the nightmare is over. i finally have voice mail on my cell phone! in the last two weeks i have made what must be the most ungraceful leap in history from LAN line to cell phone-only living. something that would seem simple (cancel the LAN line, keep cell phone active) has been turned into a clown act by my good friends at qwest. it appears that the first call to a qwest rep. resulted in a completely botched order. they canceled the LAN line and the joint cell/LAN voice mail and had a final invoice for my cell plan. hello? i don't want to cancel the cell plan. and what happened to my voice mail? four calls, much waiting, carrying cell charger from home to work (in order to keep phone on so i don't i miss calls) and two weeks later, it's finally working. i have always had good service from qwest in the almost 7 years i've been a customer. this last ordeal however has pretty much used up all the good-karma points they had going with me. i almost want to leave myself a voice mail just for the sheer pleasure of it. 
7/23/2004 12:29:00 PM
you know when the radio weather report describes the projected evening temp. as "reasonable sleeping weather" that it's been darn warm. i've had fans going full-blast in my air condition-less apartment. these past few hot and humid days have been fun to exercise in however, i work up a good sweat right away and i breath in lots of good moist air.
7/19/2004 01:16:00 PM
i love wearing flip flops in the summer. what i don't love is the dusty, dirty feet that result from said flip flops. my solution? i carry a travel-sized pack of baby wipes for a quick clean up! baby fresh feet in a flash!
7/19/2004 12:21:00 PMi just spent the most relaxing evening yesterday enjoying kplu's jazz under the stars performance with friends. with dragon flies and cool breezes around us we listened to the vocal stylings of janis mann and mellowed out in the warm summer evening...
7/16/2004 01:14:00 PMthere's a tenant in my apartment building that has recently taken to singing spanish songs loudly and out of tune. i can hear him when i sit at my kitchen window. he sings almost every day and startles pedestrians with his bad voice. unfortunatly, due to the echo bouncing off the nearby buildings, no one can figure out just what window the music is coming from. so i get lots of dirty or curious looks in my general direction. i want to yell out "it's not me!" but it's pointless. i just turn up my stereo and ignore the looks.
7/14/2004 01:07:00 PM
why yes, i did enjoy my lunch today. on the menu: gourmet spring greens and cherry tomatoes with lots of spicy grilled shrimp, tossed with italian dressing. on the side, apple wedges dipped in almond butter. all made by yours truly. cooking is fun!
7/08/2004 02:47:00 PM
the shagmobile: a photo essay
7/06/2004 10:26:00 AM
every now and then my cat petey buries himself in the down comforter, under pillows, for no real reason. it's not cold, he's not a snuggler, and he's not scared. he purrs like a maniac under there and i've become careful of flopping on the bed lest i squish him. sometimes though, i wish i could join him in his happy, warm place.
7/02/2004 05:20:00 PM