I am a: Quirky sysadmin. Geek. Gamer. Comic fangirl. My little space, my home on the interwebs. I blog about personal stuffs, work, various coding projects, and anything else I feel like.

I read a lot of mil-blogs and victory blogs. I see stories all the time that never make the mainstream media — usually because they are pro-military and/or portray a winning view of the US in current mid-East conflicts. One such blog is BlackFive. There was a story posted earlier today that prompted me to […]

You know, when I was a teenager I absolutely abhorred my first name: Shannon. I hated that all of my school stuff had “Shannon” on it instead of “Nicki.” One year I absolutely insisted that my records be changed to reflect my nickname, which I’ve gone by all of my natural life. (The office ladies […]

I read this on SondraK’s site, via Neal Boortz. (It figures, you know … he always has good snarky content, LOL!) YOU MAY BE A TALIBAN IF………. You refine heroin for a living, but you have a moral objection to beer. You own a $3,000 machine gun and $5,000 rocket launcher, but you can’t afford […]

I’m finally starting to catch up with my feeds and wanted to comment on a few here… First and foremost, there was a bag featured on fellow Cotillion member RightWingSparkle earlier today that I would *love* to have! Nothing says, “Hands off, creep!” like this … don’t you agree? ;) And via my Funny Pages, […]

This funny bit is courtesy of Cookie. :) Sign over a Gynecologist’s Office: “Dr. Jones, at your cervix.” In a Podiatrist’s office: “Time wounds all heels.” On a Septic Tank Truck in Oregon: “Yesterday’s Meals on Wheels” On another Septic Tank Truck: “We’re #1 in the #2 business” At a Proctologist’s door: “To expedite your […]

Several of you have emailed me, wanting to know if I’m feeling better. Thank you for your concern. I’m doing better. I had a slight headache last night, and woke up with it again this morning (nothing near the monster I had last week!) — but I know that’s from the crazy roller coaster temperatures […]