Archive for October, 2004
I have to clean today (and all week). We have my sister coming on Friday and that Pampered Chef party on Sunday next week and the place is a disaster area. Blech.
Anyone interested in the party, there’s free food and no obligation to buy anything. Just drop me a line. It’ll [...]
New book to read:
Fish! is a short book, so I suppose I’ll be getting to the Eddings book displayed in my future readings shortly. No, I didn’t buy either. Fish! was a loaner from Borders (it’s nice having a boyfriend who works there) and the Eddings was from the local library. I [...]
Book Review: Incubus Dreams
0 Comments and 0 Trackbacks Published by Elana October 30th, 2004 in Books.I read Incubus Dreams while traveling to and from Nashville on business. I enjoyed it despite my misgivings on Laurell K. Hamilton and her movement in plot from actual story to erotica from one book to the next. I do have to say, this is much better than her last Anita Blake [...]
Old Boys Club
0 Comments and 0 Trackbacks Published by Elana October 28th, 2004 in Random Ramblings.I’m currently in Nashville, TN on a business trip. Today I met a gentleman who’s run on the Democratic ticket for governor of Tennessee several times (and lost). He called me “little girl”. I’m 30.
Lessons in Absurdity
0 Comments and 1 Trackback Published by Elana October 26th, 2004 in Random Ramblings.Remember how I got ripped off on shipping on the crap Nokia the insurance wanted to send me? It gets better.
I got the phone, but they failed to include a SIM card. For those not in the know, the SIM card IS the phone. Your number, carrier info, etc is all stored [...]
I’ve written my review of the book Destructive Emotions by Daniel Goleman. I note now, I did not finish the book, and I don’t think I will be finishing it anytime soon. It was a very difficult read. My review goes into more detail on why.
What are destructive emotions? [...]
Cell phone insurance deductible: $35Overnight shipping to get new phone here before business trip: $14.99Being ripped off for $50 by getting stuck with this phone? Priceless.
I am so getting either the iPaq or the Treo 650 for Christmas. I don’t think I can deal with the crap Nokia keyboard for much [...]
It’s Time for… RED TAPE!
0 Comments and 0 Trackbacks Published by Elana October 25th, 2004 in Random Ramblings.Here’s the phone calls I’ve had to make this morning:
Suffolk Campus Police - No, they don’t have my cellphone.
T-Mobile - I lost my cellphone. I got the number to make the claim and they shut off my cellphone so it can’t be used. Yes, that means I lost your phone number.
Assurian [...]
