http://www.area151.net Confessions of a Philadelphia geek-girl Sun, 15 Apr 2007 23:25:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en By my count, I've been writing this blog for 2 years and 7 months----first as "Personal Pasta" over on Typepad, then as "Area 151" over on Typepad, and now at my own "net" domain-name (something I was always a little unhappy about, since I'd rather have a dot-com address). And ... http://www.area151.net/?p=526 I pretty much hate April Fool's Day. There's something about the mean-spiritedness of playing jokes on someone else that just squicks me the hell out. So instead of being joking and frivolous and whatever-else, here's just a partial end-of-Q1 report on various 2007 resolutions. 1. Weight loss. Ow. ... http://www.area151.net/?p=525 Stick a fork in me, I'm done. Not with everything, but after weeks of thinking I was nearing the point where "something's gotta give," something finally gave. Choir is Tuesday nights. I haven't been to rehearsal since some time in mid-January. Once the pre-Tut events started kicking into gear, I had an ... http://www.area151.net/?p=524 Reading Tally: January/February 2007Originally uploaded by Philanthropoid. Yeah, it's kinda far into March to be finally reporting on January and February, but I've been sick, so there. Anyhow, the paltry few books with which I started my year: Nicholas Reeves, The Complete Tutankhamun Christine el Mahdy, Tutankhamun: the Life and Death of the Boy-King Elizabeth ... http://www.area151.net/?p=523 I am once again sick. It's been quite the winter for that on my part---even if you leave holiday knife-slips off the scorecard and concentrate on regular sorts of illnesses. First, there was December's bout of bronchitis, then January's run with the evil cruise-ship tummy flu, and now 4 days of ... http://www.area151.net/?p=522 Dear _______ , Shame on me for trying to count on you. Ruefully, me http://www.area151.net/?p=521 I am unexpectedly and uncomfortably on tenterhooks with Matt this week. Yesterday morning, he asked me if I really truly didn't ever want to have kids.  I guess something I said during the weekend made him aware of that in a way he hadn't been before.  "I knew you didn't want ... http://www.area151.net/?p=520 Overworked. Overtired. Overwhelmed. Overweight. Overtaxed. Overloaded. http://www.area151.net/?p=519 Nine days ago, I got a big laugh from my improv classmates when I showed up wearing my I [heart] irony T-shirt.  Well, if it weren't still waiting to be folded after this past weekend's laundry festival, I'd be wearing that shirt once again while I type here. This flap of ... http://www.area151.net/?p=517 Well, although there are still no signs of infection, I reached the point where I was sufficiently unhappy with the slow pace of my thumb's healing that I made a follow-up appoinment with my doctor for this afternoon. It was entirely possible that she'd simply say: "It's doing fine, you're just ... http://www.area151.net/?p=516