Always sage advice…

…normally I don’t post license plate pics, but I’m sorry, if you have a vanity plate that’s funny and/or easily memorable, you’re likely an attention-seeker and open game.
…btw, if you think there’s even the remotest possibility that some day, you may find yourself having to flee the scene of a crime, I’d recommend not having a vanity plate.

Above:
If you tear up tissue into smallish pieces and put them into your hamster cage, they’ll chew them up and line their nests with them. One of mine gets pretty fancy about it, too. This always makes me feel guilty when I clean the cage, because it destroys her fancy nest-work and has to start all over. I guess it gives them something to do tho.

Below:
The lighter grey hamster has learned that a hand inside the cage equals probable tasty treats, and thus she stands up on her hind legs, waving her front paws in the air to grab my finger in anticipation. Sometimes she even stands up like that if she sees I’m walking around in the room. She kind of looks like a mini-dancing bear. I could probably train her to walk on her hind legs as a ‘trick’, but I’m too lazy. It’s really cute tho.

It’s been almost two years since the official announcement of Diablo3 and I’m growing impatient.

I’ve finished playing Borderlands (a few times), I’ve played parts of Divine Divinity, Crysis, Tropico, and Torchlight. I’ve replayed parts of numerous favorite old games and currently my spare time has been spent playing …. absolutely nothing. I need a new smash&bash, item-hoarding gaming fix.

HURRY UP, BLIZZARD. MY SANITY IS AT STAKE HERE.

The thing I miss most about our old rented house was having two large living areas. I’ve probably mentioned this before. Trying to arrange/fit furniture in our current small living room is like squeezing that ship into the bottle.

Hubby’s sister will soon be moving to Oregon, and during some of the early prep work, she asked us if we wanted an extra recliner-sofa. We wanted it, but would it fit? Hubby & I thought about it, measured, debated…and decided we could make it work. We moved the TV/buffet stand in front of the fireplace, and the new arrangement has been working out quite well. Especially for watching baseball.

Now if it would just stop raining…seriously, it’s almost May, this is wonky on-again off-again weather for Calif…we’re more than ready to spend lazy, hot evenings lounging on our sofa.

During the early Winter I finally decided to acquire some dwarf hamsters as pets. They’re very small and as adorable as can be. These two have very different personalities and so…you guessed it…I have a favorite. The one on the right. She’s light grey, more active/amusing and more affectionate. For a hamster, that is.

Much as I love cats, I’m still unsure if I want another cat once Baby dies - the care and time-commitment isn’t as appealing to me now as it was when I was twenty - and since dwarf hamsters are VERY simple to care for and have a short lifespan, I thought they’d be an option. I’d really like a squirrel, but, well, that’s not an option here. Dwarf hamsters are awesome tho, so I’m happy.

And no, Baby-kitty isn’t jealous. ;)

Rain, sun, rain, sun. The weather can’t make up its mind this April. I suppose when an area has become used to long drought periods, one tends to forget that rain in April, in California, is not actually abnormal. I do love rain, but I also love seasonal change. Today was very nice, however. Maybe we’ve seen our last major rain? One can hope.

Baby-kitty keeps hanging on. I’m becoming half-convinced that he’s going to outlive my two dwarf hamsters. He limps more and walks slower all the time, but he really doesn’t want to leave us. :)

I saw the cutest golden retriever in the backseat of a small SUV the other night. He was staring out the window with this sad, soulful, doggy expression that was adorable enough to make me consider dog-napping. Not a dog person at all, but certain breeds are very cute. If I were to ever get a dog, golden retriever would probably be it.

My mood has been decent overall, but motivation is still lackluster. Also been feeling more tired than usual. Probably allergies.
Decided to try a fixed-width format for the main content area of the blog. Don’t like it that much, but again, with today’s widescreen monitors it feels like the best solution…for the moment.

Baseball season has been going on for almost a month now. The Red Sox haven’t been doing too well overall, yet. All the changes, all the flux. I am happy for every win, however, and I’m happy for every exciting moment they have.
The Ortiz situation makes me sad tho. Times they are a changin’…

The SF Giants are doing pretty good too. And the A’s. But that’s probably the fluke of early season and small sample sizes. We shall see.

Was going to write something more comprehensive tonight as my first post after a long absence…post a few pictures too…but it’s become late, I’m tired and my brain is all mushy-squishy, so…maybe tomorrow.