Building furniture seems to have become my new hobby. It has engineering, and a certain amount of art, and physical exertion, so both my body and mind are actively used. Plus, it has power tools. I'm surprised it's not more popular of an activity ( Read more... )

That's the second wrong number from Kenya I've gotten.

Fifty years ago today, the first man was launched into space.

Maybe, now that we're in pre-pre-Lent, it might be almost time to take down my Christmas tree.

Almost.

My brilliant and beautiful fiancee just got a livejournal: coverednclassy

I hate passwords.

Every once in a while, it startles me that more than just my parents celebrate Christmas in December. Weird.

Engagement is weird.

When you're dating, you can be content. When you're married, you should be content. When you're engaged, you don't have time to be content, and shouldn't be anyway, since it's about the most temporary marital status there is. The whole point of being engaged is to not be engaged.

I've been getting up lately around 5:30 and going in to work early. Alice referred to this as "up before God." So I suggested that I need to leave my morning prayers on God's answering machine. And we came up with ( Read more... )

Now I seem to be engaged. Life continues to surprise me.