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Hopefully this’ll force me to write a real post to replace this. :)

Oh gosh, I managed to do it again, not updating for over a month. At least I have a better excuse, because even though it’s a leap year, February still has fewer days than other months! February was also busy at work, not only were we finishing up the busy season but we had to [...]

About a month after our Zojirushi water boiler busts, and I think the results are in. I asked Mum about trying a water boiler one last time, but she was adamant: “I already gave them my money; I don’t want to give them any more.” We’ve been living the old fashioned way ever since: boiling [...]

I’m so disappointed, our Zojirushi water boiler bit the dust. The model we have is the CD-LCC30 3 Liter. (Called an “Electric Dispensing Pot” on Amazon? But that doesn’t describe its function very well…) The other day my mom commented how her new coffee she’d bought tasted weird. She added more instant coffee and creamer [...]

I got an e-mail today with the subject “[my name], your free update to Norton™ AntiVirus is Available.” Inside the e-mail was, along with other text and information, a link to “Update Now.” I was, in all honesty, about to click the link when that little voice in my head said check the link, which [...]