jill

Don't trust the Mounties, EH

Really, they may seem all harmless and friendly and Canadian...but they're not to be trusted. I'm speaking from experience. They stole my ID. And this is after they held me at the border for at lea...
Posted by jill on Mon, 23 Apr 2007 11:52:00 PST

angry

The weather makes me angry. We're supposed to reach a high of 97 today..............THIS IS VERY DISTURBING on a number of levels. First, it's still technically "winter" until tuesday. Second, what h...
Posted by jill on Fri, 16 Mar 2007 09:14:00 PST

SNOW in Phoenix!

It snowed today. And not just in the foothills, but in the VALLEY. I saw it. I felt it. I almost tasted it. It's pretty much the end of the world.
Posted by jill on Mon, 22 Jan 2007 10:17:00 PST

space heaters

I'm a sucker for a space heater while at work. In fact, I've been known to (repeatedly) knock out the power for a cluster of cubes due to my incessent use of a bad space heater. I worked in a cube far...
Posted by jill on Mon, 30 Oct 2006 08:04:00 PST

"99 Cents Only" and you!

I've discovered something new last night. Not really "new" per se  it was always there and always kind of "known" to me. But last night it really, finally cliqued in that way that some people suddenl...
Posted by jill on Wed, 25 Oct 2006 04:23:00 PST

October is a tease

So the weather is cooling off  as it does about this time each year. It's like I can almost SMELL fall in the air...only this is the desert so there aren't really any leaves falling. And even tho...
Posted by jill on Mon, 16 Oct 2006 09:44:00 PST

Rats, a re-occuring theme

I almost ran over a rat this morning as I pulled into the parking lot at work. I slammed on the brakes because although I'm not a rodent fan, I'd really prefer not to kill one - let alone get rat guts...
Posted by jill on Thu, 12 Oct 2006 04:24:00 PST

4 rats and counting

I've seen a total of not one, not two, not three...but four rats scurrying across the xeriscaped courtyard of my office complex today. The typical rat-to-bunny ratio is much lower, with the former usu...
Posted by jill on Mon, 31 Jul 2006 03:27:00 PST

MBA, bitches!

So its official: I can add the acronym "MBA" after my name. Funny how a piece of paper is all you get after two years of work. (Actually, I have to pay $50 if I want said 'piece of paper'). Ceremonies...
Posted by jill on Mon, 10 Apr 2006 11:13:00 PST

I seem to have lost something

Summer is here once again. And once again I am a slave to "the man" (actually, that's not entirely true as I now work for a non-profit...but you get the point). During lunch I see all the high school ...
Posted by jill on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST