There are a lot of more important things I could be updating about right now, but I'm not going to. Later, maybe, but not now. This is just a friendly public service announcement from The Occasional. If you live in the US, do not use Regions Bank. Ever. Why? You ask? Because in this time of . . . (More)

I just cancelled my order for the lastest Anita Blake book, Skin Trade.  I absolutely refuse to read another sentence as painful as the second one below, which appears on the novel's first page.   I refuse to read it even at Amazon's super-awesome discount price.  Hell, I jus . . . (More)

My favorite Sushi place in town finally restocked their take-out menus, so I snagged one on the way in.  Any time you hear me mention "dirty sushi" this is the place I am referring to. Feast your eyes on some of their oh-so-scandalous dishes: In other news, the house both . . . (More)

My Wrath of the Moment award for this week goes to eBay, or,  more specifically, to every single eBay seller I have dealt with this week.  I have been on eBay forever, years, and never had problems like I have had this week. So far: the doll body I bought was shipped to me in a color t . . . (More)

Thanks to my friends at the IRS, it's going to be a stress-filled day or two.  I am pissed at my bank for its stupidity, at the IRS for being the messenger (and the one I have to write the check to) and mostly at myself for inadvertently  screwing things up in the first place.  Learni . . . (More)

Things I have learned in the past 48 hours: Chamba incense smells really, *really* good and puts me in a creative mindset. Must keep constant supply on hand. It does not, however, give me willpower to do anything creative.  Must find incense that does this and has a scent that compliments cha . . . (More)

I've been woken up in some pretty weird ways in my life. Most recently, it usually involves Rabbit standing over me and patting me on the head, then murbling sweetly to prevent me from flinging him off the bed. This morning, however, was one of the freakier occurrences. Ever have one of those drea . . . (More)

Full Title: Pre-Moving Fiasco Part 2 –Getting there is Half the Fun Saturday morning marked the beginning of the at-home portion of the pre-moving madness. Gran and I got home at around 10 Friday night, and I went straight to bed in preparation for having to do my long-neglected packing over the w . . . (More)

Full Title:  Pre-Moving Fiasco Part  1 -- Murphy's Law in Action   The past week and a half has been beyond belief. Absolutely nothing has gone according to plan, which is why I've more or less dropped off the planet again. I am taking the plane to Vegas on Friday and will settle th . . . (More)

I don't care how cute your little pink snow boots are, it's still 21 degrees outside and you should not be wearing a mini-skirt.