So. Upon the release of the last Potter book, I had a visitor, my roommate from last year, T. She arrived early Thursday morning (around 4:45 a.m.) via her current roommate's vehicle. I am still impressed by their three-day coast-to-coast journey ( Read more... )

For the past two weeks, I've enjoyed the goodness of having a new car. A brand new car with that horrible new car smell which I've attempted to neutralize with dryer sheets ( Read more... )

Had a pretty cool birthday. I spent part of the day with MNP (once he had finished with programs at the park.) We grabbed some ice cream (Cherry Jubilee for me,) caught 28 Weeks Later (mediocre IMO; too many "They would never do that" moments, far more gore than necessary, and a set up for a cheesy third movie should they wish to do so,) and ( Read more... )

From the Baltimore Sun:

Robins cannot understand human speech patterns and, in fact, they see humans as giant, catlike blobs, bent on plunder.

I, for one, am proud to be a giant, catlike blob. Especially one bent on plunder. Take that, robins.

My brother is coming to visit this weekend. We like to get together in May, the month of both of our births (five days and two years apart.) He sounds exhausted and hopefully he'll have a nice, relaxing, fun weekend here on the Shore. I'm sure we'll have a good time in any case, checking out some of the historical sites and such ( Read more... )

Friday, I volunteered at the St. Mikes Food & Wine Festival.  (I prefer to call St. Michaels "St. Mikes," just because of the nature of the beast.  It seems crude and rude, and I'll be damned if that's not what St. Mikes needs ( Read more... )

Spent this week taking care of an ill MNP, playing Scrabble, watching some Chesapeake Bay Week on MPT (and a scathing documentary regarding media and the press and the push for war in Iraq; Dan Rather saying that he was hoodwinked and simply trusted what Colin Powell said during his laughable UN presentation does not make for a compelling excuse. ( Read more... )

The behind the cut images are two of my favorite pictures from my recent vacation. Both happen to have been taken from the Jekyll Island Pier at the north end of the island.


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We all need distractions and breaks, especially when working on tedious final reports for grants. And I still have the supreme joy of finishing taxes tonight and/or tomorrow night. More numbers and time sitting in front of a machine ( Read more... )

I'm back from vacation. Two days at work and then the weekend begins. Not a bad deal. There is much to type and many pictures to comb through.

I just need a t-shirt that says, "I put my head through Teach's Hole."