way back when, my web server sat in my old room at my mom’s house. years ago, she decided to get rid of her internet and, as we all know, a server is a moot point without any access to the internet. i moved it to my dad’s house and kept it…

since i sat down this morning, i’ve been listening to lectures (i acquired some very helpful training lectures in MP3 format), going over practice quizzes, and doing my best imitation of a sponge. the lectures are from a SANS CISSP course,…

my new pet came in the mail yesterday. FINALLY. he does absolutely nothing, and is so not worth the $20 i paid, but i couldn’t resist. i believe i’ve made it quite obvious that i’m addicted to twitter (and every other form of social…

i’ve never been a big movie person. of course, i like movies, and i like going to movies (despite the ridiculous $9 it costs to see one these days), but usually you’ll find me behind a computer screen. i recently realized how many good…

i love the idea behind throwboy , but i think $30 is far too much for a felt & polyfil pillow. still, it’s cute for valentine’s day. :)

i think it’s kind of funny how my parents’ habits i griped about as a kid are the ones that recently saved my apartment from BURNING TO THE GROUND. really–i’m not kidding. one day, when i was probably 6 or 7, i left the light on in my…

this is a kind of funny, kind of sad, and very disgusting event i witnessed while i was in las vegas earlier this month. i feel the urge to share it because something this gross is too much for me to handle alone. brett and i went to the…

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i had my root canal this morning. or all day, rather. i spent over 3 hours in the dentist chair today, but i think it took care of my main problem. i don’t want to jump the gun and say it was a success yet, because i took 2 ibuprofen and…

i don’t even know how many times i’ve been to the dentist since november. i think i’m on visit 7 or 8 by now. you’d think, by now, that my teeth would be fixed. i went in for fillings. my cavities weren’t bothering me–i just needed to get…

i finally broke down and put up a new layout. i hated staring at the other one and it’s been a while since i’ve actually made one myself. just laziness, i guess. i spend so much time working on websites for clients and by the time i get…

we were trying to figure out what to do tonight since it’s the weekend and all. we tend to be homebodies most of the time. if brett and i go out, usually, it’s either a movie, food, beer, a combination of those things, or we go out…

this week has been infinitely better than last week. although, that might have something to do with it being a 4-day week. and the 4-for-$16 ribeye deal we got at food lion. mmm… steak. yesterday, we decided to get back into the gym…

despite the fact that i’m about to faceplant my keyboard, i have never felt this refreshed after a long weekend before. i guess that’s how badly i needed it. and to get the hell out of the apartment for a while. brett and i went to…

man, i feel like it’s been forever since i wrote anything. i have been completely out of wack lately. between brett moving in, las vegas, work, freelance work… i have not given myself a break. i think traveling and jet lag and the stress…

this weekend was move-in weekend. after months of anticipation, brett is finally with me in charleston. brett, his mountains of clothes, his couch, his TV, and his entertainment center, are all finally in my apartment. let’s just say, if…

i woke up this morning and actually forgot it was new years eve. almost no one is at work. i can’t believe i’m even at work on new years eve. i have no idea where this year went. it flew by in the blink of an eye, and so many big things…

my team is going to the hibachi hut for lunch today. i didn’t know about it until about 20 minutes ago. they invited me and i said, no, thank you, i already brought my lunch. i spent an arm and a leg on christmas, vegas is a week away, and…

if you’ve never heard of them, athenaeum is a 90s alternative rock band from greensboro. their songs have been on the radio since i was old enough to care about it. i never really fiddled with the radio until i was like 11. but they’ve…

i can’t tell if it’s a cold coming or just my allergies flaring up. the cat has been crawling into bed with me lately after i’ve already fallen asleep, and he never used to do that. loki joined in last night, too, and she never sleeps with…

it feels really weird not having a 3-week vacation for christmas. i was writing my dates on the calendar yesterday for when i was going to be taking off work and it was mildly depressing that i am only going to have 6 days of free time……

brett and a few friends of mine graduated on sunday (yayyy!) so, of course, i went up for the ceremony. matthew szulik , chairman of red hat , was their commencement speaker (i’m so jealous of this) so i think i was more entertained by the…

i don’t know what is wrong with people. maybe i’m just noticing it more because it is the holiday season and i feel like people should be friendlier? or if the holidays just bring out the worst in people? everywhere i go lately, people…

i am thoroughly grossed out right now. and i have been in a mildly grossed out stage since… ohh… may. ever since i moved to charleston, there has been a severe influx in the bug population within my living space. my apartment. where i…

i got back from baltimore late last night. this week flew by quicker than i ever thought it would. i had heard from a handful of people how bad it was going to be (the training i attended) and to my surprise, they were SO WRONG! i don’t…