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Because my sinus and my uterus have joined forces to swell to three times their size and gang up on...
27 DEC
2006
A little better than last year's list, inspired by Kottke: Fairbanks, AK Anchor Point, AK Homer, AK Caribou Lake, AK...
25 DEC
2006
The drive to Homer was mostly uneventful, and by that I mean "The Longest Drive To Homer In The History...
23 DEC
2006
From my home to yours....
22 DEC
2006
The plan is to drive to Homer tomorrow morning. The plan, though noble and true, may be completely thrown out...
22 DEC
2006
The bank that holds the lien on my wonderful car? Not so much with the holiday spirit. So much so...
20 DEC
2006
I found some holiday cheer this weekend. Has anybody misplaced some of theirs? It's soft and bubbly and makes me...
18 DEC
2006
It was Steveo's birthday this past weekend, and he who invited me to the poker game so I could completely...
12 DEC
2006
I can't rightly talk about my dog's bingo gambling habits without also mentioning that I walked away from a poker...
11 DEC
2006
My niece turned nine yesterday and I went over to John and Heidi's after work for the birthday party. Only...
09 DEC
2006
Beth and Becca, two very dear friends of mine in Fairbanks, are sooper talented in more ways than can be...
04 DEC
2006
The ocean is right. There. I can't smell it because of all of the exhaust and gross city smells, but...
03 DEC
2006
You know what I like? Double whammy: going to bed on freshly laundered sheets AFTER a nighttime shower WITH freshly...
01 DEC
2006
My office just moved this week into a larger facility on the other side of town, and that coupled with...
29 NOV
2006
I am thankful that the chocolate pie froze well enough to eat since it didn't really set as it ought...
24 NOV
2006
The internet might be tired of staring at my dog, but I am tired of staring at boxes. So I...
20 NOV
2006
Possibly one of the stupidest things one can do during an Alaskan winter is take a road trip at night....
11 NOV
2006
Right. So. Work. Going good and everything. Really like the people I am working with. I'm not sure how... challenged...
09 NOV
2006
Two Most Awesome Things About My First Day At Work:Standard Operating Procedure Policy A7: Format and Development of Standard Operating...
06 NOV
2006
In about 20 minutes I leave for this new job. I have this knot in my stomach and I couldn't...
06 NOV
2006
If you find yourself in the little exam room at the eye doctor's office, the small and dark room with...
02 NOV
2006
I got the job. I start Monday. Holy crap....
01 NOV
2006
I was all prepared yesterday to write about how overwhelmed and a little depressed I'm feeling, what with Major Life...
01 NOV
2006
I walked out the door of my job for the very last time at the end of September. At the...
26 OCT
2006
Killer peed on my bedspread not a half hour ago. I had just pulled it out of the dryer and...
23 OCT
2006
My parents have internet tubes! Large ones! Of the high-speed DSL variety! This is the way the internet is supposed...
18 OCT
2006
This last weekend in Homer was much nicer than the previous. Yes, the previous weekend had four-wheelers and mud and...
16 OCT
2006
I spent the weekend with my brother, Rodney, out at his cabin on Caribou Lake. Which, if one considers the...
09 OCT
2006
Having braved snow flurries, icy roads, gale-force winds, and buckets of rain, I am safely in Homer. Didn't mean to...
04 OCT
2006
On my last day at work, the database crashed ("Hmm, never seen anything like that before," said our database support...
30 SEP
2006
The first day and a half of my visit was wasted in the awful town of Tracy. We did manage...
28 SEP
2006
(or: Catching A Horrendous Head Cold) Jeff: If ten precent of America is gay, shouldn't ten percent of Great America...
23 SEP
2006
It surely mustn't be the case that September is the worst month for heartache, but this September is another data...
22 SEP
2006
My first day in California was pretty uneventful: I slept most of the day, talked loudly about inappropriate things with...
20 SEP
2006
Okay, NOW I am in California. The flight was terribly cramped, so full of people. But the lights of San...
19 SEP
2006
There was a little... miscommunication, shall we say? regarding the dates of my upcoming travel. Thankfully it was resolved before...
18 SEP
2006
I don't know much Linux command line stuff. I rather suck at it, actually, and I'll be the first to...
15 SEP
2006
Hey, um, I know this is kinda weird, right? But does anyone (meaning anyone in the Fairbanks area) (and I...
14 SEP
2006
Friendly Neighborhood Gynecologist (whom everyone should hug because of the wonderfulness she embodies): How's the blog?* Valette: Haha, I can't...
12 SEP
2006
It is extremely sad to know that you look damn fine, and the only person in the office you can...
07 SEP
2006
For some reason or another, I often find myself wanting a list of songs with days of the week in...
06 SEP
2006
When I was in Homer two weeks ago for my father's 60th birthday, plans were made for a trip to...
05 SEP
2006
Valette: note to self: before participating in a blindfolded sex thing, make sure none of the other participants are related...
29 AUG
2006
or Overwhelming Evidence Valette Was Cute And Innocent Once, If Only For The Briefest Of Seconds, And Don't You Want...
29 AUG
2006
Fairbanks is sorely lacking for entertainment. Which is evident by the number of people crammed into the high school auditorium...
25 AUG
2006
My trip to Homer last weekend went quite well, even considering the Parks Highway was closed from all of the...
24 AUG
2006
I know I've said this before, but if you wear a bra, get thee to a bra fitting specialist right...
18 AUG
2006
Looks yummy, doesn't it? And oh, it was. I am headed to Homer to celebrate my father's 60th birthday....
16 AUG
2006
My weekend was rainy and lazy and grumpy. I didn't make it to the fair, didn't do any of the...
14 AUG
2006
It is a very lazy afternoon. But it is also the last day of the Tanana Valley State Fair, and...
12 AUG
2006
biscateddj: Hello dear, Friendship is magical,simply the fact that i have a chance to meet/see or find someone precious like...
11 AUG
2006
Ranch dressing on battered, deep-fried foodstuffs (onion rings, halibut, neighbors' fingers): Normal and even maybe good? Or proof the terrorists...
11 AUG
2006
I took the dog out late the other night, her last call for potty break before morning (is it really...
10 AUG
2006
Hey! I wanted to apologize for not grabbing your ass this weekend. Now, see, I was going to ask if...
08 AUG
2006
I got my car back from the shop this weekend with a shiny new transmission that actually shifts into all...
07 AUG
2006
Oh my God I just realized that my father turns 60 in, like, under two weeks and I'm supposed to...
02 AUG
2006
The date is September... 18. He finally proposed, did he? Not yet. Um, did he pick out the date by...
02 AUG
2006
Just as I promised, and only two weeks late! While it really, really is great that I am not opposed...
31 JUL
2006
Every time, every single time I build up enough savings that makes me think, "Yes, I am comfortable with this....
26 JUL
2006
Rachael and I packed up sunscreen, books, and the dog and headed to Chena Lake where nothing would stop us...
24 JUL
2006
So, uh, anyone want a Vox invitation?...
23 JUL
2006
Now I'm rethinking my pulling extended family into the blogosphere. I want to go onto the record as stating that...
23 JUL
2006
While I was in Homer, my mother (once again) pointed out that I still had boxes of crap down in...
21 JUL
2006
So, yeah. Just because I left the internet on vacation didn't mean that everyone had to leave. Only one comment...
18 JUL
2006
There's been a bunch of hullabaloo the past week or so about Extreme Makeover: Home Edition building a house here...
11 JUL
2006
That is what I get for kicking puppies. But at least my pedicure is color coordinated with all of the...
10 JUL
2006
Those the jeans you bought while we were out last weekend? Yes. They look great on you. Thanks! I love...
08 JUL
2006
The sun has been hot and bright and summery in between our daily does of thunderstorms, thunderstorms with all of...
07 JUL
2006
So! Yes! This internet thing! It's not just trucks for you to dump on! (Really, I'm very late with this,...
06 JUL
2006
Is there ever a polite way to say, "No, I do not want to look at photos of your children/family/vacation...
06 JUL
2006
Okay, seriously. Gay Square Dancing Convention are the funniest four words in the entire English language. And yet I have...
04 JUL
2006
"See, sometimes you're not really lying. You're just being prophetic."...
30 JUN
2006
B's youngest sister is getting married in two weeks down in Anchor Point. If you think that Homer is too...
29 JUN
2006
I... What? No. I'm not going to complain any more. Not today. How can this be? You can't break the...
26 JUN
2006
I just this afternoon sunburnt my forehead because of all the driving I did today with my sunroof open. Our...
23 JUN
2006
The Midnight Sun Run took place on Saturday night and I had a blast watching from the blanket on my...
19 JUN
2006
Bloglines was down all day and it drove me to irrational fears such as, "What if they never come back...
16 JUN
2006
So, yes, titles. I've been using titles here for some time, since I started using them in the entry permalinks...
16 JUN
2006
There is a well-established routine that our small household goes through every morning:B is up at the ungodly 4:30a, putters...
15 JUN
2006
10c rolled oats 1c wheat germ ½lb shredded unsweetened coconut 2c shelled sunflower seeds 1c sesame seeds 3c chopped assorted...
13 JUN
2006
I am in a purging mood tonight. I got rid of shoes that I know I will never ever wear...
09 JUN
2006
I've never been to a folk festival. I had plenty of opportunity in Homer with the KBBI Concert on the...
08 JUN
2006
Someone needs to make a sex position flip calendar and I would so put one on my desk at work...
06 JUN
2006
I seem to have lost my voice this morning. Have you seen it? Until it is returned to me, I...
06 JUN
2006
Dear Mother Nature, I know it was pretty sad with me sickly and stuck inside on the couch and all....
05 JUN
2006
This scratchy illness thing has decided to camp out in my sinuses, complete wtih pressure, sneezing, and loud bumping bass...
02 JUN
2006
Someone has taken 60-grit sandpaper to my esophagus. Then they injected into my skull, through my right ear, a leprechaun...
31 MAY
2006
It would seem that all of my storytelling has been used up on real and actual humans lately, humans who...
30 MAY
2006
One of the requirements of a grant for which we are applying is proof that I know what I am...
24 MAY
2006
This is a picture I did not take of a man sitting at a stop sign in a rusty moss...
20 MAY
2006
"She's not going to try and pass off another meme as actual content again, is she?" Oh you bet she...
19 MAY
2006
Hon, did you place those toys in a compromising position on purpose? What toys? ... Oh. Oh my God. No....
18 MAY
2006
Nothing like a meme to help (hopefully) jump start some actual content! I SAID: too much. As usual. I WANT:...
16 MAY
2006
Dear Office Mates, The creamy triple chocolate bunt cake with the chocolate frosting and curly chocolate shavings that, ah, "mysteriously"...
15 MAY
2006
The dog. Just. Peed. On me. Seriously? Oh yes. I wouldn't joke about something like this. She is all doped...
13 MAY
2006
I could blame it on a lot of things. Things like my iPod armband breaking. Or the sky deciding to...
11 MAY
2006
As the list of Irrefutable Evidence That Valette is Officially Losing It got to be pretty long these past few...
10 MAY
2006
A tally of last night:Just-too-formal dress from thrift store which garnered more compliments than expected: $14.99Underpinnings (low-backed with removable straps...
09 MAY
2006
After working a 50 hour week of non-stop emergencies survived only by the grace of almond rocca mochas (don't dare...
06 MAY
2006
What's in your makeup bag? April? Lynne? Kiana? Kate? Heidi? And boys: I don't want you feeling left out....
04 MAY
2006
Dear Innernet, Do you want to come over for a sleepover this weekend? We could braid each other's hair and...
03 MAY
2006
I had this very long post composed in my head about feeling like an impostor as of late, about people's...
02 MAY
2006
Things I Found Myself Yelling Across A Large Group of Adults and Children Tonight:You boys need to hang on to...
30 APR
2006
When will I ever learn to leave well enough alone and stop messing with the computer already? Apparently the mere...
29 APR
2006
I have a video to share. And, uh, it's on Myspace. I know, I know, Myspace is teh Evil and...
28 APR
2006
Phrases Uttered By Coworkers, Friends, And Family Members That Are Likely To Cause The Clenching Of Valette's Jaw And Glaring...
27 APR
2006
Last night I caved in to the BIOS gods and excommunicated our new shiny SATA hard drive into Expensive Paperweight...
26 APR
2006
Were anyone interested in having a wall of computer monitors fall on top of them -- a wall of ancient...
25 APR
2006
I had the opportunity to be up close and disturbingly intimate with a plastic vagina-slash-pelvis today, and the only thing...
21 APR
2006
Operation Upgrade Home Computer is not going well. Not going well at all. I'm at the point where I want...
20 APR
2006
I missed seeing my father on The Daily Show last night, but the internet never lets me down. You can...
18 APR
2006
Whoever thought it would be a great idea to plan four huge events within two weeks of each other should...
18 APR
2006
1986. Happy Easter....
14 APR
2006
Note to self: Though it may be sunny outside and comparatively 'warm,' and though you may have thick Alaskan blood...
13 APR
2006
I would have expected an insurance claims adjuster whathaveyou person to know common road terms. You hit some, ah... what?...
11 APR
2006
The first question out of my gynecologist's mouth this morning, not the how-are-you-doing question because everyone knows that's not a...
10 APR
2006
It will always be humbling to have to ask the three cars you just passed at lightening speeds to pull...
09 APR
2006
When I saw that the roads in Cantwell, aka The Bermuda Triangle, were bone dry, it should have been a...
05 APR
2006
All of the dishes are finally washed. The trash is taken out.1 The fish are in no danger of starving....
05 APR
2006
I suppose that's what I get for asking the Internet, uh, anything. My parents have a record player, 8-track player...
04 APR
2006
I and the dog will be driving to Homer on Wednesday to attend my uncle's memorial service. B will not...
03 APR
2006
Everyone go say happy birthday to my brother and oft-instigated partner in crime, Damon....
01 APR
2006
Last night I signed away my entire savings account, first born child, and left knee cap to a guy named...
31 MAR
2006
Newsflash!! My father, Homer City Councilman, is going to be on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart on Monday night...
30 MAR
2006
I hear that sometimes the best way to get out of a writing slump (I dare not call it writer's...
29 MAR
2006
One of the problems with relying on electronic communication to pass on vital family information is that not everyone gets...
23 MAR
2006
A stapler kicked my butt at the office today. It would staple the air just fine, spreading a fan of...
21 MAR
2006
Note to Self: Before walking the 12 blocks from the office to the river for the Open North American Championship,...
18 MAR
2006
Now I'm faced with a possible trip to Homer for an imminent funeral. Everyone say a prayer for Aunt Judy,...
17 MAR
2006
It would seem that I have been promoted at work. It was slipped into yesterday afternoon's meeting and couched between...
16 MAR
2006
Sine! Sine! Cosine! Sine! Three point one four one five nine!...
14 MAR
2006
I nearly froze my butt off at Ice Alaska on Saturday. The temperature hovered around -15°F all day long; B...
13 MAR
2006
This kind of injustice cannot stand. We must band together to not let the Establishment win. Stand up for what...
12 MAR
2006
Three offers for scarves, and only one from my mother! Internet! I kiss you! Are you doing anything later? Want...
10 MAR
2006
I live in the tundra. I mean, technically, Fairbanks isn't located on tundra. But I don't have to go far...
09 MAR
2006
When Steve told me he was planning a trip to the wonderful winterland that is the Alaskan Interior and asked...
07 MAR
2006
I dreamt about having sex with a zombie last night. Hm. Hm? That's all the reaction I get to sleeping...
27 FEB
2006
#1: ...and my friend from Arizona was all, 'I was in Alaska and didn't see any penguins! It was lame!'...
23 FEB
2006
So, yeah. This is the Why-I'm-Not-Blogging-Much post wherein I explain that my supervisor is in Jamaica (I know!) and just...
22 FEB
2006
Vagina Earrings. I am tempted to buy them for myself so I can wear them everywhere. I would love to...
20 FEB
2006
I would highly recommend bringing a lead pipe when making a trip to the hardware store. Not only do none...
20 FEB
2006
My spiffy silver car has to have a giant KICK ME sign taped to it's back. Someone hit it last...
14 FEB
2006
I dreamt about her last night. When I woke to my alarm I couldn't remember the scene, the plot, the...
14 FEB
2006
Coworker 1: Your husband brought you red roses? How sweeeeet! And gross. Coworker 1: I'm just jealous; I want someone...
13 FEB
2006
It's above freezing again and the sun is reflecting off of the building next door and into my office. This...
10 FEB
2006
So JIM wants me to do this fours meme now that he is ex-Canadian. I don't know what kind of...
09 FEB
2006
Ah, 1974. Shortly after this photo was taken, John learned that there are better, more lucrative things to do...
07 FEB
2006
How 'bout them Steelers, eh? Heck of a... Oh wait, I don't watch football. Only time I can be convinced...
06 FEB
2006
Note to self: In the very middle of a Sunday morning sermon is perhaps the worst time to get a...
05 FEB
2006
Dear Kelli and Rachael, I am a bad friend. This is true, but you would already know this because I...
03 FEB
2006
The camera will turn on properly and work just fine in my office. Will work just fine in the car....
02 FEB
2006
The staff took me to lunch today for my birthday and promptly remembered why it is they do not...
01 FEB
2006
Oh, the SADness is unbearable....
30 JAN
2006
Post Birthday Wrap-UpWell-wishing family members who called via cell phone while travelling: 5Accidents caused by said conversations: 0Birthday spankings received:...
29 JAN
2006
I am fifth result in a Google search for wank fest. I should not be as proud of this as...
27 JAN
2006
I get to play hooky again today, bringing the total to a four-day weekend. It's not like your usual four-day...
27 JAN
2006
Since I can't convince the dog she doesn't want to go outside right now and really wants to just hold...
26 JAN
2006
It is officially Too Cold For Non-Profits* and I have the day off from work. Which is a great thing...
26 JAN
2006
What does it say about me that I will try to append /blog/ to the end of any URL just...
24 JAN
2006
Yesterday morning my car almost didn't want to start. It did that chug-ughing and then belt-whining thing that cars do...
24 JAN
2006
When it's late and I'm tired, I drive very, very slowly. Like, old lady slow. I can be doing 30mph...
22 JAN
2006
I repeatedly hit redial, praying that my call would get through. Busy signal after busy signal, I wondered what I...
20 JAN
2006
I was finally able to explain this Bat Girl obsession (mine, in any case) in a manner that did not...
19 JAN
2006
There's something about a night's snowfall that I just love. I know it sounds weird, but I can hear the...
19 JAN
2006
Once upon a time a man drew Bat Girl. He forgot about Bat Girl for nine years, and then he...
15 JAN
2006
There has been this huge scandal, if you would, in the non-profit circles here in Fairbanks today. An organization was...
13 JAN
2006
I was wanting to do this Year In Cities meme, but then I remembered how dull my life is and...
11 JAN
2006
I've replaced the router at work, and now everyone is happy with the state of the internet (which hints at...
11 JAN
2006
Looking at all that white space on my front page is making me 1. Nervous, and 2. Slackerish. I can...
10 JAN
2006
Dear Fairbanks Coffee Shops And Stands: Quit watering down your Jet Tea mix. It is totally bringing my mojo down....
10 JAN
2006
Happy happy birthday to April!...
09 JAN
2006
Yes, it is that difficult to find a mall in Alaska....
07 JAN
2006
I'm still not 100% used to being without glasses, but I am getting there. The contacts only feel like bugs...
05 JAN
2006
This new Windows metafile vulnerability is a pretty nasty one. And while Microsoft has at least acknowledged the problem, they...
03 JAN
2006