Archive for January, 2010

Dad’s birthday

Thursday, January 28th, 2010

Is this weekend and he is doing this guest chef thing at a local restaurant (god help us all)

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Twinkie tools

Thursday, January 14th, 2010

Since I’m a sucker for baking, I think it’s obvious that I need to buy this twinkie making tool. I’ve borrowed the two cats that lived at my mom’s house (this was her suggestion not mine) and they’ve been ok now for about 2 weeks. They’re both quite overweight because my mom feeds them too much so it was quite a shock when they came to live with me.

Now they eat only twice a day and the pounds are starting to come off. I don’t look forward to them going back home though because they’ll likely be ruined by my mom again.

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Evaluating new tech

Saturday, January 2nd, 2010

For a project I’m working on I was evaluating some new tech and of course during the evaluation I was lead to some more new tech that is related to this other new tech. In a nutshell, now I am in over my head :P

Christmas was no-too-bad this year. Surprisingly my biggest fear (that being in the same house with my family for > 4 hours would result in the end of days) didn’t happen.

My dad was surprisingly non judgemental and wasn’t bossy (shocking!). My mom wasn’t needy or asking for everyone to drop everything they are doing and bow to her; it was a joy.

I would have appreciated just one thing from each of them; christmas lists. Trying to get xmas lists from either of them is like pulling teeth.

I’m quite open to buying them whatever they’d ask for (within reason). I don’t judge in this regard. If you want weird shit, ask and you shall receive; who am I to judge. But they ended up asking for just about nothing and that was a bummer.

The new year is almost here though and I imagine I’ll be at my mom’s place for it. See you next year.

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