Last Day In The House

Please excuse any typos. It's a little chilly in the house this morning so I have two cats on my lap which makes typing on a netbook awk...

Occupy Caravan

Fuckin'-A! I was wondering when someone would get this going! There is now a formed caravan leaving the west coast heading toward me. I&...

Homeowners Insurance Canceled

Just talked to the insurance company to pay my van insurance and to find out if I pay a month in advance or for the month I'm in with my...

ShamrockFest 2012

Guess who has two thumbs and will be there? THIS GUY! Ok, I'm a girl but whatever. I'm stoked. ShamrockFest is Washington DC's ...

More Shelves!

Yesterday G and I went to a local RV place. It wasn't much use since I didn't find the thermostat I need and we didn't figure on...

Lunch - Chili Con Carne

I know, I know - there's lots of debate as to whether chili is still chili if it has beans in it. Here are my thoughts on the subject. I...

More on The Weather

I woke up very early today to the sound of thunder. Rain was just pouring down in loud, fat drops. The last time it rained like this I disco...

Mobile Template

I enabled a mobile template to make reading on mobile devices easier. Unfortunately my current template doesn't translate well to mobile...

Shower -Tub Turned Closet

G cut a piece of plywood to sit over my tub so I can use it as a closet when I'm not bathing. Bathing is a little way off since it seems...

RIP Etta James

The world lost a great voice today. <p><br><br&...

The Fuzz - Part 3 - The Immortal

This is my nearly 6 year old Deer Mouse - the oddity in my Fur Squad. She was originally named Jaws due to the fact that she bit me when I...

Taxes

Done! Received both my W2 and my 1099-G last week so today I filed my taxes so that it's all out of the way. I'm getting more of a r...

Van Surgery

Did surgery on the van last night. Removed the microwave so The Immortal (my 6 year old deer mouse) would have some living space. I'm no...

The Fuzz- Part 2- Dandy

In part 1 of The Fuzz I showed you guys three of the Fuzz Squad (Gobie, Anchovy & Barracuda). This post is just about Dandy. Dandy is...

Happy Birthday, Mom

Today is my mom's birthday. She and I aren't on speaking terms so this is about as close as she'll get to well-wishes from me. S...

Packing, Packing, Packing

A few months ago I downsized all of my belongings. I cut out everything I absolutely didn't want or wouldn't need. I didn't do...

My Sweet Babu

I've been in a panic for two days. I started packing the van but couldn't find one particular item I knew I tucked away. I hid it so...

Kitty Shitter

A cat in a van presents some issues regarding a litter pan and where to put it. Six cats in a van presents an even larger issue. My origin...

Fuel Sending Units

Cheese and rice! Who knew trying to get these would be such a nightmare? I've called no less than 12 parts places (including Ford themse...

Warrant of Restitution

So the property management is filing for the warrant of restitution tomorrow. This means I have less than a week to vacate or the sheriff wi...

Captain, We've Sprung A Leak!

Oh wait, I'm the Captain aren't I? Went out to the van this morning to undertake trying to remove the 1987 microwave of doom. As ...

Free National Park Admission

This weekend. All 397 national parks will waive admission fees Saturday through Monday in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Free admi...

POWER!

Woot woot! Paid a visit to Jim's Battery Warehouse & Auto Service today. I love those guys! They have always been fair, treat me re...

Van Pictures

It occurred to me that I haven't put pictures of the newly acquired house here (aside from outside pics when I was attempting to purchas...

Dear Mother Nature Redux

You are one crazy bitch. Why is it snowing? A better question s why, in January, are we experiencing 60 degree days followed by a day of s...

How Hot Am I?

Thanks to Nate I now know. He narrowed down my temp gauge issues and with a new part and some new anti-freeze the temp gauge is working. Yay...

Color Me Impressed

Last night in a fit of boredom I decided to go all in on getting the red out of my hair. A trip to Wallyworld and I was back home with two b...

The Devil Didn't Bother With An Ending

Went to see The Devil Inside last night. I'm a horror junkie who admittedly has issues with how movies end 99% of the time so gong in I...

My Second Life

Some folks have heard me talk about Second Life enough. The other morning, in a fit of insomnia, I decided to rebuild my parcel. This is the...

Sleeping Like A Princess

In my attempt to downsize my life I am sacrificing a lot of belongings as well as a lot of space. My three main concerns with living full-ti...

Yet Another Fun Day In The TP

TP = trailer park. I took the van out this afternoon to vacuum it out. There's a lot of broken light bulb pieces plus some spilled spi...

I Cut The Cheese

So I've already posted my love of milk. That love also extends to cheese. If I thought I could survive on cheese alone I would try. Toni...