Category Archives: Life, the Universe and Everything

Yes, it’s another “year end review/top XYZ list/bitching about what you didn’t accomplish” post. Everyone else does them, too, so don’t roll your eyes at me, buddy. Personally, 2008 wasn’t great, but it wasn’t terrible. I didn’t lose my job … Continue reading →

I looked back at the last six years of Christmases as recorded in this blog (this is #7). We’ve had everything from fun times with visiting relatives to rainy, sickness-filled crapfests. But the thing that ties them all together is … Continue reading →

We had our office Christmas potluck/gift exchange yesterday, and our Ukranian development manager brought something that was bright red. We all thought it was dessert. It turned out to be something called Selyodka pod Shuboy, which translates to “herring in … Continue reading →

Tonight we had our annual Christmas party at church. As opposed to Saturday night’s debauch-fest, this one is for the kids. Usually, we sing carols. The handbell choir plays. We force the older kids to do a lame skit. Sing … Continue reading →

For some reason, when the alarm went off at 6:30 this morning, I got right up and was/am wide awake. After last night’s company-sponsored festival of Christmas gluttony, I expected to crawl to the coffee pot, stare at it for … Continue reading →

OK, no more Lifestream daily digests. That’s just too much nonsensical rambling for even my tastes.

8:19am solonor watched a video on Hulu. Serenity (Firefly) was added to his queue 8:19am solonor watched a video on Hulu. The Train Job (Firefly) was added to his queue 8:19am solonor watched a video on Hulu. Bushwhacked (Firefly) was … Continue reading →

6:58pm solonor posted a tweet on Twitter. Wondering if I was locked out of using “Solonor” because of my old account or if there is another goofball out there. 7:58pm solonor posted a tweet on Twitter. @kendiala I wonder if … Continue reading →

I spent Halloween locked in a church. With teenagers. Aiee! It really wasn’t so bad. Lots of video games and ping pong and junk food. The “adults” took a stab at watching Holy Grail at around 1:30 in the morning, … Continue reading →