http://www.enjanerd.net Changing the world one cookie at a time. Mon, 17 Nov 2008 11:44:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en L&S don't give Eliana much juice. And when they do, they water it down to cut down on her sugar intake. That, of course, didn't stop Ian and me from offering her a sip of non-watered-down juice. Surprisingly, she came back for more, grabbing the glass off ... http://www.enjanerd.net/2008/11/17/family-lunch-2/ I got Henry back yesterday! Seems to be no internal damage, so he's running as he had been. He has a new door and everything else that got damaged was salvageable. I had been hesitant about driving after the accident, but now that I've got Henry back, I'm ... http://www.enjanerd.net/2008/11/16/henrys-back/ Happy Veterans' Day!! And, thank you. http://www.enjanerd.net/2008/11/11/veterans-day/ Still experience withdrawal symptoms from dwindling election coverage... Obama Win Causes Obsessive Supporters To Realize How Empty Their Lives Are http://www.enjanerd.net/2008/11/07/withdrawal/ I really liked President-elect Obama's victory speech. And Senator McCain did a stand up job with his speech too (and hearing similar reactions as with Senator Clinton at the Democratic Convention -- if he had given speeches like this during the campaign, this probably would've been a much tighter ... http://www.enjanerd.net/2008/11/06/this-is-our-time/ So, I thought Election Day 2008 ending would leave me with more free time. It probably will... but until everything gets tallied, it looks like I'm just going to keep obsessing. Still watching as results continue to come in for Washington, Oregon, North Carolina, Missouri, and Georgia. ... http://www.enjanerd.net/2008/11/05/open-letters-re-ballot-measures/ http://www.enjanerd.net/2008/11/05/yes-we-can/ Man, this is nuts! Last night, ninja canvassing was canceled because they had so many volunteers during the day that they finished all the canvassing already. Ian and I went out this morning to help out with the Get Out the Vote effort. We received a canvassing packet and ... http://www.enjanerd.net/2008/11/04/election-day/ Go vote! http://www.enjanerd.net/2008/11/04/gotv/ Despite my hesitance to talk to strangers and unwillingness to wander around unfamiliar neighborhoods, I did both those things a few weekends ago. I volunteer to do data entry for the Obama campaign most weekends. But this time, they asked me to stop by one of the canvassing meeting locations ... http://www.enjanerd.net/2008/11/03/canvassing/ Happy Halloween! I started my morning off with a nice little treat for myself: It turns out absentee-in-person voting is just like early voting, but with more paperwork. I thought it would be like absentee voting, but with less postage. Got to use the voting machines like usual and still ... http://www.enjanerd.net/2008/10/31/trick-or-treat-2/ Thanks to my aunt and uncle for their referral... Glenn the Handyman, Ian, and I were able to get a bunch of stuff fixed around the apartment a couple weekends ago. Ian and I were out at dinner one night and we both noticed the ... http://www.enjanerd.net/2008/10/29/home-improvement/ Note to self: Do not delete blog. Thanks to Ian for saving my last 5 years of memories. And it only took him a couple hours! :) http://www.enjanerd.net/2008/10/28/todays-lesson-2/ Went over to Lenny's place last week to have a sibling potluck for the brothers' birthdays. I pulled out my camera at one point and Eliana just started dancing. I was told that she learned from my brother... Anna made General Tso's chicken from scratch. We were all ... http://www.enjanerd.net/2008/10/28/birthday-potluck/ So... this weekend sucked. http://www.enjanerd.net/2008/10/27/oh-henry-2/ I know this video has made the rounds and I'm like a day behind on this. But I think it's awesome that Virginia is getting so much attention this year! http://www.enjanerd.net/2008/10/22/alexandria-fake-virginia/ [caption id="attachment_1992" align="aligncenter" width="225"][/caption] Happy birthday, Lenny! And happy early birthday, Sonny! http://www.enjanerd.net/2008/10/21/happy-birthday-29/ I don't know what is with my office building, but they have these large air fresheners in each bathroom. Most days, it's some benign scent like citrus or lavendar. But then. There are days like today. Where they replace that scent with old lady smell. I don't ... http://www.enjanerd.net/2008/10/17/eau-dold-lady/ Definitely the most active and engaging out of all the debates. I had concerns that even though the stuff McCain was saying wasn't completely based on reality/fact, he was being very aggressive and people would portray him as the victor for the night. Fortunately, he fizzled out quickly ... http://www.enjanerd.net/2008/10/16/the-final-showdown/ "Hey, the file you sent out doesn't address any of the comments we received." "Oh, you're right. I think that's because I forgot to save." So... you're going to fix that when..? I will not do your work for you just because you're incompetent. Seriously. I will, however, continue to point out ... http://www.enjanerd.net/2008/10/14/worst-excuse-of-the-day/