at nine.” She was getting her car serviced and needed me to pick her up. And I’m not good at waking up early (my version of early is before nine) so I was worried. […]
Well I’ve given up on the webcam. At least for the time being. The information I can track down online is spotty, and the applications I’ve found have horrible documentation. I have systematically hosed my system repeatedly, often mucking up the application that came with the camera. So a) the camera works, and 2) I’m […]
Ugh. It’s a cold Winter Thursday here in Minnesota. I have a cold, I’m a bit down, and I can’t figure out how to get my wesbcam live. Plus, I’ve been working all morning on a website and it’s got my brain addled. Plus I have no job. Did I mention I quit? After 17 […]
Okay, so here’s the latest: I got the webcam. Took a bit, but I think I can now talk to people over AIM. I haven’t used AIM in years. I’m amazed the account is still active. So my next step is figuring out how to get a webcam running on my site. I’ve tried a […]
Okay, so you know how you do something incredibly emotionally challenging, and then it turns out ten times better than you ever expected? Yeah, I’m having a good week. Okay, I’m having a really good week. Plus, I now have a webcam on order. A webcam. So that’ll be interesting. I’m formulating all the different […]
Okay. Deep sigh of relief. Deep sigh. I finally got the courage up to wander out to my car. And it was there! Woo hoo! I was sorta worried I had misunderstood the parking laws and got towed. Trying not to look like I was wandering around aimlessly, I grabbed a bag of stuff out […]
Well it’s 10:17 and I just got home. I’m in for the night. I make it policy to never be a target for drunk drivers. Now, I realize that someone could potentially hit the side of my apartment, but there’s pretty much cars all around it as a buffer, so I’m not too worried. Years […]
Man today was a weird day. Not interesting weird. But weird. For starters—as per usual—I overslept. Good job, Claire. Once at work, the place was a ghost town. Half the office was on vacation and the majority of our clients were as well. Plus the weather was hinky. Like a gloomy grumpy hinky. Plus, with […]
Insomniaville. Population: me. Man. Last week I was coming home from work and walking up the alley. It was a lot of fun until I slipped and fell flat on my back. So ever since then I have been rather sore. I hate Winter. In other news: So the Heat Nazi that is my caretaker […]
As I write this—4:30 pm—familial obligations are over. Thank god. I love the holidays, but three days of trying to make polite conversation has just about done me in. I had to sit through an hour-long conversation about road construction. Seriously. Is this a phenomenon unique to Minnesota? Endless discussions of road construction and the […]
Ever get depressed after Christmas? Leading up to it, you get all pumped. Buying gifts, decorating the house, getting time off… And then—boom—it’s over. And you’re facing three months of the coldest weather and a ton of snow. Well, I am, anyway. The heat’s on. Thanks, Heat Nazi Caretaker. […]
Merry Christmas, everyone. Well, technically it’s still Christmas Eve, but by the time I post, it’ll be here. It’s currently snowing in Minneapolis. A light, pleasant snow that looks like it glitters in the moonlight. I went over to mom’s to exchange gifts tonight. I was driving along 50th in Edina and I passed a […]