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Nov. 18th, 2009
How my life is going lately
Nov. 18th, 2009 10:37 pmI was corresponding with someone, the other week, who said he preferred it when I used to update my LiveJournal every day. (So what did I do? I wanted several weeks before this update. Yeah, I know, I'm bad.)
So how does life stand with me? Well, I turned in my fifth paid article for the Springfield Business Journal last week. Four of them have been published; indeed, if you go to Google News and search on "Chris Meadows," you'll find what I wrote. I'd link them here, but I'm too lazy—and far be it from me to deprive you of the thrill of seeing my name in Google News.
A week ago today, I journeyed up to Columbia with the parents to have the thingie taken off my leg. So there you have it: I am now de-thingied. I still can't bend or straighten my leg all the way, but at least I don't have those metal bits poking into me and getting in my way. It's a bit annoying that the skin on the back of my leg seems to be sensitive now, I guess from not being in contact with stuff for the last 8 months, but that should fade.
Saturday, I'm going up to spend the weekend in St. Charles with my parents and my brother's family. We'll be having Thanksgiving dinner there, and far be it from me to miss out on the turkey feast. My parents seem to feel that one of the benefits of having grown-up and married kids is that they don't have to make Thanksgiving dinner themselves anymore but can just coast by on the labor of the younger relations.
( Frustration of joblessness )
Maybe I'll feel better after having turkey this weekend.
So how does life stand with me? Well, I turned in my fifth paid article for the Springfield Business Journal last week. Four of them have been published; indeed, if you go to Google News and search on "Chris Meadows," you'll find what I wrote. I'd link them here, but I'm too lazy—and far be it from me to deprive you of the thrill of seeing my name in Google News.
A week ago today, I journeyed up to Columbia with the parents to have the thingie taken off my leg. So there you have it: I am now de-thingied. I still can't bend or straighten my leg all the way, but at least I don't have those metal bits poking into me and getting in my way. It's a bit annoying that the skin on the back of my leg seems to be sensitive now, I guess from not being in contact with stuff for the last 8 months, but that should fade.
Saturday, I'm going up to spend the weekend in St. Charles with my parents and my brother's family. We'll be having Thanksgiving dinner there, and far be it from me to miss out on the turkey feast. My parents seem to feel that one of the benefits of having grown-up and married kids is that they don't have to make Thanksgiving dinner themselves anymore but can just coast by on the labor of the younger relations.
( Frustration of joblessness )
Maybe I'll feel better after having turkey this weekend.
How my life is going lately
Nov. 18th, 2009 10:37 pmI was corresponding with someone, the other week, who said he preferred it when I used to update my LiveJournal every day. (So what did I do? I wanted several weeks before this update. Yeah, I know, I'm bad.)
So how does life stand with me? Well, I turned in my fifth paid article for the Springfield Business Journal last week. Four of them have been published; indeed, if you go to Google News and search on "Chris Meadows," you'll find what I wrote. I'd link them here, but I'm too lazy—and far be it from me to deprive you of the thrill of seeing my name in Google News.
A week ago today, I journeyed up to Columbia with the parents to have the thingie taken off my leg. So there you have it: I am now de-thingied. I still can't bend or straighten my leg all the way, but at least I don't have those metal bits poking into me and getting in my way. It's a bit annoying that the skin on the back of my leg seems to be sensitive now, I guess from not being in contact with stuff for the last 8 months, but that should fade.
Saturday, I'm going up to spend the weekend in St. Charles with my parents and my brother's family. We'll be having Thanksgiving dinner there, and far be it from me to miss out on the turkey feast. My parents seem to feel that one of the benefits of having grown-up and married kids is that they don't have to make Thanksgiving dinner themselves anymore but can just coast by on the labor of the younger relations.
( Frustration of joblessness )
Maybe I'll feel better after having turkey this weekend.
So how does life stand with me? Well, I turned in my fifth paid article for the Springfield Business Journal last week. Four of them have been published; indeed, if you go to Google News and search on "Chris Meadows," you'll find what I wrote. I'd link them here, but I'm too lazy—and far be it from me to deprive you of the thrill of seeing my name in Google News.
A week ago today, I journeyed up to Columbia with the parents to have the thingie taken off my leg. So there you have it: I am now de-thingied. I still can't bend or straighten my leg all the way, but at least I don't have those metal bits poking into me and getting in my way. It's a bit annoying that the skin on the back of my leg seems to be sensitive now, I guess from not being in contact with stuff for the last 8 months, but that should fade.
Saturday, I'm going up to spend the weekend in St. Charles with my parents and my brother's family. We'll be having Thanksgiving dinner there, and far be it from me to miss out on the turkey feast. My parents seem to feel that one of the benefits of having grown-up and married kids is that they don't have to make Thanksgiving dinner themselves anymore but can just coast by on the labor of the younger relations.
( Frustration of joblessness )
Maybe I'll feel better after having turkey this weekend.
When you wish upon a list…
Nov. 18th, 2009 11:04 pmOh, by the way, I've updated my Amazon Wish List for the holiday season. Discovered a neat thing this year: sometime between now and whenever I last used it, Amazon has added the ability to add items from other sites to its wish list. So I can price-match DVDs between Amazon and DeepDiscount and add the cheaper version, for example, or add Baen Webscription months, or even a DVD-ROM drive from NewEgg or Geeks.com.
Given that the Amazon Wish List has become a great source of holiday succor for my parents, who are thrilled and delighted about no longer having to brave the madding crowds of the shopping season, this means I've got a lot better chance of getting exactly what I want, rather than just that subset of it that can be found on Amazon.
Given that the Amazon Wish List has become a great source of holiday succor for my parents, who are thrilled and delighted about no longer having to brave the madding crowds of the shopping season, this means I've got a lot better chance of getting exactly what I want, rather than just that subset of it that can be found on Amazon.
When you wish upon a list…
Nov. 18th, 2009 11:04 pmOh, by the way, I've updated my Amazon Wish List for the holiday season. Discovered a neat thing this year: sometime between now and whenever I last used it, Amazon has added the ability to add items from other sites to its wish list. So I can price-match DVDs between Amazon and DeepDiscount and add the cheaper version, for example, or add Baen Webscription months, or even a DVD-ROM drive from NewEgg or Geeks.com.
Given that the Amazon Wish List has become a great source of holiday succor for my parents, who are thrilled and delighted about no longer having to brave the madding crowds of the shopping season, this means I've got a lot better chance of getting exactly what I want, rather than just that subset of it that can be found on Amazon.
Given that the Amazon Wish List has become a great source of holiday succor for my parents, who are thrilled and delighted about no longer having to brave the madding crowds of the shopping season, this means I've got a lot better chance of getting exactly what I want, rather than just that subset of it that can be found on Amazon.