I have tickets to the 12:01 am showing of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, part II premiering tonight and you don’t.

I saw the first episode of Torchwood: Miracle Day this morning (taped from last night). I was a bit worried about it, since the BBC show has teamed with STARZ and I’d heard they’d Americanized the show a bit. Since Torchwood is a remote spin-off from Dr. Who, and since Dr. Who has a large…

We lost power about an hour and a half ago during a rather nasty electrical storm. After about 45 minutes worth of waiting, I was starting to think about where I could go to keep myself amused when it occurred to me that my poor foster cat was down in her room in the cellar…

Every so often, the best laid plans of a Salamander go far astray. I’ve got four cats to take care of. All of them have different diet requirements. Here’s this week’s feline soap opera: 1. The Warrior Princess is at least twenty-one years of age, severely arthritic, and has become a very picky eater. She…

The Prof and I went to see local small town fireworks for the fourth. It’s been years (and years and years) since I went to a fireworks show. I was prepared for something somewhat less than optimal, but I ended up really impressed by the show. There were a few fireworks I’d never seen before,…

I spent hours today pulling together my submission for the Big City Vet Hospital position. There was an on-line submission to complete, a resume to attach and a cover letter to write. I think the cover letter was the worst to do. I’ve never been one to “sell myself”; it feels too much like bragging….

I made the first cut for the laboratory quality assurance job at Big City Veterinary School. They want me to submit a resume and fill out a buncha forms. Looks like doom and gloom is deferred for another week or so.

Anybody know what’s up with some of the new diaries here? I can’t figure out their purpose. They’ll have real looking names like “JamesHolt” or “Ellenyou” or “MalcolmFloyd”, and they all have (among other things) random sports type references sprinkled throughout them, implying they are trying to get found by search engines. Other than that,…

It’s one of those days that can’t seem to decide whether or not it wants to rain, wind or sun. I spent some quality time with my new foster cat in the basement (Fluff Butt is now back on display, officially on the market for a new home), watched a little television, finished a book…

Some very nice person sent me a handmade present in totally unnecessary thanks for something I’d done for her. I’m not sure what the proper name is, but I’m choosing to call it a Totem bag because I plan on using it for small keepsakes that have meaning to me. The problem is that the…