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Yes, I'm blogging again, but in my own space this time. Come visit!You can find me HERE!! Hope to see you!

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Hello, hey!So, it's been a while, huh? Yeah, I know. See, here's the thing. When I come here, I have to write. andI don't want to be a writer.I want to be a photographer.So..I'm always over HERE, where I can post pictures, and join groups and hang out in forums and talk about pictures and cameras and settings and projects and cloning and bokeh and accessories and all that other photography crap.

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Happy Easter!! Originally uploaded by Jenn W.

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It's official.I am taking an internet hiatus.I have tons of stuff to catch up on, three websites to set up, house renovations, two budding part time work endeavours, and a seriously busy full time job. I need to get crackalackin' on some things in my own life, and I just get too distracted around this here webby thing.I will try to pop in once in a while, and maybe post a picture or two. We'll

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Malachi and Cyrus Originally uploaded by Jenn W.I may be starting up a new blog home, due to some crap that was pulled here at blogger over the weekend. I think I want out. I'll keep you posted, of course.

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Trifle and MorleyOriginally uploaded by Jenn W. Trifle (my dog-hating dog) made a new friend over the weekend. The inimitable Mr. Morley came over and charmed the pants off her (and me!). She was a little nervous at first, growling a bit and showing some teeth, but by the end of the visit she wasn't too concerned about him at all. And she had no reason to be; Morley was the most incredible little

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Swan runningOriginally uploaded by Jenn W.We went to the Annual Swan Release in Stratford on Sunday, it was really pretty interesting. There were twenty or so swans (and some other waterfowl) that were released from their winter quarters and marched down to the Avon River.As this swan was running, you could hear his feet go 'fwap fwap fwap' on the surface of the water. I wished I would have had

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Fighting the fire Originally uploaded by Jenn W.So tired today. After an incredibly busy day yesterday, we went out around midnight last night to the outskirts of town for a fire. An abandoned barn went up, and was quite the site to watch. I stayed long enough to watch it finally collapse, and then headed back home, where *I* collapsed. Up early today, busy all day again, and I'm just about to

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Nephews Originally uploaded by Jenn W.Just *try* to tell me that these two boys aren't the cutest guys around.:)

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Watching the traffic Originally uploaded by Jenn W.I hung out on the front deck last night for a while, enjoying the brisk air, and watching cars roll right through the stop sign on my corner.

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Sunbathing Originally uploaded by Jenn W.What a glorious day.I let the dog out at 7:30 this morning, and it was so beautiful out, I knew right then I'd be spending the day outdoors. I'd rather have gone for a hike or something, but instead I did yard work all day. We're going to be re-landscaping this spring, so I had to clean up all the crap left by the old owners (think piles of leaves that are

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LiamOriginally uploaded by Jenn W. How *cute* is this child, eh?

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I broke our dishwasher last night.I was loading it up, and heard an odd clunk when I put something in the top rack, and then the rack seemed uneven. I looked inside, but couldn't see if it had come off the rails.I pulled out the bottom rack, tossed the dinner dishes in, pushed the rack in, and closed the door.*CLUNK**PING*I backed away.Then the dishwasher creaked, the door slowly opened and the

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Drive Thru Originally uploaded by Jenn W.I knew we were Tim Horton junkies, we Canadians, but I hadn't realized just how addicted we were.Here are some stats about my favourite little coffee shop:There is about one "Timmies'' for every 11,500 Canadians. That's more than double McDonald's ratio of one restaurant for every 21,700 Americans.There are about as many Tim Hortons per Canadian as there

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Theo Originally uploaded by Jenn W.Today was a Very Good Day. That is all.

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Twisti-catOriginally uploaded by Jenn W.

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Heading to the office Originally uploaded by Jenn W.This is across the street from my office. Quite often on my way into work, I pull into the lot beside this field and watch the sun come up for a few minutes. Makes a good start to the day.

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Now, anyone who knows me knows I love rats, but any wild rats on my property have to find new homes. (Or any other wild animal, for that matter.) I've made arrangements with a wildlife rescue lady who is willing to come and get them once they are trapped. There is a trap there, not set yet, but I want them to get used to seeing it. We've seen two out playing in the front yard. Frolicking among

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Theo, again on the back of the couch Originally uploaded by Jenn W.Theo is quite enjoying the sun, and spent most of this glorious weekend in that same spot on the back of the couch.

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I'm here. Yeah, it's been quiet. Not in my life, mind you. Just here.It's been a bit of a stressful week, for a number of reasons, none of which I can go in to here. You know, public forum and all that.And today, to top it all off, there's water in the basement again. Not nearly as much as in the past, though, thank the gods, but enough that I am really, *really* starting to hate the rain.And

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Little boxes on the hillside, Little boxes made of tickytackyLittle boxes on the hillside, little boxes all the sameThere's a green one and a pink one and a blue one and a yellow oneAnd they're all made out of ticky tacky and they all look just the same. And the people in the houses all went to the universityWhere they were put in boxes and they came out all the same,And there's doctors and

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Going in for the kill Originally uploaded by Jenn W.Yesterday was a long read. Today, you get just a picture. (But you do need to click on it to enlarge it. They always look better bigger.)

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Yes, this is long, but it's a perfect example of the rampant stupidity you find in service these days. Common sense is NOT common.* * * * *We had a client in the office yesterday, doing a short presentation for some staff. It was being arranged between our client and one of our branch offices, but I somehow ended up being the contact for the client. He asked Monday if I wouldn't mind ordering

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WatchingOriginally uploaded by Jenn W. I'm taking great pleasure in watching (and photographing) all the little feathered cuties that hang out in the trees in our front yard. One bird in particular seems to be extra vocal with me when I'm brushing snow off my car. I don't know if he's spurring me on, or mocking me.

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How cute is this little thing?! Mike bought me a little potted arrangement, and a couple days ago this sprung up.Saturday we were at Mill Race Park in Cambridge to do a quick photo shoot with a local group who is making a non-profit calendar for next year. It was COLD, but the shoot went well, and gave us all an idea of how we'll work together.Saturday night, we saw Ubiquitous and Factor Fiction

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Victoria Park Originally uploaded by Jenn W.Because I miss green.

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Cyrus, yawning Originally uploaded by Jenn W.I usually want you to click on a picture to make it bigger, but in this case, I'd advise you not to. It's rather gross. Cyrus needs a kitty dentist, stat.In other news...Busy weekend coming up. A photography shoot Saturday morning, then we're going out to support a local band Saturday night (where I'll take hundreds more pictures), tubing at Chicopee

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Theo, eating a radish Originally uploaded by Jenn W.Theo also eats pickles, oranges, pineapple, avocado, cucumber, celery, and onion.He also tries to bite the floor, but that's neither here nor there.

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Malachi, fresh from a fight. Originally uploaded by Jenn W.I don't know who slapped him, but they left a nail in his face and drew blood.

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I took a Photography class yesterday. Then I spent hours last night, doing sweet F.A., other than playing with my camera. The cats are sick to death of having that thing shoved in their face.Tough, I say.This weekend full of 'down' time for me. Not down as is sad, but down as in 'not killing myself to do every speck of housecleaning and laundry and everything else I always do'. I enjoyed it. Go

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More water this morning.Another crack in the foundation.*bangs head*

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I'm kind of cheating here, but I'm *super busy* and don't have time to pull in all the pictures from Saturday night. So, I'm just going to re-direct you to my Flickr page, and you can check out the pictures, and read the captions to catch up. It was truly a wonderful night, and I was so glad for the opportunity. They haven't seen the pictures yet, so I don't know what they thought of them, but as

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There are new pictures up of all eight of my cats. And my dog./advertisement. :)

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I have a photography 'gig' tomorrow night.It's volunteer, yes, but it's professional, and it's a foot in the door. It's for a fund-raiser for a local charity; dinner, dancing, prizes, that kind of thing. 350 people or so, I'm to take shots of them coming in, dancing, accepting prizes, that kind of stuff.I'm stoked.(And a little scared.)

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I have a twitch in my left eye.A really strong, eyelid-wrangling, annoying twitch.All the websites I've been to say that eye twitches are caused by stress, fatigue, and possibly caffeine.They recommend getting more sleep, eliminating stressors, and reducing the amount of caffeine intake.HAH!Have you SEEN my life lately?*twitch*

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The Good:The move is DONE. No more apartments.I love my house.My animals are so bloody relaxed at the house. They love it.I love having a washer and dryer right at my disposal.I've got room to cook and bake now.Bell came and fixed six phone jacks that the last people had wrecked. It was free because I had wire care, but would have cost me over $300 had I not.The dog is in her glory, having her

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Nine hours until the movers get here.I am so. not. ready.Internet is *supposed* to be hooked up at the new place tomorrow, but you know how that can work. Not like I'll have time to be here anyway.See you in a few days, folks.Be well.

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Living room, blue.Kitchen, yellow.Spare rooms, green.Bedroom, raspberry.

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Ok, based on the comments I'm getting, I guess I need to clarify some things regarding the house:First off, we *did* pay for a house inspection, BEFORE we bought. I also had two engineers from my firm check out the house at the same time. (I work for a consulting company, and we deal with soil mechanics, house construction, groundwater and stability issues all the time.) All of the problems that

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head rest Originally uploaded by Jenn W.Apparently, this is a comfortable position to nap in.

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Why, yes, that would be water leaking out from under the subfloor.And that leak was caused by this big crack in our foundation.*sigh*I'm really having a day here, people.

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Remember 'The Money Pit'? Film my life right now, I could re-make that movie.*sigh*I'm just point-forming this, because I don't even have the energy to complete full sentences. I'm a little upset, a little frustrated, and mightily pissed off at people who do things the 'easy' way.· They* painted latex over oil paint, so my friends spent all of Saturday hand stripping sheets of paint off

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I spoke to a friend yesterday, and uttered the sentence "The electrician will be in next week, and we need to call the plumber again, and then I still need estimates from an interior decorator." I felt all pompous and uppity. I never thought I'd have to hire so many people to work on my house.I'm spending lots of my internet time here, lately. If you can think of doing it, they'll have an article

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Who Is Benjamin Stove?:)

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While my brother was ripping apart our basement yesterday, he noticed a few things. Like this:That pipe is the main pipe from our toilet upstairs. Apparently the 'do-it-yourself'ers that lived there before put the light fixture *directly under* the pipe. Uhhhh. Not so smart, yanno?The light fixture is all corroded, and so unsafe. (As soon as my brother saw this, he turned off the hydro and

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I just opened my mail, and in it was a brochure from a Marketing/Graphic Design firm. It included an article regarding print media, and a card that read: For the benefit of your colleagues thatunderestimate the power of print, the Internet-focused can also access the article on our website.This 'internet-focused' person finds that little statement a little bit haughty, don't you?

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I love our new neighbourhood. Within a couple hours of being at the new house on Saturday, the guy next door came and introduced himself, five kids came to ask if we had kids who could come out and play, and every other neighbour who walked by waved at us. Today while we were out shovelling, a guy from down the block came and said hello while he walked his dog. Then today, when we needed some

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My house is gutted.And although I was expecting it, and although I knew it'd be a mess, I don't know if there's anything that can prepare you for the first sight of your brand new (to you) home ripped apart at the seams.I called my brother to thank him for getting started on the work so fast, and he had some words of wisdom for me when I told him it was a bit sad seeing my house like that.He said

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Bench Originally uploaded by Jenn W.Whew.Bushed. No house visit today. I had a client, and then we went to feed my friend's cats while she's on vacation.My brother has already knocked down one wall and will be there half of tomorrow to keep working. Hrm. That's all I got. Too tired to think, right now.Hope y'all are well.

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Yesterday, I left work an hour early and went home to collect the dog, and a couple boxes of stuff for the new place. (The important stuff; toilet paper, paper towels, kleenex, hand soap, hand lotion, dish soap, stuff like that, and one little surprise for the husband.) Mike met me here shortly after, and we headed out. We stopped at Tim's on the way, so I could grab a coffee. Mike went in, since

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Oh, my, that was a nice phone call.Seems I get to goPICK UP MY HOUSE KEYS NOW!!!!WOO!

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Droplet Originally uploaded by Jenn W.I can't believe I now have a camera that will actually take a picture of a water droplet.Hee!!(I know, I know....small things...)

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Most people are posting 'year in review' blogs, or lists of their New Year's Resolutions. Here's my really short year in review:I got married, and we bought a house.:)As for my 'resolutions', well, I hate to say it but I do have some. I don't want to call them New Year's Resolutions, though. I prefer to call them 'New ME Resolutions.' I woke up this morning with a completely different outlook on

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Last night was spent in the company of three awesome guys....my husband, and my two nephews.My sister-in-law called us Friday, asking if we'd watch the kids as their sitter had not worked out. Of course, we agreed. They don't go out too often, and we can go out anytime, so it seemed silly to make them stay home when we had really casual plans that could be changed.We had a *great* time. The

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We had an inspection of our new house today, and all looks well. The owner was there, and filled us in on some questions we had regarding the wiring and some other issues.We get the keys on Tuesday, and then it is finally OURS.I wanted to get the laptops hooked up with wireless before we move, so I did that today. D-Link has routers that work with wired and wireless computers, but better yet,

Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17647731458069425433noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11462728.post-1135985987340354392005-12-30T18:39:00.000-05:002005-12-30T18:45:43.566-05:00

The roof, the roof, the roof is on fire.Originally uploaded by Jenn W. A local youth shelter was destroyed by fire Wednesday morning.We drove by today to see what kind of mess was left.It's sad, looking at that. House fires always make me sad, but this one a bit more so. Over 100 street kids stored some of their sole possessions there, and they lost everything. That home serviced approximately

Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17647731458069425433noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11462728.post-1135896710906834412005-12-29T17:49:00.000-05:002005-12-29T17:51:50.923-05:00

My nephew, playing peek-a-boo with the camera.

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Mama, no more pictures, please! Originally uploaded by Jenn W.Heh. The cats are all totally ticked at me for shoving the camera in their faces all day. I think they are all hiding now.I'm off work for FOUR days. Woo! Now all I want is something other than this crappy rain so I can go *out* and take pictures!!

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I'm at work, but it's not really a 'work' day. In a few minutes, we will be adding a new server to the mix, and we'll be pulling the plug on the computers. So I'm just going to clean my filing cabinet out, and putter a bit. Who knows if I'll even stay all day.All I want to do is go take pictures. *sigh*Hope y'all have a good day.

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I'm weak in the knees. Mike went out for a bit this morning, and came back with this, this, and this for me.*faint*

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Vacuuming just got fun. Our Christmas gift from my mom was the Discovery iRobot. I'm not going to unpack it until we move, but I'd *really* love to see how the cats are going to deal with this little motorized wonder!My house looks like a tornado crashed through. Tomorrow, that is my first priority. I am going to clean until I drop, then get back up and pack. But right now? Bed. We were up at 4

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Round One of Christmas (with my Dad and that side of the family) was a raging success. Tomorrow is Round Two, with the inlaws, and Monday is Round Three, with my mom's side of the famdam. With three toddlers running around, today was exhausting, but I took many, many pictures.My full belly has convinced me it is well past my bedtime. I can't believe I'm going to go to bed with the shape my house

Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17647731458069425433noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11462728.post-1135392885857849912005-12-23T21:54:00.000-05:002005-12-23T22:12:45.510-05:00

I married the best Santa ever.Mike got me a kickass tripod for Christmas. It extends to about 5 1/2 feet, and folds up small and portable. It has two levels, swivelly feet for levelling, great hand grips, and a carrying handle.I'm in luuuurve. (With Mike, more than the tripod. In case you wondered.)Go see the rest of the pictures. This is a close-up of the base, with the tilt tilted. This is

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My house smells like sour milk and garlic. It's quite a disturbing mix.When I got home, there was only the faint smell of garlic. Mike knocked the jar of minced garlic out of the fridge and it broke, but cleaned it all up and put it in the kitchen garbage. I'm doing a huge round of housekeeping, and took the small kitchen garbage bag and put it in the large trash bag. I disturbed the demon. Now

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Ok, I really do have the best mom around. She came over a while ago, and dropped off some goodies she had made for us. After she left, I went back to my wrapping and my cleaning and my usual night-time stuff.Then I remembered...She made Spice Cookies. Elevator Lady Spice Cookies.With a raisin in the middle.So I am sitting here now, checking my mail before bed, with an ice cold glass of milk, and

Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17647731458069425433noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11462728.post-1135003763476792032005-12-19T09:46:00.000-05:002005-12-19T09:49:23.496-05:00

Lay square pretzels out on baking pans.Put a Hershey's Kiss in the middle of each pretzel.Pop them in the oven for 5 minutes at 350 degrees.Put an M&M on the top of each one.Let them cool.Put them in a bowl,and take them to the party.

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Due to an incredibly sleepless night last night, and spending two full hours today with 17 kids at a fun park place, I am unable to form complete thoughts or coherent sentences. Hah. I almost couldn't even just *spell* sentences.So, so tired. I've got NEW books to read (because I couldn't resist the little walk over to the bargain book area when I was in Chapters buying a frappucino) and I can

Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17647731458069425433noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11462728.post-1134871637187422012005-12-17T21:07:00.000-05:002005-12-17T21:11:11.013-05:00

TrifleOriginally uploaded by Jenn W. Here is Trifle, fresh from the groomers. They put a little red bow on her collar, and she looked so pleased with herself when I picked her up. I had to get a picture of it on her before it ended up in the bottom of the water dish or something.

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So if you know me at all, you know I'm a fan of Firefox. I just spent the past little while downloading the new version, and installing a bunch of extensions. Like the flickrfox tab, the del.icio.us buttons, the 'blog this' button, and the gmail manager. I loooove the gmail manager. I have more than one gmail account, and with this extension, I can keep track of all of them without constantly

Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17647731458069425433noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11462728.post-1134672567672652322005-12-15T13:47:00.000-05:002005-12-15T13:51:18.053-05:00

I know it's 'Buyer Beware' and all that crap, but I REALLY wish that specialty stores would offer a refund for their items sometimes.Especially when they've charged us OVER twice as much for something we could've gotten at Canadian Tire.And the guy was an ass, to boot.Grrrrr.

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Next time I need medical attention, I really and truly hope it is for something NORMAL. You know, a broken arm. The flu. A burst appendix, even.I think my doctor braces herself when I come in, wondering just what on earth is wrong with me now. I've been inadvertently inoculated in the EYE with smallpox vaccinea virus, I've had some ungodly reactions to things I'm allergic to (like peas, and when

Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17647731458069425433noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11462728.post-1134575397155700212005-12-14T10:49:00.000-05:002005-12-14T10:49:57.196-05:00

Sunrise Originally uploaded by Jenn W.I wasn't going to come into work early today, but then I decided I might as well. As I got closer to work, and crested a hill, the sky was an amazing colour, so I zipped to my usual picture-taking spot, and got this. This made coming in early totally worth it.

Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17647731458069425433noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11462728.post-1134527537764058162005-12-13T21:03:00.000-05:002005-12-13T21:32:17.776-05:00

We get our house keys in three weeks. I feel like I'm absolutely about to BUST. I drive by the house every second day or so, and it's just so odd to not be able to GO IN. I don't think I've ever had to wait this long for something I've wanted so badly.(Except for my husband.)I actually managed to get work done around here tonight. Lots of packing done, a good amount of cleaning, and some phone

Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17647731458069425433noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11462728.post-1134438243976276332005-12-12T19:49:00.000-05:002005-12-13T12:30:07.526-05:00

How is it already 8:00 pm?Time bandits!No? Oh.I got all my change of address cards printed today, and all the labels done for my Christmas cards. Now, if I could only find the roll of stamps I know I have, I might get the darn things in the mail.And that's it. No more packing, no housecleaning, nothing else got done.*sigh*I am lacking motivation in the worst way. I know I work well under pressure

Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17647731458069425433noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11462728.post-1134344832310889882005-12-11T18:47:00.000-05:002005-12-11T18:47:12.356-05:00

Scrabble Originally uploaded by Jenn W.Today was excellent.Fantastic food, awesome friends, fun game of scrabble.And yes, the girls won.

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Grocery shopping for the week is done, and we're just chilling out in front of our respective toys (the iMac for me, Xbox for Mike) for a short while until we leave for lunch at a friend's house. They're cooking the meal, we're bringing some desert, and then we're going to have a boys vs. girls game of Scrabble. I say the girls will win. :0)I got a really good chunk of Christmas shopping done

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Ugh. It's early. But I want to be at the mall right for 8, so I need to get an early start. I'm going to get as much Christmas shopping done today as possible. Which, really, should be almost all of it.I'm updating my Shuffle in preparation for the day. About the only way I can stand to be in a mall for any length of time alone is if I have tunes cranked in my ear to drown out the noise.

Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17647731458069425433noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11462728.post-1134097931412963522005-12-09T06:45:00.000-05:002005-12-09T06:44:56.530-05:00

For the first time in...oh, fifteen years or so, my home is completely ratless.Our remaining rescue rat Sebastian, died yesterday.I think we'll wait until we've moved, and then I'll find a breeder. I'd love to have another little blue dumbo. But until then, I've still got the mice and the degus, and will put the rat cages in storage. I will miss having them, though. They really do make incredible

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When I wrote that post last night, about watching the time I spend on the internet, I was actually at the Saturn dealership.When I got home from the dealership, I plugged my laptop in so I could publish that entry. Lo and behold,I had no internet.Oh, the gods, they are funny!!When I got to work this morning at 7:30 (early enough to post and not be using work time) there was...No internet!!I have

Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17647731458069425433noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11462728.post-1134006271688267512005-12-07T18:40:00.000-05:002005-12-07T20:50:56.846-05:00

(Right now, I'm at the Saturn dealership, getting an oil change done on my car. Thank the gods for laptops!)I have realized I will need to change my schedule a bit. I will have to start waking up much earlier than I do now if I want to get the snow shovelled before work once we move. Plus, I will be able to do things like laundry in the morning, and start making a proper breakfast for once......

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Holidailies!!Wish me luck!

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Today, December 6, is NATIONAL DAY OF REMEMBRANCE AND ACTION ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN In memory of the 14 Women Murdered in Montreal, 1989 Geneviève Bergeron, 21 Hélène Colgan, 23 Nathalie Croteau, 23 Barbara Daigneault, 22 Anne-Marie Edward, 21 Maud Haviernick, 29 Barbara Maria Klucznik, 31 Maryse Laganière, 25 Maryse Leclair, 23 Anne-Marie Lemay, 27 Sonia Pelletier, 23 Michèle Richard, 21

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for the weekend to be done with. I mean, wow, it went fast. Yesterday we got up early and headed out to the Christkindl Market downtown, where we looked at crafts, and bought some of my favourite german cookies and some smoked pork chops. Then we stopped at a dollar store, where I filled a huge gift bag with sticker and activity books, cars, a yo-yo, silly putty, plastic reptiles, and a bunch of

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I've had a few new readers lately, and I feel the need to put something right out there. Some of you who read know me purely from the internet, and mostly from my old Xanga site.Some of you know me from 'real life', but just barely.Some of you know me VERY well (HI MOM!!).As you read through here, you might take offense to something I say. You might wonder why I never told you something directly.

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when we move out of this apartment building:-garbage chutes-garbage chutes that STINK-people who plainly see you coming, but don't hold the door-or the elevator-the mothball smell on the third floor-the broken eave by the front door that flaps dangerously around in the wind-stupid dog owners who don't pick up their dogs shit-one specific dog owner who things his dog is so damn special, it doesn't

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Mike delivered our LAST rent cheque, EVER. He had with it our notice of intent to vacate. I feel so FREE!!

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While most of my pictures of Malachi are of him sleeping, it seems most of the pictures I take of Cyrus are of him in a box. We can throw a box on the floor, and he'll run from wherever he was and within seconds he is in it.

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I just had the worst lunch ever.One of my coworkers is leaving, so about twenty of us went out to a local restaurant for her 'last lunch'. As we pull in, we realize it's attached to a strip joint, so I figured right off the bat that there wasn't going to be any five-star chef heading up the place.I ordered fish and chips. The other regular stuff on the menu just didn't appeal to me, and with my

Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17647731458069425433noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11462728.post-1133203274917021542005-11-28T13:40:00.000-05:002005-11-28T13:41:14.930-05:00

Update: Mister Pigeon is gone. I went home at lunch, and all that was left was a dozen piles of bird shit. Thanks, buddy.I did get ahold of the local 'pigeon club' president guy, and he said if the bird was still there tonight, I should be able to box him up no problem, and the guy would take him and get him back to his owner. Looks like I won't have to now. Heh. I'm surprisingly sad that he's

Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17647731458069425433noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11462728.post-1133141621981781172005-11-27T20:33:00.000-05:002005-11-27T20:43:06.123-05:00

PigeonOriginally uploaded by Jenn W. There is a pigeon camped out on my balcony. I leaned out to shake off a towel, and when I was done, I saw a movement out of the corner of my eye. At seven floors up, that scared the crap out of me. Obviously my towel shaking didn't bother him, because he just looked at me.I don't know why he's here, or what he's doing, because I know jack about pigeons. I do

Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17647731458069425433noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11462728.post-1133055748605463762005-11-26T20:26:00.000-05:002005-11-26T20:43:59.600-05:00

What an absolutely fantastic day. We went to the biggest PowWow I've EVER been to! Ok, so this is only my second, but it was huge. And incredible. It was at the Skydome, er, I mean the 'Rogers Centre'. We got there before the Grand Entry and did a bit of shopping and then I hiked up to the high seats that overlooked the area where the Grand Entry would be. The drummers started, and I could feel

Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17647731458069425433noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11462728.post-1132967274954291042005-11-25T19:54:00.000-05:002005-11-25T20:07:54.966-05:00

Friday, finally. This has been a long week. For those of you not in the know, I have a small (budding!) computer repair business on the side. I haven't advertised for clients in a while, because I just haven't had the time. And because we are moving, I've packed one of the spare monitors and pretty much disconnected everything else, thinking I wouldn't need them till the new year. Not so. I had

Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17647731458069425433noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11462728.post-1132928955834629162005-11-25T09:29:00.000-05:002005-11-25T09:29:15.876-05:00

Sunrise Originally uploaded by Jenn W.Just a picture for now. It was so pretty I had to share it.

Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17647731458069425433noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11462728.post-1132888196297320242005-11-24T22:09:00.000-05:002005-11-24T22:29:00.596-05:00

TrifleOriginally uploaded by Jenn W. Whoa. It is *bitter* out there. My poor dog, her belly barely higher than the snow she was standing in, almost fell over in a gust of wind. One more reason why I can't wait for us to be in the house. Her whole run is fenced, a good solid 6 foot-ish high fence, so she'll be nice and sheltered on nights like this. And of course, I don't have to stand out there

Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17647731458069425433noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11462728.post-1132842643285961672005-11-24T07:14:00.000-05:002005-11-24T10:17:10.670-05:00

Winter is officially here. And, truth be told, that's fine with me. I know I bitch about winter, but I do actually like the snow, and the cold, but what I can't stand is the people. Here's my two big winter rants: Workmates: Because it is now winter and snow will be on the ground for the better part of the next few months, please adjust your schedule accordingly. This weather phenomenon is

Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17647731458069425433noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11462728.post-1132799218940107302005-11-23T21:26:00.000-05:002005-11-23T21:26:58.990-05:00

Malachi, sleeping Originally uploaded by Jenn W.I just went through a few hundred pictures of my cats, to sort them, and I realized that almost all the pictures I have of Malachi show him sleeping.Oh, the life.

Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17647731458069425433noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11462728.post-1132754792741031912005-11-23T09:04:00.000-05:002005-11-23T09:06:32.756-05:00

Remember Mrs. Perrin, the 'God Warrior'??This is just too funny.(and if you don't know who I'm referring to, you've missed one of the funniest things on tv.)(and a warning - if you are at work, turn your speakers down, music starts right away. But then you *must* turn it back up to hear the clips.)

Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17647731458069425433noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11462728.post-1132714122722688622005-11-22T21:23:00.000-05:002005-11-22T21:48:42.746-05:00

Look at that, I'm finally sitting down.Yeah, so the last couple days have been a little nutty. We had Mike's work Christmas party on Saturday, a birthday dinner for his mom on Sunday, plus our regular round of groceries, laundry, housecleaning, etc. and I've been working and packing and fighting migraines in between all that. I got a pile of packing done tonight, dinners and lunches made for the

Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17647731458069425433noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11462728.post-1132599909138362852005-11-21T14:00:00.000-05:002005-11-21T14:05:09.150-05:00

Migraine.Day two.Eyes throbbing.Ears ringing.Stomach woozy.And yet I'm at work.*sigh*

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