I totally have, "but it still works syndrome". I am at this very moment struggling with the fact that my pre-Intel chip iBook cannot get the new Flash and thus will not play a ton of stuff as of the last week. IT STILL WORKS!! Granted this laptop has a semi-broken screen and a broken key or two and it requires me to have an external harddrive for my music and photos.

My dad was mocking my giant CRT TV the last time her was in town, telling me I needed a flat panel. "But this works fine!" was my response. And I totally got the "It works fine syndrome" from my parents.

I am having not very good luck with online shopping lately. First, my attempt to buy a cheap replacemetn power cord for my netbook netted me a bogus-looking cord. Returned.

The "official replacement" cost me an arm and a leg...and somehow I made a typo on the shipping address so Purolator was trying to ship it to the wrong address. Called Purolator and they were no help. Called Future Shop, only to be told, "Yeah, just let it be returned to us, we'll refund your money." Argh.

Today, I picked up a pair of Mephistos I ordered online at Sears. I didn't worry about the size, because I have two pair of Mephistos already, I know the size. Shoes arrive, they are waaay too big, even though they are the same size as my other two pair. Argh.

We are about to drive down to San Diego county to visit C's dad. Realized he's the one remaining grandparent. Maybe this fact will motivate C to finally build a better relationship with him. Or not. We've already commandeered family members on both sides to play surrogate grandparents to the kids.

I baked an Amish friendship "bread" (it's really cake) to bring to the bbq. I brought something else last year and there were long faces, so it's back to the Amish bread.

Tiger cubs!

Man, it's hot. Not my favorite weather. And weirdly still too. I need my breeze.

I woke up early but it's raining so I didn't run. Instead I had an egg in a raft and now I'm cleaning house madly while listening to HP & the Deathly Hallows.

Now I have a huge pile of paperwork to file or trash. Do people shred their utility bills, or can I just recycle them? I don't have a shredder, so I would have to take it to my sister's house to do.

I shred, but I have a shredder in my office, so it's fairly convenient. They often have a fair bit of info on them, and I'd be a bit worried about identity theft if I put them in the recycling. Especially as we have open bins that sit out by the road overnight for the recycling truck that comes at gawd awful am.

I shred all my bills, with a crap-ass $15 shredder.

I shred everything.

Man. We got in town yesterday, I crashed out about 10 and woke up at 11 the next morning. So that means I've been up for about two hours, during which time I showered, hung out on the internets, and ate macaroni and cheese my mother-in-law made me. And yet? So tired. I would like to go back to sleep nao thankyew. This afternoon I've got to shoot video for our non-attending VBS, and tomorrow the SO preaches, scary. And we have minimal time together with the family, let alone all the extended friends. But seriously, all I want to do is sleep.

It's Dana's birthday!

Happy Birthday, Dana!!

Sometimes you need the rest, Liese.

I realize my current desire to nap is from the bloody mary I had at brunch, so I'm kind of just waiting it out. It is LOVELY here, so I need to get out of the house, at least to do errands.