MSWord

microsoft word SUCKS!!!!!!!

it is the only only only program that EVER freezes my mac!

this is a pretty rare occurrence, but it has happened enough that i tend to save my work frequently, which is a really excellent habit in any case since sometimes i work on other computers. unfortunately, it just happened, and i hadn't saved my work since before i experienced a highly productive and inspired 20-minute burst of writing. i can SEE it RIGHT THERE on the SCREEN and i know it is hopelessly lost. the psychotically happy little rainbow wheel is spinning, endlessly spinning, and the program manager reads "Word (not responding)."

i am going to leave it to process while i brush my teeth....

wait...whew! it just resolved itself.

and i just successfully saved my work.

disaster averted. excuse me while i break out into a cold sweat.

man, i really really hate this fucking program. it makes life a little bit too interesting sometimes.

2 kitties need help

a friend of mine is desperately seeking a seattle home (even if only a temporary, foster home) for her 2 kitties. it would be best if they could stay together. she recently moved to atlanta and doesn't yet have her own place; otherwise she would have them there with her. so she could possibly send for them in the new year, once she has a place of her own. (if we didn't already have 3 kitties where i live, i would consider taking them in myself.)

i'm including a picture of them below. their names are zut (pronounced zoot) and melba. melba is the gray one. they are 7 and 6 years old, respectively, and they sound like super sweet, mellow kitties.