Finally settled in for the night after a day of running around in the Berkshires. There sure are a lot of old people here too. Except for the wee little snotties, I don’t think I saw anyone here under 50. The younger ones are all probably out drinking at some [...]
For some reason I have an urge to do some ghost hunting…
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The bags are packed, the Linc-Mobile fueled, and the letter to Santa requesting the girl of my dreams for my present this year (or a bajillion gabullion dollars) has been mailed.
Tomorrow I’m off to Stockbridge, Massachusetts to kick off a New England-style Christmas weekend. Even my [...]
Oh and by the by: Holiday shopping at 11PM during a recession = WIN. I had the whole place to myself, and got me some much needed winter attire, including spanking looking snowboots, black scarf and winter hat. Quality ones too, not the kind that feel [...]
“Not all those who wander are lost.” – J.R.R. Tolkien
One of the things that I got sucked into believing about dating was that it would be far easier for me to meet likeminded people online than in real life, because life was simply too random and chaotic for me to [...]
What’s next, condom dispensers in public restrooms? Oh wait…
Copyright © 2006-2009, http://habitationofjustice.com. ( digitalfingerprint: b4ac507ddf2366786xfiles (74.125.44.136) ) [...]I know I’ve bashed eHarmony before, but this is the last and final time. Maybe.
For this last attempt and latest attempt in the world of online dating, I signed up for a discount special where I “only” have to pay $20 a month for 3 months. It was cheap enough [...]
Let's see this one try to die on me now.
Already have my tree up! (No it’s not ginormous since I live in a dinky apartment, shut up already.) My previous tree was a live one, which I' [...]
Consider this an open thread for those of you who are so desperate to get away from the thanksgiving chaos that you actually came to my blog.
Besides, I’d like to know how everyone’s doing too! You can leave a comment here, on Facebook, or tweet me. [...]
So it’s Thanksgiving Eve, and they let everyone go home early!
Except of course, me. Not because I’m essential, mind you, but simply because I’ve caused trouble with the higher ups before, so this is either their way of getting back at me, or it’s because they presume because I’m youngish [...]
Another Thanksgiving draws near, and once again it’s time to reflect on what I should be thankful for.
… well I got nothing.
No seriously, I do have a lot to be thankful for, especially this year. This was after all the year I finally became debt free, [...]
It’s official, I put in for the needed days off, and next week I will be well on my way to Stockbridge, Massachusetts for a good old fashioned Christmas weekend in New England.
I booked for a night at the famous Red Lion Inn, then will [...]
After a round of shooting at the range and seeing Karen, I got thoroughly depressed and decided to take a walk down Little Italy to take my mind off things. Nothing can lift my spirits faster than a chocolate covered cannoli and a slice of Mulberry Street pizza can [...]
So this morning I go to the range to get my Beretta on and shoot up some paper, pretending the targets were the very things I loathe most in this world, such as terrorists, songs sung by Jessica Simpson, and broccoli.
I do this every month since I’m part of [...]
Took this in Little Italy. Can I get some free wifi here? Fuhgetaboutit.
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I think the title explains it all.
Generally I pride myself for having a high threshold of tolerance for many things in life that other people would normally make their pet peeves. Politics, however, is not one of them. Indeed, the mere suggestion of anything even remotely [...]
Yesterday was my last day off before I had to head back to work, so I decided to make the most of it by doing a relaxing afternoon of geocaching. First one I found was at a park where I once worked as a camp counselor, bringing back fond [...]
So yesterday I took a trip to Sleepy Hollow and Tarrytown for the day. Why you ask? Because I just like to do stupid, random crap for no particular reason at all. Plus I hear the babes like that sort of thing, so consider this my way of practicing. [...]
Hanging out here in White Plains to wait out the bad traffic.
Copyright © 2006-2009, http://habitationofjustice.com. ( digitalfingerprint: b4ac507ddf2366786xfiles (74.125.44.136) ) [...]I’ve had all week off from work due to finagling my time around and connecting Election Day and Veterans Day to my usual time off. One of the reasons October/November continues to be my favorite months.
But then of course, it rains. And rains, and rains, and [...]
Since I’ve been putting myself “out there,” especially when it comes to geocaching, I have so far:
Been chased by the police Been chased by dogs Gotten poison ivy rashes all over me Stepped on doggie doo (this in an area where dogs aren’t allowed) Picked up fossilized horsey poo thinking they were rocks May have [...]So aside from the poison ivy rashes (which reared its ugly head once I came home), I had a nice time in Pennsylvania for a few days.
I stayed at the Fulton Steamboat Inn, probably THE place to stay at if you’re ever visiting this area (and I don’t merely [...]
The holidays are upon us, and I’ve been thinking for my next trip I’d like to go someplace that really pours on the Christmas spirit, Norman Rockwell style. I’m limiting myself to a 300 to 500 mile radius from New York, so it would likely have to be in the [...]
Or more specifically, poison ivy rashes, which I somehow got from geocaching in the woods of Pennsylvania. The irony of this? These “woods” were actually right next to a Walmart parking lot, making me think it would be an easy find. Instead I stepped into a batch of poison ivy, [...]
After checking into my hotel I noticed it had a faux fireplace, which had me squeeing in joy. Sure it’s a fake, but a fireplace is a fireplace, and I will take it one way or the other.
And then, of course, it suddenly stopped working. [...]
So I go into Sheetz to use the restroom, and I almost put change into the slots here thinking these were dispensers for Purell handwipes.
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A morning at Cracker Barrel begins with frustration.
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I love this town already.
Copyright © 2006-2009, http://habitationofjustice.com. ( digitalfingerprint: b4ac507ddf2366786xfiles (74.125.44.136) ) [...]So I got up early this morning for a 3 day trip to Lancaster County in Pennsylvania, where I would meet up with a few relatives to celebrate a birthday at a bluegrass show. The next few days though would be all about meeeeeeeeeee, as I go off to do [...]
Suddenly I don’t mind being surrounded by old fogies so much.
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So what started out as a $20 oil change eventually turned into a $1500 job to fix my car.
I stumbled out of the dealership, pale white and in a daze, wondering if this is what it must have [...]
So I was in Panera Bread last night, relaxing and enjoying a bagel sandwich (that I brought from a real bagel shop), when a nice old lady approached me and began to sign in ASL. She had seen that I was hard of hearing and wanted to know if I [...]
Yep, I finally got around to it, pictures from my 4 state vacation tour, beginning with a little place called Kent Falls in Connecticut:
Oh look! A tree! *click*
It also stands to reason that a state park called Kent Falls would have, [...]
Today was probably the most fun day I’ve had in a while. I took an extended walk downtown, and armed with my iPod and my steely wits, I was ready to make a second go of geocaching.
I couldn’t locate the first cache on my list, but the second one proved [...]
I like ships! They have such a ship-like quality about them.
Copyright © 2006-2009, http://habitationofjustice.com. ( digitalfingerprint: b4ac507ddf2366786xfiles (74.125.44.136) ) [...]While I was researching GPS devices to get for my car, I inadvertently came upon a wondrous thing called geocaching.
The idea behind it is pretty simple: use a GPS device to discover hidden caches around the world that were placed by geocaching enthusiasts. Once you find a geocache, [...]
So I’ve been back at work since yesterday, and well, this sucks.
What’s weird is that I would come in, and after a few hours I would just feel completely drained, like something in the air was sucking the life force out of me. I’m not imagining it either, almost didn’t [...]
Apologies if you can’t load the video BTW. This is my first attempt in uploading a video recording directly from my cell phone. If it works I’ll definitely be doing more of them in the future.
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Internet + coffee + fireplace = WIN
Copyright © 2006-2009, http://habitationofjustice.com. ( digitalfingerprint: b4ac507ddf2366786xfiles (74.125.44.136) ) [...]I’m on the last leg of my vacation trip, and finally have some time to sit down and reflect on my experiences so far, especially when it comes to blogging about it all.
Rather than use an iPhone (which are not hearing aid compatible and relies on the crappy AT&T network), [...]
I spent the night at Ticonderoga (home of Fort Ticonderoga) before deciding to head out to Lake Placid the next day. Vermont was gorgeous, but I couldn’t decide on any place to stay, so I went for the familiar and hopped back over to NY for the remainder of my [...]
Wow, now THAT’s something you don’t see every day.
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Is there some kind of illegal mommy trade going on in Vermont?
Copyright © 2006-2009, http://habitationofjustice.com. ( digitalfingerprint: b4ac507ddf2366786xfiles (74.125.44.136) ) [...]So today I hear a story reflecting the sheer brilliance of my coworkers:
Guy comes on, needs to file a report. One of my coworkers gets up to help him out. She checks the computer and tells him:
“There’s already a report here with your name, only the first name is different. [...]
I think my new supervisor is starting to get frustrated with my coworkers.
I’m holing up at my desk here with my head down low and Toto’s Africa blasting through my speakers, when I hear the supe making the classic mistake of asking a coworker who goes by the nickname of [...]
I think people who live and breathe the news and politics 24/7 either have nerves of steels, or they got some problems.
There’s only so much I can take of the news before my eyes start to bleed over and I start seeing visions of angry looking leprechauns stealing my iPod [...]
It was a dark and stormy night.
Actually no, it was a sunny and illuminous day here, with the weather dipping to the low 70s and the skies dancing with the billowing remnant clouds of Tropical Storm Danny. What a great way to end August and unofficially, the end of summer.
This [...]
For the past few weeks I’ve been getting wave after wave of new matches on my trial eHarmony account, an account I’ve kept open just for kicks for the past year or so. Lately some of them have been sending me communication requests, but since I wasn’t paying I couldn’t [...]
With all the news about the economy being in the toilet and people left and right losing their jobs (and unable to find new ones), I’m reminded of the personal recession I once experienced shortly after I graduated college, waaaaaay back in ‘98.
I had just wrapped up my undergraduate “career” [...]
