Dogs are not enjoyable at work

I hate people who bring their god damned pets to work. And it's always dogs too. They are a distraction, and a nuisance, and the owner never bothers to keep them on a leash, always letting them run around the office and pester people trying to work. It is seriously disrespectful to the people you work with to haul your dog in to work and let it run around the office. Dogs as a rule are super retarded animals. I don't care what you "tricks" you claim to have taught them, they are a stupid, stupid... read more

On a whim, I had Netflix send me the first disc of Peter Gun . Which I'm finding surprisingly enjoyable. When I think 50's television I tend to think of Leave to Beaver and Father Knows Best , bright, sunshiny, family programs. But Gun is dark, cynical, violent, and some of the best jazz scoring I've ever heard. I like that not only is the title character intelligent and cool, but so is the police officer that is his frenemy. And so is his girlfriend. The writing is good, if a little rushed as...

Yesterday, we went out to the Hunter Valley to taste some wines. We experienced some of the famous Australian drought - got rained on. It was an enjoyable day despite the tour operator - even the locals were whinging. Today we took Melz's Dalmatian to the dog park. I'll post pictures at a future date.

Last night with the rental dog. (Have I mentioned that we've been golden retriever sitting for a week?) Lucy is such a good girl. We will miss her after she is goes home, but you know what? I won't miss the 5 - 7 walks a day that she gets. I have been very spoiled by having dogs that we would just shoo out the back door alone, to take care of business in the back yard, and then come back in. But the walks are good exercise, too. Guess I'm lazy. *shrug* Lucy comes back again next week for a slightly...

Title: Cat Street Mangaka: Yoko Kamio Chapter Count: 35 Rating 4+ of 5 Keito Aoyama was once a child star but has since become a complete social recluse. When fate leads her to a school named El Liston, free to high school students with social issues, Keito has the opportunity to make friends, fall in love, and reclaim her life. A social recluse, a high school dropout, an introverted geek, and a gothic lolita—all of these stray cats have different reasons to attend El Liston, but their...

I was offered the position of site coordinator for the after school program.  I'll be starting Monday afternoon.  Since I'll still be writing "full time," this means that I'll need to find more writing hours somewhere else along the 24/7 continuum.  I'll be experimenting with a schedule until I find something that works, but for starters, I'll be getting up earlier (5:00 instead of 6:30), consolidating errand-running, eliminating veg-out-with-hubby evening television, and trying to make my writing...