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December 28, 2011 · 8:58 pm

2011: Another year for the history books

Here’s a quick overview of the good, the bad, and the just plain strange things that happened this year:

My husband and I adopted a new cat, and then lost two to old age (Abby) and kidney disease (Loki).

My car broke down, was fixed, broke down again, was fixed, but still isn’t running right and I decided that I REALLY need a new one.

I hit Josh in the face with a snowball.

Floyd D. Computer broke and was replaced by Floyd D. Computer Jr.

I posted my first YouTube video (of my cats, of course.)

And moved into a new apartment.

I reviewed some awesome pet products: T-shirts for dog lovers, some kick-ass pet products, catnip-filled cat toys, and a Gamma2 Vittles Vault.

And some cool cell phone apps: Snapbucket, Let’s Eat and Krispy Kreme Hot Light.

I redesigned this blog.

And… posted LOTS and LOTS of cat pictures.

So, what’s on tap for 2012? I’m moving AGAIN sometime within the next month, my husband (finally!) starts school, and the best news of all… I’M GOING TO BE AN AUNT (courtesy of my sister and her husband.)

Beyond that, who knows? I’ll live it and you’ll end up reading it. There’s nothing more simple than that.

A few cool things

Did you know that Krispy Kreme (baker of awesome doughnuts) has a cell phone app? It’s for Android, iPhone or your desktop computer. Basically, you plug in your location info and it tells you where the nearest Krispy Kreme is, and sends you alerts when they have fresh doughnuts. For a chocolate-covered doughnut-addicted frequent-road tripper like me, it’s perfect. And it’s free. How can you beat that?

I love a good board game, and am entirely disappointed whenever I wander the game aisle at Wal-Mart. All of the new ones seem to come with DVDs or are shadows of the ones I remember playing as a kid. I think all of the kids these days are more into video games, which is a shame. (And, yes, I know how old that makes me sound.) So, when a new board game comes along, I get excited. This one is based on the TV show Modern Family. Basically, as you make your way around the board, you advance by collecting tokens. To get a token you have to draw a card (the color of which depends on the color of the space that you’re on) and answer trivia questions about the show, do charades or discuss show-related topics. Pretty cool!

I got a kick out of this quiz on the ABC Home & Carpet Reveal Blog: Find Your Perfect Bookcase. All that you have to do is answer two questions, then scroll down to see what your ideal bookcase style is. It turns out that I’m “classic” and that this style is recommended:

: Todd Hase designs are made-to-last classics. This bookcase, rendered from sycamore wood, is a timeless piece that will certainly outlast your book collection.

Since it resembles almost all of the 6 (yes, 6!) bookcases in my office, I’m going to with yes, the quiz is pretty darn accurate.

What style did you end up with?

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· 2:49 pm

Dexter

Author: Elias Massey

Does anyone know what channel Dexter comes on Dirct TV Wichita? I watched a couple episodes over at a friends house and got totally hooked. It is a show about a serial killer that only kills other serial killers. Each season usually has one major serial killer that he is tracking and then other smaller killers that he kills each episode. Okay, as I am typing that I am realizing how incredibly morbid and insane this show sounds! But I am telling if you watch it once you will get into it and want to watch the whole season. I know you can buy the whole season on DVD, but if I did that I would probably end up watching all the episode in one incredibly long sitting because I have no self control when it comes to that! I need to find out what channel it comes on so I can just watch one episode a week. What are your favorite shows that you just can’t go without watching? Not that I need any more show to get obsessed with.