It's a little strange, I suppose, that the last time I posted I was talking about a fascination with mortality, and very soon thereafter, a former dictator was executed. Then again, all the news about peoples' deaths lately may have been what made me think about it in the first place. There was James Brown, Gerald Ford, and now Saddam Hussein.

I knew Saddam would be hanged before February, but I'm still a little stunned that it happened that quickly. His execution was what, four days after his appeal was rejected? They don't fool around. Hussein has been in the news for as far back as I can remember, since he came to power before I was even born. It's so strange to think that he's dead. I guess it's just like with anyone else; you know they'll eventually die, but it comes as a shock when they actually do.

Anyway. My day yesterday was long. My brother had a doctor's appointment in a place about 40, 45 minutes from here. He and my mother were going to do some shopping afterward, so I decided I'd tag along. I kid you not, we waited well over an hour before they finally got around to calling him in. Then he was done in ten minutes. I guess I shouldn't complain, though, there were some people who were there before we were and called in after my brother was. *rolls eyes*

So, that was a fun way to spend the morning. *sigh* To add to the misery, right when we're leaving the doctor's office I am informed that I will be getting my blood drawn to check for some disease I can't even remember the name of. It's some blood disorder. For anybody who doesn't know it already, I am amazingly frightened of needles. If I ever get diabetes, I'm screwed. I more or less threw a fit when I recieved this news. ("I'm not going! Don't even schedule an appointment for me!")

The day from then on went pretty well. Finally, after months of ranting, raving, and just plain whining, I got a new computer! It's a Gateway MX6960 notebook, with an ultrabright widescreen, 1 GB of memory, a 160 GB hard drive, and an Intel Centrino Duo processor. I'm in love.  

I wasn't feeling the love last night, however, when trying to set up an internet connection on it. I couldn't find the information I needed, and ended up just guessing at the username and password. I tried again and again, and each time, it would dial and allllmooost complete the process, but then change its mind because my username and password weren't recognized. Finally, I found the paper with the information I needed, and got connected. By this time, the connection had decided it was sleepy. It took its sweet time doing anything. Ram, I got your email, for some miraculous reason. I was just so tired and frustrated by that point I went to bed, rather than spending 20 minutes trying to reply. I'll definetly give you a call soon. And yes, I'm playing the PSP.

I've thought of another resolution to add to my list. Update Gaboodles weekly. Even if I add only one design a week, that's still a whole lot of new products. I'm determined to build it into a store I can depend upon (at least somewhat) to earn a little extra money every month. December was my best month yet at $91 in commissions. Now that Christmas is over, though, sales have pooped out. My goal for 2007 is to be earning $50 a month in commissions by the end of the year.

Alright, I guess I'm gonna wrap this up. Can you believe only one more day until 2006 is over?