I had a rousing game of fetch with Mishka this afternoon. Photos are in the gallery – here’s my favorite:

Okay, so this morning I’m going through the usual morning “get ready for work” routine. I get into the shower and pick up the mondo size bottle of hair-conditioner that is sitting on the shelf in there. But wait, you say, shouldn’t you start with the shampoo? Well, yes. But you see, the conditioner is so freaking thick, I have to get it started moving towards the opening as soon as possible or I might end up stranded in the shower all prune-y and late for work waiting for a little blob of the conditioner to leave the bottle. So, I turn the bottle upside down, give it a good whack and balance it on the corner of the window sill in my shower. I then move on to the shampoo. While rinsing the shampoo from my hair, the conditioner bottle falls off the shelf – a large blob of conditioner probably shifted and upset the precarious balance. Much cursing followed. In short: a 2 pound bottle of conditioner fell on my toe and it freaking hurts. It’s turning interesting colors too.

I have the coolest boss in the universe. Have I mentioned that lately? She let me take a day and a half off work so I could go to a premiere party for my favorite TV show. Thanks to her, I got to meet some fellow TWoP posters and meet some Amazing Racers.

Oh, Mishka, Mishka, Miskha. He pulled over some shelves that held antique cups and saucers I’ve collected. Broken glass everywhere.

I just heard that Marlon Brando died. He had a bit of a troubled life, but he was a brilliant actor who helped change the face and style of movie acting. He will be missed. Perhaps I shall watch “On the Waterfront” this weekend.

For the love of God, please make it stop! For the past 3 days I’ve had the song “Pleasant Valley Sunday” by the Monkees stuck in my head. Why? I don’t know. It’s not like I’ve heard the song in years. It’s playing non-stop and playing loud. I’ve tried everything I know to get rid of it. But.it’s.still.playing.

Is a full-fledged draft far away? CNN Headline: Army to recall former military members:

The Army is preparing to notify about 5,600 retired and discharged soldiers who are not members of the National Guard or Reserve that they will be involuntarily recalled to active duty for possible service in Iraq or Afghanistan, Army officials said Tuesday.

Want a few reasons why Internet Explorer sucks? Give this a look.

And here’s a good reason to use Firefox as your browser of choice:

As far as supporting W3C standards, Firefox far exceeds the leading browser, Internet Explorer, in complying with the rules. While no browser is perfect, Firefox is making a good attempt. In fact, writing Web pages for Firefox is basically a matter of writing W3C-compliant code.

So, I’m sitting here fiddling around while the repair people are putting in my new A/C. I don’t think it’s a good thing when you hear one repair guy say to another one “I’m open to suggestions.”

My A/C just died. In summer. In Texas. Yeah. Pity me!

I just signed quick-loan-shark-type papers to borrow $4520 so I can get a new A/C installed this Tuesday. If I hadn’t just purchased a new computer last week, I could have put it in my credit card. I got 90 days same as cash, so I’m hoping to get a loan under better terms from my credit union next week.