http://www.eldugan.com I fear the suburbs. And mayonnaise. I'm a freelance writer. I have three cats. Some other stuff... Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:03:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en So we moved. To a new and spacious apartment a few blocks away from our old apartment. It is hte awesome. Three bedroom, two bath (!!!) with a deck and a Juliet balcony in the front. Hells to the yeah! But the last month has been consumed with this move ... http://www.eldugan.com/?p=686 Check out my awesome best friend on NPR. She's the shit. http://www.thetakeaway.org/2010/aug/09/tough-questions-hard-answers-when-babies-are-born-too-soon/ http://www.eldugan.com/?p=680 Dear Morton Arboretum, I attended your last summer concert last night; Bettye LaVette and Mark Cohn. I have some suggestions for you to make the experience more enjoyable for your second year of concerts. Firstly, I was impressed with the sound you created without having speakers positioned around the park but rather ... http://www.eldugan.com/?p=678 We are giving our current landlord notice today. We were supposed to sign a new lease 5/1. He has it for us today, of course. That's how he does things. So he may be surprised/upset we aren't going to sign the 3 month old lease. He is also coming to ... http://www.eldugan.com/?p=676 Hey there! No, I'm not dead or trapped under something heavy. I just haven't been feeling like posting. There has been some stuff. We can start with the fact that I have been unemployed for like seven weeks and still can't get unemployment because my former employer hasn't done their stuff ... http://www.eldugan.com/?p=672 Yesterday I did a whole bunch of stuff that needed doing. Today, I wait. My new laptop is being shipped from China and, per the Fed Ex website, it should arrive today. So I am waiting for Fed Ex. Yesterday I went to the unemployment office three times. That's right. Three. ... http://www.eldugan.com/?p=665 Watched the new season of Doctor Who, or at least the six or so episodes available. Had two interviews with recruiters. Been sick. Got my car all legal and shit to the tune of $350 (title, registration, plates, city sticker...) Got better. Sorted out all my old books. Put together a professional portfolio Watched my new obsession, ... http://www.eldugan.com/?p=658 Though I haven't been unemployed in over five years, it feels like I have. I have had employment woes. I really don't know if I am making some seriously bad choices with good intentions or if there is a deep and serious flaw in my personality that makes it hard ... http://www.eldugan.com/?p=651 SPOILER ALERT: If you haven't seen the ending of LOST , don't read this. Sometimes I feel kinda shallow. I don't need to know why we are here...I don't want to think about and puzzle the different reasons we may or may not have this or that and do this other thing. ... http://www.eldugan.com/?p=647 I have always wanted an exotic pet of some kind. I know, I know! This is not a good idea. I blame it on a book I had when I was little called, If I Had a Lion by Liesel Moak Skorpen. It is about a little girl who has ... http://www.eldugan.com/?p=642