Home

I spent the weekend in my hometown. Or rather, I suppose to be more precise, it would be home-county. (Hometown for me is ambiguous concept at best.) I had a good time, though it was far too short. Spent a lot of time in the car pondering why my points of departure and destination were so far apart from each other while driving through miles and miles of nothing. But once arrived, the weariness vanished and problems dissolved as my life as I knew it flew to the back of my mind.

It is a bit strange for me to go back. I love it there and hold no other place in my world in higher regard but that was my first trip back in a number of years. I'm not sure why that is, however, like my old friends that I saw, while some things on the surface has changed, the important parts are all still the same. Also, all those years dissapeared the moment I arrived "home". I suppose, that's precisely why it is home. :)

Of garment care...

Specifically, Irons. I've been trying to purchase an iron lately and frankly, it's driving me batty. It was recommended to me that I purchase a non-cheapo iron because a good iron will make the chore much faster and easier. But the problem isn't that there aren't enough expensive irons, it's that they all suck! Or, at least, purportedly suck.

See, I've been checking out reviews for the few irons that I like (style is a consideration too for me, not just the function,) and it seems there are always some positive reviews when a person first gets it then later on, tons of reviews come back as negative saying the iron broke, leaked or burned a house down!

Each and everytime I find one that I think is suitable I run into this problem. Why is it so hard to find an iron that most people give positive reviews to? I think I'm just going to end up buying whatever iron looks the best considering they're all fated to either destroy all my earthly possessions... or leak.

Gloomiest Day of the Year

Supposedly today is mathematically, the gloomiest day of the year. I'm feeling alright so far, so I guess my year is looking up then. :)

Anyway, to the crux of this blurb. I don't plan on really updating this with any regularity (I don't even do that with my personal webpage,) but I just wanted to see what the tools and options are available when one "create[s] a blog". I do think it's pretty nifty. So there, now, for the first time, I have a blog. I feel dirty just writing that.