xkcd is rather relevant today. I still have this exact dream a couple times a year.


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I may make a few cosmetic modifications eventually, but here it is. A wine rack custom designed and built to fit the indent in the wall in my dining room ( Read more... )

When I arrived home, Katy, Shannon, and Michael had already let themselves in and had done an impressive amount of work already. I walked into my dining room to find my table pushed against the side wall, the leaf removed, and my couch and loveseat against the other two walls of what is normally my dining room. My living room was basically empty ( Read more... )

So I just had a pretty fun weekend. Friday was low key, I just ran a few errands, had dinner, and around 9:45 or so, went over to Slainte to watch some live music with some friends, a band called The Common Senses. While there, I gave Mike a set of my keys so he'd be able to let himself in the next day to start decorating for the party, since I ( Read more... )

...made more complicated by using venison, the tenderizing of which is an art in and of itself ( Read more... )

For my dinner party on Friday night, THIS recipe looks very tempting ( Read more... )

So after taking a couple weeks to wind down from a hectic couple of months, I'm back at it again ( Read more... )

I went to the Orthodontist and they removed the anchor "buttons" from my bottom teeth, and gave me my retainer. So, I'm all done on the bottom!

The top still has 12 weeks to go, or 6 trays. Getting close though...

Moments ago, I put into our outgoing mailbox a check for the remaining balance on my auto loan ( Read more... )

So last night was my friend Lisa's birthday party, hosted over at Jaime's house ( Read more... )