New Stuff

I'm having to create this entry manually, as my shiny new macbook, my birthday present-- it came to me on my birthday, my preciousssssss (refurbished, bottom of the line but I like it-- Thanks, President Bush) still isn't completely configured the way I want. I'll have to re-download xjournal and get my account information set up correctly in it-- it's crashing everytime I try to log in.

But just a quick note that ILP-07 is posted for anyone following it-- here's the link: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4035989/7/

And the good news of the week is, I didn't get laid off. The bad news is-- the same thing. I didn't get laid off. No, I get to wait and watch the implosion from my ringside seat. I'll have to expound on the situation more when I'm not recovering from the late night consoling some of my fellows who did get laid off, a gathering at which I have dim memories of singing Michelle Branch's "Goodbye to You" and not so dim memories afterward of being sicker than I have been in my entire life. I am getting too old for this stuff. But somebody kept refilling my beer glass from the pitcher, and then there was the raspberry margarita the bar gave me for my birthday. Um, yeah. Least I had a designated driver. And I did not yak in their car.

But I have a macbook, it has my writing software and iTunes library on it and will get the rest of my files migrated over tonight. So I won't lose anything when they want my macbook pro back when they cut us loose.

Thanks for all the Mother's Day and Birthday wishes on the f-list. I'm really touched, you guys. I'l catch up more later-- I'm off now to pick up Wee Hob and see what he bought me with the $20 I lent him for the purpose.

And Happy Mother's Day to all the moms on my f-list!

I can has new Xjournal

Apparently, the version of Xjournal I had been using on my old mac needed to be updated to work with OS X Leopard, the latest Mac Operating system release even its refurbished machines ship with. I like the small improvements I see in the interface, and of course, the fact that it no longer crashes when I try to log in.

Thanks again to everyone for Mother's Day and Birthday greetings. No, unless you're just reading this after midnight Eastern Standard time, you didn't miss my birthday, which was Sunday the 11th. A number of people wished me belated happiness, having been led astray by my garbled gollum quote. My precioussss came to me a little ahead of my actual natal day, but it was definitely meant as a present to me, and the coolest I've received in a while. Except for the roses Wee Hob got me today, in lieu of his other outstanding idea, which was a cane. He dropped that idea after I threatened to pound him into the ground with one if he dared. Cheeky little thing. Don't know where he gets it.

I'm too tired to go into all the work drama just now, though, and it sounds like Wee Hob's wash is done. Once I put it in the dryer, I can go to sleep. I'll post more later.