Hmph. That's annoying. I would be annoyed.

The Navajo reservation time thing is odd, too. We used to drive from New Mexico, which changed, to Arizona, which didn't, and then back onto the reservation, which changed. So we'd go through three time changes in about an hour. It was very confusing.

Hmm. The cupcakes turned out really well. The frosting, NSM. I'm waiting to see if sitting in the fridge for a little while will firm it up. If not, either more powdered sugar, or just forget the frosting.

But, yay! I have my drive now and I can install apps on it. Cross-platform Firefox, even.

I think I'm in love.

How did it take me so long to notice that my iPod automatically pauses when I unplug my headphones? Really confused me when I was switching from headphones to the car system yesterday. Neat protection, though.

I've been depressing myself by reading ChildrenofHoarders.com and SqualorSurvivors.com. I think I'll go clean the living room....

Opened it and everything. When I knocked on his door, he knew just why I was there.

What an ass. Who opens another person's package?

ChildrenofHoarders.com

Yikes. I'm kind of afraid to look, but kind of think I ought to.

Yeah, he's a thorough consummate ass.

How interchangeable is yoghurt with sour cream in baking? I have all this yoghurt and a craving for sour cream cupcakes. I know the leavening aspect should be fine--but what about texture? Less light and fluffy?

I stopped at a Speedway gas station today and there was a sticker on the pump saying that there was a $50 limit purchase on pay-at-the-pum for Visa and $75 limit for Mastercard. The note said it wasn't a company policy (meaning Speedway?).

At $3.19/gallon, this limit could be very inconvenient for people trying to fill up their tanks.

Has anyone heard of this before? I haven't and I've been buying gas and paying at the pump for a very long time.

If not, either more powdered sugar, or just forget the frosting.

more powdered sugar!

My sister bought a second house. We've been talking about buying a "vacation home" in Charlottesville (Virginia) because her daughters are there, and we both like the town. The plan was to wait until we sold the farmhouse, maybe the end of next year, but then Kim (oldest daughter) decided she didn't want to renew her lease on her tiny apartment, and my sister thought, if we had a house there, she could pay us that rent money, and then while I was in Atlanta, my sister, who never does things spontaneously, went to C'ville, found a realtor, found a house, made a low offer, and last week called to tell me she got the house. I can't believe it. It's gorgeous; it's exactly what I wanted. I told her months ago, when you're ready, the right house will be there, and I guess I was right! Sorry to be posting my happy house news amongst other people's house woes, but I'm really excited about this and I want to share! I was going to sit on the news a little longer, but Kim posted all about it in her LJ, so the bag is now devoid of cats. House photos are here.