I bought that tank top, thewronghands! Wore it to the gym and had to explain it to the trainer. I don't think she got the Ripley reference though, which I didn't realize until later. Not used to people who don't have the same SF background!

( Oops, cut for size )

Took some time to search out snow geese today. It was wonderful watching them, but eventually some hunters showed up to ruin the party. They took off, with one fatality that I saw, and the 20 or so birders refrained from being overtly rude to the guys with the guns. (Okay, I flipped them off in their general direction, but it was merely a gesture ( Read more... )

( Vanity shots, if anyone cares. )

Making an utter liar of myself --just two days ago, I said I wasn't going to hike Mailbox again anytime soon-- I got up this morning in the mood for a punishing hike ( Read more... )

Whenever I go to a white elephant gift exchange, I fail to nail it. If I bring a true white elephant gift; everyone else brings nice gifts. If I forgo the bottle of deer urine (or another hilarious gift that suddenly becomes AWKWARD amongst all the nice offerings), my good-intentioned gift still usually falls flat. Having no clue where the gym ( Read more... )

I moved the fancy cathouse I built for Celeste to a sheltered, out of the way spot behind my house. Every now and then I look inside, trying to see if any feral (or squirrel/raccoon/possum) has decided to move in. No dice. Today though, I peeked in and saw CATFACE ( Read more... )

I had to run Tashi into the vet this morning for an emergency manicure. She's been growing these thick, horny nails on her front paws, which have puzzled me for maintenance purposes. I just don't have the right kind of clippers to get through them. I thought it was because of her arthritis--she doesn't scratch her claws anymore--but I still thought ( Read more... )

I came home from work today to find Celeste-the-cat missing, along with her carrier ( Read more... )

When I realized Celeste (the cat) was abandoned, I gave her a box with a rug inside and another draped over it, to give her some shelter. Today, I decided to make a more all-weather cat house, since it may be a while before she finds a home. Cardboard just wasn't going to cut it and the rugs were going to start getting damp, even though the set-up ( Read more... )

I've been attending my new Crossfit gym for a month now, although the first week I only went to one introductory class. Since then, I've gone either two or three times a week -- I'd love to do more, but it's too pricey. I'm currently opting to pay by drop-in fee, which isn't too bad ( Read more... )