2008

Also the Twins scoring so darn many runs might’ve been due to the power of prayer. (Or...

We had fun joking around about Lutheran Night at the Dome last night. Those crazy folks with their...

Going to Dome tonight w/ Kevin for Twins/A’s game. Upper deck this time, I’m spoiled by...

It’s Lutheran night at the Metrodome— things are gonna get crazy!

I think it would be fun to go into any random @wholefoods and whisper “pluot” to the...

Just a reminder for local folks that Lojo Russo plays the Lake Harriet bandshell tomorrow night...

Is there a social networking site called “DripDrip” yet? Or maybe...

Am on Rejaw and Identi.ca as “laurel” though I have no clue if I’ll be bothering...

Best way to archive a Wordpress site as static pages? There’s gotta be a tool for this,...

I guess the cancellation of the Cavemen TV show did not also mean the end of the Cavemen TV spots...

NBC is under the impression Courtney Vance and Angela Bassett have never acted together before; I...

This TV critic will now borrow Ebert’s “wagging finger of shame” and aim it at the...

(Not sure I’ve ever blown kisses to anyone, anywhere, ever. What’s come over me? Giddy...

And now, I’ve made my obligatory old skool grumpy old blogger posts for the day. (blows kisses...

Why, in my day, we didn’t need comments on blogs because we read all of them and to comment...

Dear Nintendo: suggested additional answer for the “why do you think you gained weight?”...

We’ll be in Las Vegas for a weekend in late December (before Xmas tho). Will be early Xmas w/...

Were listening to the BNL song “Vegetable Town” when we arrived at Whole Foods....

Pondering breakfast/brunch options. Then heading out to Lake Minnetonka again to visit my...

I’ve gone to plenty of open houses to just look, it just seemed weird when right next...

Wondering what the etiquette is on going to Open House next door (when not in market, home is bank...

Going to Twins-Mariners game at the Metrodome in a little bit (gametime is 3pm ‘cause game is...

Really shouldn’t buy any more BPAL, but the Halloween update is live; Halloween and Christmas...

So far fewer entrants than prizes for the current contest at http://www.tvpicks.net/ (@tvpicks)....

It’s kinda impressive (and weird) that the grocery delivery occurred during the very last...

The milkman (found via milkmandelivers.com) rocks for dairy products, but doesn’t carry much...

Wondering if I should be concerned that Lunds/Byerlys website says our groceries have been delivered...

While in van in driveway waiting to turn onto Bryant Ave, FedEx arrived with package 4 me. Then UPS....

For those days when I’m soooo sleepy and too tired to call to say “belay that...

Need a bot for chat that would respond 2 Kevin on mornings where I tell him 2 call and wake me if...

TiVo remote found, but otherwise really lousy day. And the “Oreos as novel treat from...

The Double Stuf Oreos K brought home from the store appear to be as stuffed as regular Oreos. WTF?...

Friday, August 15, 2008

Can’t find TiVo remote. Used it earlier today. Is a mystery that is MAKING ME INSANE. Backup...

My cats are also driving me insane. Normally the most awesome cats evar (who act like dogs in the...

Thursday, August 14, 2008

Was sent a review copy of a DVD set on Blu-Ray. Hrm. I suppose perhaps I should get a Blu-Ray player...

Was completely offline for 24 hours+. Wild! Trip to Hinckley, MN to meet up with Kevin’s...

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Somehow I didn’t notice ‘til now how freakishly tall Richie Sexson is.

Had psychiatry appointment at 11am, then met @kalikanzara for lunch, which was great fun. Even put...

Phew, it’s working now. Had a moment of panic there.

Getting “Service unavailable” when I try to access feedburner.com. Um. What?

I use a Twins seat cushion at games, am wearing ‘lucky’ jersey + cap; I am bball dork.

Am outside Metrodome, heading inside soon for Twins-Yankees game. Kevin should be here soon.

Monday, August 11, 2008

Heading out to Lake Minnetonka to visit ‘rents, watch Twins game, etc.

Whenever I bust out a Gabby Hayes reference, @KevinGAustin accuses me of being an old lady....

Hard to describe to non-Twin Citians how well-known the Bachman name is here; to give some idea:...

Low on energy & cope this weekend; watching Twins game, @KevinGAustin is grilling dinner. K is...

Olympics are getting rid of baseball and softball, but are keeping beach volleyball? I just...

Headline in latest news on cnn.com: “Hooters serves up neutering message” Um. Well. You...

The Puppy Games have started on Animal Planet; soccer is the game right now. (The three hour show...

And now I find out someone told me bad info and that all coulda been avoided. Grrrrrrrrrr. I thought...

Haven’t been well enough to find new psychiatrist, had been pissed at K’s company for...

Haven’t seen shrink in over a year because was told she didn’t take my new insurance;...

Tempted to take my MBP to the Apple Store just to have them clean it. Would they do that? It’d...

What a crappy news day so far: Bachman’s CEO (father of a former Olympian) stabbed to death in...

As a Twins fan I was loving Denard Span and not really missing Cuddyer much, but still is a bummer...

Michael Cuddyer was hit in foot by a line drive in game in Rochester; broke his 2nd metatarsal bone....

It’s always funny when my elderly 8 lb cat throws the younger 18 lb cat off the...

When watching cute puppies on Animal Planet, I DO NOT WANT the commercials for Untamed & Uncut...

Friday, August 8, 2008

Given my severe depression & anxiety etc, it’s possible we won’t make it to any...

Might see some shows this weekend: Auto Body Experience tonight; Brother Seamus on Sat; Tannahill...

If you enjoy the Puppy Bowl, you won’t want to miss Puppy Games 2008 tonight on Animal Planet....

Tonight’s new episode of Psych is titled “The Greatest Adventure in the History of Basic...

Ikea 2009 catalog arrived in today’s mail! … I’ll be in my bunk.

Those magnetic power cords on MacBooks are great for cats who like to unplug your laptop. Inky grabs...

Thursday, August 7, 2008

Real reason Baker didn’t pitch a perfect game for Twins last year: Dick Bremer kept saying...

Up early (4 me) to meet the milkman. Which kinda sounds dirty, doesn’t it? Still miss...

Best apps for Palm TX? Best sites for recs? I really need to put stuff on there other than games....

I treat twitter as in the moment stuff, will read anything twitterrific grabs while I’m AFK,...

Filling in for my Dad doing work for his company again today, which means being away from twitter....

We both liked the X-Files movie, but I was still somewhat disappointed in it. Hoped for better. Hope...

The Twins should seriously fly me and my lucky jersey out to Seattle. And take me on their road trip...

I IM’ed @KevinGAustin to tell him I was leaving to pick him up. I said: “clothes on,...

Once people get used to the fact that I didn’t change my last name when I got married, I think...

Also stupid: Dairy Queen’s “Blizzard of the Month” for August is...

Eden Prairie Center: Where Mallrats was filmed; also where @windowseat met Grover and saw movies as...

Planning to go to see the X-Files movie at Eden Prairie Center w/ @KevinGAustin tonight despite the...

Is “Welcome to the mall, Mom” the Eden Prairie Center slogan or something? See...

Tuesday, August 5, 2008

I’m back to work on @tvpicks after a break forced by my own health woes and those of my...

I have the replay of the Twins game from last night on. Was feeling good about our six run lead,...

(Go me!)

I was exhausted so crashed before the Twins game was over, crappy to wake and find that they...

Pet peeve du jour: when people say “backslash” when they should say “slash”....

I used 2 excel at staying up all night. Now? Not so much. (What was I thinking? The internet was...

Was just startled by a big ant running around the frame of my MacBookPro’s screen. WTF?...

NBP

Heading out to the Metrodome for Twins-Cleveland game. Francisco Liriano is pitching—...

Me: “I’ve got my keys, the tickets, my spine—” Kevin: “But do you have...

Readying one of our indigo clamshell iBooks to loan to my Dad to use while laid up since he...

Wondering how we got up so early for our wedding (which was before an 11am Twins game). Getting...

For those expecting to see us at @mnstf or the other party tonight, looks like we’re staying...

I’ve achieved perfect scores in both levels of soccer heading in Wii Fit. Go me! It’s...

Fell asleep for a few hours this a.m. without CPAP; feel horrible now. How did I live like this for...

Enjoyed the Twins-Cleveland game at the Dome last night w/ @KevinGAustin, our friend Timprov &...

Not sure I’m up to hearing any more coverage of the anniversary of 35W bridge collapse. But...

the bridge

Inexplicable guest in booth for Twins TV broadcast: Mark Spitz. Um … okay. I was away from...

Ken Griffey Jr. to the White Sox? Really? (Griffey still has to approve deal.) Huh. Guess they mean...

Kakkoicon.com | AnimeDetour.com | City Pages piece: http://tinyurl.com/65vc22

City Pages refers to Kakkoicon as the “Twin Cities’ first anime convention”. Um....

It seriously just sounded like someone drove by in a vehicle powered by squeegees on windex-covered...

No, I’m not into anime or anything, I’m just geeky. In a good way, I hope. And well...

I guess I go all Andy Rooney or something before I get caffeine in the A.M. Need chai now! Also to...

Other puzzlements: folks that say/write “kerfluffle” instead of “kerfuffle”...

What is wrong with the world? People (other than RR) actually say “delish” without...

Glad there was no one around to hear me muttering about “stupid panda heads” (It’s...

Great injustices have been perpetrated on Inky, my domestic panther (giant black housecat). Or so he...

Leaving behind piles of releases and screeners and such to sort/toss later, heading off to Metrodome...

Screener not to be given away, sold, auctioned, posted online, thrown away, or destroyed....

I need a better system for dealing with press releases (both dead tree & email), screeners,...

Will be at the Twins game @ the Dome tonight (and Wed and Fri and Sun, which is rather a lot for one...

My Dad’s doing okay, K and I are spending the day with him while my Mom goes to a...

Call from my Mom’s class in Edina that she’s not well, unable to drive, they’re...

Have retrieved Mom— think it’s just serious fatigue. She’s home; we’re...

Seriously hoping, for your sake and mine (and my family’s) that I won’t be twittering so...

Watching 1st X-Files movie on DVD w/ Dad & Kevin, Mom has been asleep since arrived home. Gonna...

Home, at last. Today ended up much longer than I originally anticipated. Oy. Rough weekend, hope...

Thanks to @drhorrible I have a song stuck in my head— slightly modified version tho: With my...

Wondering why pictures that have absolutely nothing to do with linked pages show up next to them...

I have two canned away messages that involve Twins games (watching/listening to game; at Dome for...

Saw my folks today and they’re doing well; Mom still tired, but much better (and getting more...

When my husband accidently types UNIX commands into IM session with me, I like to respond as if...

surgery went well

surgery delayed

Neighborhood wildlife still unusually quiet and/or absent; I’m guessing that means...

I posted to my LJ more re the hawk and the doves: http://laurel.livejournal.com/1015159.html

I’m gonna wait a little while and check fully enclosed dog run to see if there’s still a...

This kind of activity might make sense if I was still in rural SD or MN, but I live on a busy street...

I retreated into house ‘cause hawk looked cranky; then observed it hopping around with...

WTF? Mourning dove trapped in our dog run, I go out to open the gate to free it and find a hawk on...

Sunny and 68 in Mpls right now— yay! (I did a lot of driving yesterday in a car with broken AC...

When I was but a teen or pre-teen (or kid), my Dad owned both Apple and Commodore stock. He, um,...

Wondering where our huge final Simon Delivers order is (was to be delivered between 5 and 9pm).

So sick of hearing about Yankee Stadium, but maybe it’s mostly ‘cause Ron Coomer is...

Helping my Dad with officework made it clear just how horrible my short term memory is now (thanks...

What would be better: a trained hawk to scare off people who come to door wanting money, signatures,...

Thinking that having a hawk hang around our yard could be the solution to the “bunnies keep...

Squirrels are back to gallivanting around, goldfinches back on feeder; I’m guessing...

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

the hawk and the doves

Monday, July 21, 2008

Skipping the @mnstf picnic, heading down to the Dome soon 4 Twins-Rangers game (have extra tix)....

I wish when switching between accounts in Twitterrific (on Mac) it would remember which tweets...

Josh Hamilton & Justin Morneau should totally have an HR Derby rematch before tonight’s...

So people at ComicCon are going to get to see pilots for fall TV season before TV critics do? I...

Eek! “The server at us.imdb.com is taking too long to respond.” IMDB, come back! We need...

I think I want a device that combines the best elements of iPhone, Palm TX, Nokia 800 or 810, and...

Not sure I have “enough spoons” for all of that and sadly it’s the lunch with a...

To do today: @tvpicks, couple hours or more of work for my Dad at his office (in B Park), lunch with...

Thursday, July 17, 2008

I’m working on setting up old PDAs and laptops for my Dad to mess with while he’s laid...

Posted @tvpicks even though it was a slog. I suspect clinical depression levels in the...

I bet it’s easier to get motivated to work when one is actually paid for that work. I’m...

Wondering when Act II of @drhorrible will show up on iTunes (I purchased a season pass thingie).

I suppose people will start b*tching AGAIN about the Boston Legal noms; those people don’t...

Emmy noms are out (emmys.tv); usual mixed bag. Lotsa love for Pushing Daisies, Mad Men, Damages,...