I should be starting soup and vacuuming and baking cookies, but here I am making a diary entry instead. It must be the hum of the computer fan that draws me here to the keyboard.
It's like living in a new house, dealing with this new operating system. And it's a busy house too. Son A. asked me to sign up for a hotmail account so we can chat on MSN Messenger, so I now have three email addresses. This seems excessive to me.
And by the way T. if you are reading this, I need your work email to update my files. (You KNOW who you are!) ;-)
The thing about having all those different ways to communicate is that it can make for some busy screen time. I have configured Outlook so that a box comes up and tells me who has just sent an email and a sound clip plays from the sound track of "Meet Joe Black". Then there is the doorbell sound when a friend joins Yahoo Messenger or leaves me a note there. Add to that another noise if son A. signs onto MSN Messenger, and you have grand central station happening right before my eyes!
(And I was worried about spending too much time on the OLD system!)
From the Comment Gallery:
IChandra is worried, lest I turn out to be a bloodthirsty deer hunter. Ummm. Let me be clear. If I was hungry,I mean in dire straits, I would shoot a deer and eat it. But mostly I like to go out and see the woods and the wildlife and the plants.... (I brought home leaves to press for gourd decorations) I'm more of a gatherer than a hunter. But I keep my options open.
Bookworm wants to know what I have been doing with all this apple butter.
Filling up a shelf in my cupboard for one thing. And giving it away to friends when they come over. Oh yeah, and eating it on english muffins! Or sneaking a spoonful straight out of the jar.
Okay, no more fooling around. Time to cook and clean. We have company coming this evening!