animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

first day

Today was my first day at my new job. As expected, things were a little overwhelming at first, but I’m sure I’ll get into the swing of things shortly. The new company provided me with a really nice computer setup. I was quite impressed. They seem to have the technology …

vanilla sky

After putting it off for a number of years, we finally watched this movie. I have mixed feelings about Tom Cruise these days and the movie got mixed reviews, so there you have it. I have to say, we both really enjoyed it, though. It had a David Lynch feel …

last day

Today was my last day at work. It was pretty uneventful as I was working at home. I spent most of the day deinstalling stuff from my laptop and backup pc. That was the extent of today’s excitement. That, and my exit interview. But, yesterday, I was in the office, …

the godfather: part ii

We caught this one over multiple viewings this past week. It was so long, it was like watching a mini-series. But, I think I liked this one even more than the original. I particularly liked the early days of Don Corleone. I find the early Italian mafia stuff totally fascinating. …

happy birthday, brian

This year, the Westminster Kennel Club gave Brian a birthday gift–they held the dog show before his birthday. So, instead of having to spend his birthday evening watching dogs on television (thanks to me), he can watch Everybody Loves Raymond instead. He’s been taking it easy on me the past …