Two days of being downtown for all the DNC madness has caught up with me.I have a political hangover.Monday, Todd and I went downtown to see what all the talk was about and it was surprisingly uneventful. The only pictures we took we of the multitudes of cops in riot gear. Cops on bikes. Cops … Continue reading History in the making….

I hate computers. We actually have a love/hate relationship. I love having a computer. I hate working with them. Something always goes wrong or blows up or stops working or works w-a-y to slowly or runs out of space or a myriad of other shit. I hate dealing with computers.My current computer is a lovely … Continue reading Confessions of a computer moron…

So we're essentially approved for the new rad pad (that is what I'll be calling it from now on) so it's time to get packin'!Yes, it's SIX WEEKS from our move date, but because I hate packing that much, I have to be very systematic with how I do this stuff. So we have one … Continue reading Eureka! It’s time for a new vacuum!

My newest professor at Metro is kind of a moron. I'm in a journalism class this fall, which is quickly turning into a hybrid of editing and 10th-grade spelling/grammar. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!I'm going to start writing down all the dippity-do-head things I hear in class so that I can share them. Here are last night's selections:1. The … Continue reading I’m sorry….you’re a COLLEGE professor?!?!

That's right, folks.Todd and I have HAD IT with our current house so we're moving. Woo hoo! We looked at moving into another house with a yard, but after all the drama with our yard right now, we're just not interested in it. And we're also not interested in dealing with a private landlord again. … Continue reading Well we’re movin on up…to a deluxe apartment in the sky!

Last day with lots to do so it was an early start. 8am and off to Dunkin Donuts for more coffee sold to us by a cheery Spanish woman (and yes, I used my skillz to converse briefly). Then the long walk to Boston Common and the park to visit The Ducks and begin a … Continue reading Boston 2008 – Day 5 – August 8 – My feet just want to watch more Project Runway

Dunkin Donuts coffee and pastry for breakfast. Long-ish walk to Boylston & St. Charles to catch the tour to Salem. We're across the street from Boston Common, so now we know how far it is to the start of the Freedom Trail.On our way to Salem, via Marblehead. Stopped at Castle Rock to see the … Continue reading Boston 2008 – Day 4 – August 7 – Big and DUUUUUUUUMB!

[This topic and portion of our trip, I felt, deserved it's own page in my journal]We also went to the Boston Holocaust Memorial. I cried, like I usually do at these kinds of things.There are six pillars, each with one million numbers, representing the tattooed #s on each victim of the Holocaust. It was beautiful … Continue reading Boston 2008 – Day 3 – Aug 6 – The Holocaust Memorial

Mr. Bartley's @ Harvard. Best burger - so sayeth Wall Street Journal and Pete Buchwald. Best/Only strawberry shake I've ever had.Harvard is beautiful - amazing architecture & greenery.MIT is funky and weird. Strange building - kind of look like Frank Lloyd Wright...or whoever did the Denver Art Museum. Haven't heard anyone say "Hahhvahd" yet, but … Continue reading Boston 2008 – Day 3 – Aug 6 – There are no pretty girls at Harvard…just smart ones.

Got up around 8am, had some breakfast,then went to Copley Square to catch the Bean Town Trolley. That was an adventure. An hour later, we found the bus and we on our way!This town rules! Everyone is really nice and there's too much history to keep up with!. Drove past concert halls, churches, MIT (woo … Continue reading Boston 2008 – Day 2 – August 5 – Do not ever EVER chug wine.