I had a bit of a panic yesterday. Won’t discuss why. But I’m doing better. And I just realized that today is the day I retire my April rant.
So consider it retired.
April 30, 2005
Welcome to Friday night at planetclaire.org. Or as I like to call it, “the hell if I’m working tonight.”
So I’ve been trying to think up a rant. Which is a lot of work. Oh, the irony!
It’ll be a year since I moved in here. What a difference a year makes.
April 29, 2005
I have one of those headaches where my entire head hurts and all I want to do is close my eyes and sit in a dark room.
In other news, not having to deal with The OC quotes tonight, I did some more work on my brand spanking new More
April 28, 2005
I was headed home today from the ex-office (I have yet to come up with decent terminology to explain my current situation) and a news update came on the radio I was listening to. Apparently the Minneapolis mayor is considering giving out licenses to panhandlers in the city.
At first I … More
April 27, 2005
Anyone ever read the book Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil? No? It’s a decent book, despite its popularity.
Anyway, there’s a quite wonderful character in that book who has a phrase she likes to use (and I quote):
“Two tears in a bucket, motherfuck it.”
And there we are.
So … More
April 26, 2005
It’s rather cold in Minnesota as of late. Which makes me think of my cabin. Weird jump, yeah?
Yeah.
Mainly because my family has a cabin in a town where the weather is completely unpredictable. We always had the joke: “You don’t like the weather? Wait 15 minutes and it’ll change.”
And it … More
April 25, 2005
It’s 12:30 AM.
I wrote a rather dull rant about my day. Which involved me working 15 hours on various projects.
So at about 12:17 AM I was flipping through channels. Nothing was really on. Except for The Pixies on Austin City Limits.
THE PIXIES, people. PIXIES!
I knew they had reunited recently. They … More
April 22, 2005
I was going through panic mode yesterday.
Or thought I was. Until last night around 10 when I really went into panic mode. I started getting emails from a client whose site had gone down due to exceeded bandwidth.
I spent the majority of today trying to get it fixed. … More
April 21, 2005
I currently have the hiccups. They piss me off more than I care to admit. Ever since I was a kid I’ve gotten sudden, tragic bouts of hiccups.
The roller derby that is my upstairs neighbor is at it again. It’s 1:30 AM. Who stays that noisy 24/7? They must … More
I completed my compilation for Heathrow’s going away. My song list:
Working Girls (Sunlight Shines) : Pernice Brothers
The Employment Pages : Death Cab for Cutie
The World at Large : Modest Mouse
Skyway : The Replacements
Dear Chicago : Ryan Adams
The World Ain’t Slowin’ Down : Ellis Paul
Rocket Man : Ryan Adams and Adam … More
April 20, 2005
So I’m watching Airline. It’s a documentary that focuses on… an airline. Southwest, mainly. And they’re profiling a radio station morning show that was nominated for an award.
One of the on-air personalities described his outfit he was planning on wearing as a “Jay Farrar shirt that I paid $1.75 for”. … More
April 17, 2005
It’s a gloomy, rainy day today. I’ve hit a creative roadblock on a newsletter I’m designing. Which is due Monday. D’oh.
In an attempt to unblock myself and pander to those readers who have been waiting for my lazy ass to have another Music and/or Storybook Friday and/or Saturday, today’s the … More
April 14, 2005
It was late when I wrote my last rant. Forgive me. But I still think Spatula City is funny.
I relented. I acquiesced. I gave in.
I did my federal taxes. I did my state taxes.
And now my head hurts.
April 13, 2005
I am studiously, diligently, and methodically not doing my taxes.
It’s quite the task.
I redesigned one of my websites last night. I don’t love it, but at least it doesn’t look like it was designed by a 12-year-old anymore. In my defense, it was the first website I ever built.
UHF … More
April 10, 2005
I’ve developed a new game.
Being home all day and having the TV on (all day), you quickly discover that there’s not a lot on. I’ve developed a pretty safe routine. It gets spotty around mid-afternoon, mind you, but I’m still working on it.
So I’ve started watching the forensics/true crime/cold … More
April 9, 2005
I’ve been feeling guilty about pimping my business on here. A girl’s gotta earn money, but still. I’m not saying I’m removing the link or anything drastic. But I thought I’d add content. The section most sorely in need of an update is my recipe section.
So I thought I … More
AUGHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!
Ahem. I’m done working for the night, I think. I haven’t totally decided:
• Work 9 to 6ish Monday through Friday, dealing with constant chaos, clients who change things a thousand times and then change them back… oh so many things. But with a steady income and benefits.
• Work *ahem*11-ish to … More
April 8, 2005
I keep writing rants and deleting them because they suck. So, I will just summarize:
• There is nothing more exciting than spending a Friday night building a WYSIWYG relational database.
• Allergies really suck. Especially when you’re mildly allergic to cats.
• I forgot Dr. Jackson (Stargate) has the same North … More
April 7, 2005
Well my site’s still up and running. Woo hoo! My saga:
11:00 pm : purchase hosting services for newest site
11:10 pm : change DNS settings with domain holder for new site
11:30 pm : realize that not only is this site’s mail down, but so’s the entire site. No access. Big problem
11:40 … More
As per usual, it’s 3 AM and I’m up. Working from home seriously screws with your sleep schedule.
But I am very close to launching my newest site.
ANYWAY: As of per late, I have noticed a marked increase in traffic to my Hitchhiker’s quotes page. Which does my heart no end … More
April 6, 2005
Weird. I opened up this page to write some thoughts and I had totally forgotten about the helicopter last night.
I’m watching Frontline in fact. A special on a regiment in Baghdad. I’m not getting into that. Other than to say I have a great deal of respect for anyone that … More
April 5, 2005
It’s 3 AM. There’s a helicopter that’s been nearby for half an hour. It’s loud and it’s creeping me out. It’s just circling over and over.
Moving on: I’ve been working on my new website. It’s close to making a debut.
Nothing to report, really. Except that I’m tired.
Back to … More
April 4, 2005
It’s Odds & Ends Sunday, which means I get to ramble. Bear with me.
I think Daylight Saving has screwed with my schedule.
I’ve spent the day (well the latter half of the day) working on my new site.
And now it’s 11 PM and Cops is on. It’s rather curious, … More
Burns: …and this adorable little hat.
On tonight’s Simpsons, Homer—whilst in prison—got a little hat a la Adebisi. Cracked me up. I love it when my favorite shows collide. And I’m thinking some Simpsons writer is definitely an Oz fan:
from a promo… never actually in the episode
Homer: You have enough blame … More
April 3, 2005
Okay, I got an email today that pissed me off. And I think I sent a rather too-grumpy email back. Sorry. I’m sure cosmic forces will smack me in due time.
I’ve written and rewritten thoughts about this. And every time, I get clearer-headed and realize I really shouldn’t bitch.
But this … More
So every time I talk about this I get smacked down. But I suppose I’ll talk about it anyway.
I’m currently winning The Secret War of the Claires. It’s a long-standing and, frankly, one-sided war, but all the same. It’s funny though, because the links vary day by day. Sometimes it’s … More
As regulars (may) know, I tend to obsessively check my access logs. Mainly, actually, for 404 errors and hotlinkers. And this morning someone apparently viewed all my rants. Which freaked me out because they’re generally full of misspellings and missed words and missed links. So I had no choice but … More
April 1, 2005
Happy April Fools Day. Or something.
I briefly tossed around the idea of doing some sort of prank on the site, but decided I didn’t have the time or energy.
Some of my ideas:
• Pull the entire site and proclaim that I now felt television shows were the work of Satan.
• Confess … More