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Family photos, 1984 (?)
Sent to me by my sister, in this format. Two images would be better, but this is how I received them. She didn't give me the year data off the rear of the prints, so I am guessing the year based on our ages and the surroundings ( Read more... ) -
End of Month thoughts: April Fitness Minutes
At the end of March I declared that I was setting up a Fitness Minutes goal for April. My goal was 600 fitness minutes (minutes being defined here as aerobic exercise).
How did I do?
*drumroll*
835 fitness minutes! The beginning of the month was a slow start, but then I really hit my stride (har har). I got into the habit of going for a ( Read more... ) -
I <3 creator permission
The internet is so awesome sometimes. Today someone in Greg Brown's Student Pilot Pep Talk Facebook group linked to a 9GAG version of a funny one-panel airplane comic. To my pleased surprise, whoever had posted the comic on 9GAG had left the original copyright note at the bottom of the image. I went to the website indicated in the copyright note ( Read more... ) -
Adopaversary!
Today is my two-year adoptaversary! As per this post here, two years ago I underwent "adult adoption" in New York State so that my then-stepfather would be my legal father. I called Abba today to wish him well and tell him I love him, and we had a cheerful and somewhat sentimental conversation ( Read more... ) -
dumas dumas and dumas
I was telling Garrett the other day about an television ad from a few years back where there's a guy interviewing for a position at a high-powered firm of some sort, and he repeatedly mispronounces the firm's name to hilarious effect. Garrett didn't think it could be real, but I found it on youtube ( Read more... ) -
A Decade?!
As of yesterday, I've been on Livejournal ten years.
There are few things I've pursued continuously for ten years. My participation waxes and wanes, but overall, I remain glad to be a part of this online community.
Thanks for all the comments, posts, and pictures over the years. Keep 'em comin'!
tckma deserves special mention here as he is the ( Read more... ) -
the only thing you can succeed at by doing nothing...
Is growing your hair. At least according to aribLast Spring I decided to grow my hair out. I had a big short cut in January 2011, a trim in June 2011, and a trim in December 2011 ( Read more... ) -
April Fitness Minutes
A blogger I read sometimes (Back To Her Roots) uses the idea of fitness minutes in her exercise goal-setting. Rather than saying, "I'm going to go to the gym/run/walk/ride a bike 30 minutes a day or 4 times a week or 10 miles or whatever", she says, "I'm going to accomplish N number of fitness minutes this month". She's found it very effective ( Read more... ) -
Curried Lentils!
I "discovered" lentils some time in 2011. Previous to that I never really liked lentils unless they were in dal and pureed such that they did not look or feel like lentils. I think my only other experiences with lentils were undercooked cold brown lentils, which have a consistency somewhat like a very small beetle. Not appealing to me. ( Read more... ) -
Morning Glory Muffins
I was standing around in the kitchen this evening chatting with garote and my housemate Kyle. Kyle and Garrett were chatting food and somehow we got on the subject of muffins. I said I had everything to make muffins except almond flour and Kyle said, "Oh I have some! If you make muffins for us to eat, you can use my almond flour!" Garrett heartily ( Read more... )