Favorite? My current home. Being in the right place with the right person makes this the best place I've ever lived.
Least Favorite? A place I rented after college (at 210 Feazell Street, Nacogdoches, TX). I lovingly refer to that period of my life as "when I lived in the hellhole with the Earth Girl." The landlord was so cheap, he refused to repair ancient appliances, broken windows, a broken heater and a leaky heater, and a non-working stove. (At least the broken window was close enough to the leaky heater that we thought we could safely use it and the gas that leaked out would safely get blown out the window in the winter time.) My roommate was a "naturalist" who believed that bathing and shaving were activities we should avoid. (but apparently chain smoking and burning holes in her roommate's sofa were perfectly acceptable activities.)
- my location is:San Antonio
- my mood is:
awake
- my location is:San Antonio
- my mood is:
amused

- my location is:San Antonio
- my mood is:
good
And this week we harvested the first of our summer squash. We picked and ate a few baby squash before going out of town for the weekend, and picked several more (including an 18" giant zucchini) when we returned on Monday. I looked today, and we have plenty more coming in. I'm so excited.
Here are photos and details for those of you who actually find this sort of thing interesting.
- my location is:San Antonio
- my mood is:
proud
And I'm quickly realizing how fast I can go through an entire day's per diem when my flights get delayed. **sigh**
Should be home in a couple hours. Hopefully this time I can stay there for a while.
- my location is:Chicago O'Hare
Ok, this is a follow up to my post about my refusal to sign my performance review...
This morning my director announced that HR had made some change that would allow him to correct the incorrect gender references in my review. Of course, so far he hasn't been able to get their directions to work --- but supposedly it'll be corrected soon.
- my location is:Vienna, VA
I urge you to volunteer your time or donate food and/or money to a food bank near you. If you don't know where the nearest one is, the Feeding America website has a handy lookup tool located here: http://feedingamerica.org/foodbank-resul
- my location is:San Antonio
- my mood is:
hopeful
The situation:
I'm apparently the only person in my division who hasn't signed their annual employee review from last year, and I'm getting pressured to sign it. Our evaluations are all done electronically, and they are all waiting for me to click a button in the performance review tool.
The problem:
When my director added in his review of my performance, he copied and pasted from one of my peer's reviews, so in several places in my evaluation, there are phrases like "his work" and "his function." Since I'm the only female that reports to my director, he didn't think to modify the "his" to "hers". I have explained several times that I will sign as soon as those sections are updated. He phoned one more time today asking if I could *please* just go ahead and sign it, and I once again replied that I prefer to have my gender correct in my evaluation. He sighs loudly, which I interpret as "why do women have to be so difficult?" and states that he'll try to get assistance from someone in HR.
The kicker is that whoever programmed the system didn't build the review tool in such a way that allows directors to go back into the tool and correct their "typos" once the review moves up the chain. So, once my director signed it, and then his boss signed it (without apparently noticing the gender errors), neither of them can make any edits (so they say).
I'm normally quite willing to be "one of the guys" when it comes to most issues at work. But I've been with the company for 12 years, working my way up the chain, and have been in the same management position for several years. I feel as though I'm due this level of respect.
So, give me your honest opinion:
- Am I being unreasonable? Should I do as my boss asks, and just sign the evaluation?
- Men, if you were in a similar situation, would you sign an evaluation that referred to you as a woman?
- my location is:San Antonio
- my mood is:
frustrated

Perhaps the artist was making sure the hotel was tall enough to survive if the Riverwalk flooded? I dunno.
- my location is:san antonio
The food was alright -- but the cask-conditioned IPA made the trip to the brewery worthwhile. If you're a hop head or a fan of cask conditioned ales, I highly recommend it.
Today I'm off to hit a couple wineries, before heading into the city to see Tower of Power at Jazz Alley. So far Seattle hsa been confusingly sunny. I thought it always rained here. Oh well, I'm sure I'll see rain before I heade back home.
- my location is:Seattle
- my mood is:
thirsty
The next couple days should be a blast!!
- my location is:San Antonio
- my mood is:
excited
(Special thanks to Angie from Copa Wine Bar for sending me the bacony-goodness link! She understands my addition.)
- my location is:San Antonio
- my mood is:
giddy
And I'm sure we'd all be much healthier if we consumed spinach, lettuce, sprouts, tomatoes, bamboo shoots, jalapenos, pistachios, cheese, avocados, yogurt, honey and peanuts (all of which have had recent recalls). Honestly, in the last year or so, we've seen issues with everything from mouthwash to spice blends...
There are plenty of positive reasons to go vegetarian, but FEAR should not be one of them.
- my location is:San Antonio
- my mood is:
cranky - I'm listening to :Three Little Birds - Bob Marley
- my location is:San Antonio
Not sure if our local news ever gets reported outside of our area, but there have been confirmed cases of swine flu in San Antonio. Here are the details on the bigger new stories related to the swine flu:
- The Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City ISD has shut down all schools in the district and two district facilities, and canceled all activities.
- The mayor of Cibolo issued a statement closing all city parks and asked local churches to postpone activities.
- As a precautionary measure, Gov. Perry has ordered 850,000 more courses of antiviral medication be placed in Texas.
I'm hoping the outbreak stays limited, but it has already reached 5 states in the US.
- my location is:San Antonio
- my mood is:
concerned
It's kinda like a renn faire though -- except no one is dresses in garb and the music runs the gamut of Chicano Garage Rock to Tex-Mex Irish Klezmer bands, and everything in between.
The event is a fundraiser to support the city's oldest district -- I'm hoping it's as much fun as a renn faire!!
- my location is:San Antonio
- my mood is:
chipper
- my location is:San Antonio
- I am NOT a Grammar Nazi. I admit to making frequent mistakes in my own writing.
- When reading casually written content (blogs, e-mails, or other user-generated content), I try to maintain a holistic approach. I will overlook linguistic shortcomings and attempt to focus on the thoughts being expressed.
- Sometimes the shortcomings are so severe, I wonder if Americans are losing the ability to command the English language.
we have the loan house with you, but we have a question,, we need to know whith whish bank do u work,couse we want to change of bank,and we want to know if we cualifive for the goberment program,we want to refinantial our house so please soon u can pls thank you
Do people spend so much time text-messaging and tweeting that they've forgotten how to spell, punctuate, or complete a coherent thought?
- my location is:San Antonio
- my mood is:
listless
The co-creator of Dungeons & Dragons, Dave Arneson, died in his sleep last night, at the age of 61.
If you're not a fan of the Order of the Stick, today's comic was a nice tribute:
http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0644.h
- my location is:San Antonio
- my mood is:
sad - I'm listening to :silence
- my location is:San Antonio
- my mood is:
restless