Yummy and Fuzzy Ends of the Lollipop

Trader Joe's is my new favorite grocery store. It does require impulse buying, and you can't go there with a list, expecting to buy staples, but damn it kicks ass. And it's so veggie friendly! All their name brand products are free of critters where possible

John McCann's Irish Steel-Cut Oatmeal was all I wanted this weekend. Man, was that great stuff, and now, I'm really sorry I didn't bring the tin back to Reston because it's breakfast time and I want some right now!

We actually put up Christmas lights and decorations this weekend. All the lights are now turned off until Friday, when they can legally be turned on. I also made the first cranberry treat of the season: cranberry tartlets from Martha's lexicon. The are more like cranberry and pecan laced shortbread than they are like tarts. Or, alternately, they could be viewed as tart crust that's wetter and has the goodies mixed directly in to it. They are quite yummy, but I haven't run them through Mastercook yet. I'm kind of afraid to.

Some local deer seem to have taken a liking to our lawn in Front Royal. There were four of them that came down the hill on Saturday near dusk. We could see them staring at us through the kitchen window while we were eating. After we finished, I looked out front, and there they were snacking on the grass. They aren't doing any damage, so they are welcome to trim the lawn for us. At least one came back at dusk on Sunday

Tino and I are both amazed that something so large still freely roams the Eastern forests, especially down where we are. And there are so MANY of them. It's hard to believe that many of them can make it through the winter.

Time for Fun With Google in Referral Logs. Here's a list, starting with my favorite:

• looney tunes porn (!)
• cisco sucks
• libertarian vegetarian
• seagrass sisal floor cost
• pottery barn couch sofa
• mp3 mission of burma
• golite reviews

I can assure you, there are no references to looney tunes porn in this diary. I must have referenced looney tunes AND porn in the same entry. I think I've reported 'cisco sucks' before, but there was another one very recently. Of course, they still suck so that's no surprise.

OK, FUCK THIS. As soon as I figure out what's going on and think of something new to try in terms of debugging, I lose my X connection, my editing session and my train of thought. I cannot function without some godddamn continuity, so I'm leaving.

Oops. I wear headphones while I work, and when I lost the 15th editing session, I smacked the keyboard really hard. Apparently, this turned on the speakers, and since music was also coming through the headphones, I didn't notice. I just treated all within earshot to some pretty loud Sebadoh (Dreams, if you're curious.