there is just an amazing tangle of cables here next to me. i count 15 plugs plugged in (into two surge strips plus wall outlets) with 2 plugs laying loose because i've run out of outlets. i guess one of my new years resolutions is to straighten the mess out, get all the cables labeled and twist tied up. i wonder if this is a fire hazard? maybe i should buy a fire extinguisher from home depot?

i went up to walmart and it was pretty damn busy for 3 days after christmas. i guess people are still trying to get good deals. some of the things that really bug me in these stores are: 1) people who are walking along and then suddenly stop right in front of you in the middle of the isle, like they suddenly found what they were looking for, 2) people who stand around in the middle of the isles, thinking the crowds will part like the red sea for them (a corollary to rule #1), 3) people who let their little kids run loose like crazed wild chimps and then give you stink eye when the little brat runs full speed into you and falls down crying (this actually happened to me today! i felt like telling the mother to buy a leash), 4) people who go round and round in the parking lot, trying to get a space close to the door, because they don't want to walk their fat ass's an extra 100 feet. i could go on and on, but adding this shopping rage to my already rampant road rage is just a heart attack waiting to happen. serenity now... serenity now... :)