It's just raining here. Unless it sticks to rain and gets above freezing, I am dreading the shovel-out even worse.

::heads for Vortex's::

sets extra places for Amy and Teppy.

I am bored enough that I'm attempting to make my own tofu. Burmese chickpea tofu, according to the recipe, though I have no idea how authentic it is. It's a several day process, but hey, I've got time.

this neighborhood is better than any neighborhood east or west that I have been in . My folks seem to find neighborhoods wherever they land.

I come from CT . My power bills are cheaper, but then again , no winter to speak of. And I have someone that hates to be cold in this house.We mved to this house at the time of the fun and games. I know I pay less than when we first moved in. Since we had a smartmeter installed, I have seen the money go down more.

and I am hoping the eastern storm was over estimated

On Facebook I miss being able to check just "status updates" and maybe "photos" and "links" when I've been gone for a while.

Because when there's 300+ messages? I do not care about people's friends, groups, causes, or imaginary livestock.

You can hide applications. I avoid all mafia hits and lost cows that way.

The new layout just hit my account while I was in tech today, so I haven't had much time to assess it, but I'm not too worried about any changes.

Day 1 of tech was interesting. It seems we're doing a movie. A movie that will be performing live 8 times a week. I do have tix for opening if anyone is interested.

All of the sloppy, slushy puddles are covered with snow such that you can't tell that you are about to step into 8" of freezing water. I'm packing spare socks in the morning.

You can hide applications. I avoid all mafia hits and lost cows that way.

True, but you have to do it one-by-one. Each time I hide something ten more appear. If I could just say "don't show me applications" I think I would (though sometimes its fun to comment even if I never join them).

Snowverkill has dropped about 4-5 inches of the white stuff this morning. The total accumulation is not as much as I expected, but it is icy, heavy stuff and a snowball to the face would draw blood. Because the baby was up at 4 am, I have already shoveled the walks (not attempting the driveway).

The dog is slowly going insane, but yesterday I bought a marrow bone and a new toy for her and those should help slow the process.

We actually had an earthquake here this morning. An earthquake! 4.5 or thereabouts. It hit out towards where Sumi is, so she might have felt something. What's with all this shifty-crazy weather and stuff?

aurelia, where and when is your show? I'd love to check it out.