tea and also tea

[jazzfish]

NESFA Press Zelazny Project: "We plan to print a complete collection of Roger Zelazny's short fiction and poetry, in (probably) five hardcover volumes. We expect to include all published pieces we can find, however obscurely published, and a number of unpublished works retrieved from Zelazny's archived papers." WANT.

Computer Randomly Plays Classical Music is clearly the best Microsoft tech note since Barney Not Found. (Sadly, Barney and "Earth Rotates in Wrong Direction" are no longer available on the Microsoft Knowledge Base.)

Why does my monthly expense spreadsheet include $240 for "household" this month? Partly because I discovered the joy of pan-searing salmon, which ain't cheap. Partly because I picked up a few more shirts that fit. Mostly, though, it's because I bought $80 worth of tea for myself and uilos. Granted, half of that is Sikkim that's being air-shipped from India via Kho-Cha Tea Bureau ("minimum order $40; no charge for air-shipping anywhere in the world for orders above $40"). But still. This is a lot of tea. I imagine I should be good for tea for the next several months.

Still haven't been inspired enough to sit back down with Godot and resurrect the hard drive. That's on tap for tonight. Meanwhile I had a most pleasant evening in excellent company, eating tapas and then watching Avery Brooks portray a psychopath at the Shakespeare Theatre, and (except for the aforementioned computer issues) a delightful five-day weekend featuring games, books, friends, and food. Good times.

Didn't particularly want to get up and go to work but that's no real surprise, and reflects more on my desire to sleep more than on any dislike of work. Even if they did try to replace the Bigelow tea (ehh) with Tetley (blecch).

Comments

[laughin.livejournal.com]

Happy belated birthday.

woo.

[stormking.livejournal.com]

I would definitely buy an archive of zelazny's work.

[skreidle.livejournal.com]

In Quicken, those would go under groceries, clothing, and groceries, respectively. :)

[jazzfish]

Thanks!

Re: woo.

[jazzfish]

No kidding. Especially since there'a a decent amount that hasn't been collected.

[jazzfish]

Thing is, for me "clothing" is such a small and sporadic category that it's not worth actually budgeting for, so it and food and random things like windshield wipers get lumped in under "things that are in some sense required."

I really ought to break down and start using Quicken or some such, though. Be a lot easier.

[skreidle.livejournal.com]

I'd agree if it were just me, but I live with a woman--one who shows dogs--so there are clothing purchases. :]

Windshield wipers fall into Auto:Repair. :D

Man, you have no idea. Quicken makes it really, really easy to track and budget spending. (Note that this doesn't necessarily mean there's enough money to go around anyhow, but at least you know where it's going. :)

[pictsy.livejournal.com]

Happy birthday, a bit late! *mwa!*

[jazzfish]

Aw, thanks!

Incidentally, you were totally right about Tamburlaine. Gorgeous design, good acting, decent poetry, and what is this "plot" and "character" of which I have heard?