Here's a pull-down-from-the-wall drying rack that I'm wanting: [link] I like the original from Ballard, but the user-created knock-off looks just as useful.

Ooo, that's pretty awesome, Zen.

Man, so much geekery in one photoshopped image. And a weasel. [link]

No one told me we were having Productivity Three Day Weekend!

I went to town to get the mail, then back to the next town over to deposit the checks found therein, to the post office to mail stuff (yay!), to the gas station, to the grocery to inquire about marrow bones for the demi-glace, to the other bank for personal deposit, back past the original post office, to the mail store to drop off packaging materials recycling, then to two different bookstores to try to sell used books.

No one buys used books. Well, they do, but only for store credit. Which would be great normally, but I wanted vacation money. Where do you guys sell used books, if at all?

And then back home. And then I took the dog on a ride to the little store because I wanted mint tea.

It occurs to me that I had to go to two separate banks and two separate post offices for today's shenanigans and I should work on streamlining my lifestyle.

I am now about to join the productive brigade and start grading. Have also taken stretch class, went grocery shopping, and made everyone lunch. Now for coffee and GRADING.

::tags Burrell:: And I am out, off to watch Chewbacchus in the rain.

I have written an essay, spent an hour on the phone with a client (who is VW's fiance, and he is delightful!) and created a phone log for biz calls, since my old one got corrupted -- and that means I can't deduct any of the calls I made in 2011, dammit. But, ah, well.

BTW, the essay is kinda about Buffistas, although the board name is NOT reffed, and neither are any names. But I want to post it in GWW so that y'all can vet it before I think about trying to pub it anywhere, and if people are uncomfortable with anything, I will change it or scrap it, ok?

I thought the name on the resume seemed familiar. Ha!

I washed dishes, emptied the dishwasher, folded clothes, hounded mac into doing his chores (lest he lose video game and tv time), found out that the dog had dug underneath the sense into neighbor's yard last week, tested what dog indoors is like (too big, too much, eats cat food), played fb games, did some TiVO dumping, and will shortly make some king cakes.

I also need to deposit some checks and vacuum. I got a $2 check in the mail this week from the NY lotto. I found an old scratch off ticket in my pies of paper crap and mailed it in. YAY silly money.

Did I mention that I got money from the new job already? direct deposit for my first week of work! ALmost the same as 2 weeks of work at the part time place (which makes sense, but this is with medical taken out and FSA taken out and and and MONEY!).

Rainy day, so I am pleased I've done anything.

Seabiscuit always eats the catfood at the SO's mom's place. We have to put it up on the dryer, or he'll eat the whole container, not just what's in the dish. And then be sick and look at us with sad dog eyes.