ok, so i've been awful about updating. i started to write a fairly decent post last night, and then while trying to use my dictionary toolbar to check my spelling of "vacuum" some sort of conflict between the toolbar and my popup killer software made ie explode. i had even selected all the text and hit ctrl-c, but when i opened up notepad to try and paste in my saved nuggets of wisdom, nothing happened. doh! so, here's the cliff's notes version:

the slf was in boston all weekend, so i was free to do whatever i wanted. of course, this just consisted of sitting around, watching x-files episodes on dvd, and playing a little gta:vc. that was my friday night. saturday i slept in waaaaaaaaay late, and the motivated myself to do a bit of food shopping. i haven't really had food in the house for like 3 weeks, so it was time to get out there and get some stuff. first i went to giant eagle to get some basics, since they'll sell me detergent and diet soda that's not made from hemp juice, and then on to whole foods to stock up on all sorts of yummy veggie goodies. back to the safety of my apartment, and time for some more x-files and gta:vc. i vacuumed and did laundry, and i also worked a bit on my next project, which is a total redesign of gnc.com, which is supposed to launch january 1. we're going to try and go the whole w3c/css compliant route, and it should be very cool when it's all done. i'm a bit worried about the deadline, which is why i was working on it over the weekend when i should be slacking.

sunday a.m. was the comp at the gym. i had a swell time; there were lots of cool problems, but i didn't think i had scored all that well, since i was just working on a few hard things, and didn't really flesh out my scorecard with mid-range problems. so, i didn't turn in a scorecard at the end of the day. scores were posted at the wall last night, and i would have been 2nd in men's advanced had i turned my card in... oh well!

i'd like to do some more programming for the site in the near future, at least weed out all the really old content, and freshen up the sections that people are actually visiting. there just never seems to be enough time for stuff (of course, i say this right after i talk about how i did nothing but watch x-files and play games all weekend)... x-mas is right around the corner, which has me freaking out a little bit. i always plan to do all my shopping online, but it always winds up being a money/slacking issue... i like to try and buy meaningful gifts for people, but the problem is that i'm really bad at thinking up what those meaningful gifts should be.

well, at least the slf will be back from boston tonight... i have missed her just a little bit while she's been gone.