That's what people who own red velvet curtains do.

ION, I still don't have home internet access (or cable) after a Comcast visit. So they're gonna have to do two more visits. One visit will be a special visit, where they go on the roof of my four-story apartment.

And one more week before I have cooking gas.

Okay, let me harken back to yesterday: I agree with ita - I enjoy watching Oudin play tennis but I really don't need to hear her talk about it.

Actually, there are very few athletes I need to hear talk about what they do. Is that mean?

I just called out for dinner. I ordered pasta and an appetizer from a local place. I worry that I won't get what I ordered because the kid on the phone took my order, asked me if I wanted anything else - I added bruschetta to the order and then he tells me that it isn't pasta. . and I remind him that I already ORDERED pasta.

What do you think my chances are of getting what I ordered?

ION, today a panhandler asked me if I had "Five dollars in pennies."

WTF?

That really sucks, tommy! I'm surprised Comcast didn't install--were they there more to do a look-see to see how to do the install?

All I did today was sleep, watch History International Channel shows I dvr'd yesterday (both about American gangsters--so much for the "International"), and cross-stitch. I'm moving along on this Christmas piece very well, but I don't think I'll have it done by the end of the month like I originally thought. Oh, well, maybe by Halloween.

I still haven't eaten yet today. I really should go wash my pot and boil up some spaghetti for dinner, and then wash it out again and boil up some eggs for egg salad later this week. (I never did boil them last week like I was going to.)

That really sucks, tommy! I'm surprised Comcast didn't install--were they there more to do a look-see to see how to do the install?

The guy discovered that someone needs to go on the roof and hook something up. That's a special visit that he couldn't do.

sarameg's physical fitness shames me.

It shouldn't! keep in mind until this past month, my exercise routine consisted of having meetings on the 4th floor! FOR 12 YEARS. So. I just discovered that, yes, indeed, I do like working my body, and luckily, my current circumstances allow me to do that conveniently. I hope to keep this up, but I'm not placing bets.

Oh, I meant to mention that I was looking through a book catalog at the break room at B&N yesterday, and saw some good stuff in the humor section--a behind-the-scenes book on The Simpsons, a book of Simon's Cat, and the first volume of the complete Bloom's County.

"Five dollars in pennies."

WTF indeed.

I had $5.50 in pennies yesterday. Enough mass there that it's definitely not something you can carry around casually.

The fee at the Coinstar machine is too high for my taste (8.9%), so I rolled them up and took them to the bank. The tellers didn't exactly roll their eyes and sigh, but I got the distinct impression that the transaction was unusual and possibly unwelcome.

I am posting from my new netbook. While watching TV! Portable computing!