catherine

October 2008



And so it's come to this

Tue, 10/14/08 1:15 P GMT-05
I'm at a public library and using a -- sniff -- public computer. I feel like Princess Anastasia scrubbing the hearth. Or like our dog Lena, who gets that miserable look on her face when eating her dinner, a look which seems to say, "And so i

the agony of lost data

Sun, 10/12/08 9:42 A GMT-05
"Everyone loses data ONCE in their life," the Mac Genius said yesterday. "I myself lost $50,000 worth of images, so I know what you're going through." Well, maybe he does. I know I am not alone. A quick glance online will conf

fur-covered balls of ick

Thu, 10/02/08 12:58 P GMT-05
It's that time of year again: mice madness. So far the kitchen floor trapping total is 5; three yesterday, two the day before. These all are smallish, half-grown white-footed mice of exactly the same size. Like, a litter. Like, mom and dad mouse