its been raining for the past several weeks most of the time. but in between showers, i spent some time working on the front porch. its now looking much better than before ( Read more... )

I'm thinking of resurrecting this blog with a home improvement sort of theme, since that's what's had me occupied lately. We'll see how that turns out ( Read more... )

signed the closing papers for our house today. got a tattoo too. good day.

It looks like I'll be moving to Seattle with Laura and Sylvia this fall. We're shooting for November 1st. I get to keep my job, as their headquarters are in Bellevue. Will be commuting back to San Francisco every few months. I don't know anyone who lives in Seattle anymore aside from chaeche (we should definitely hang out when we're there). I'm ( Read more... )

Random update - in case anyone still reads this. It's been about 11 months since I updated, and that's how old Sylvia is now ( Read more... )

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i'm going to be a dad! i'm very excited.

rob lowe weighs in on the fires in southern california: "It was just like Armageddon," the actor tells KABC-TV.

http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20240757,00.html

the last couple weeks have been great. now i'm back home, delirious and jet lagged, sunburnt, and with insect attacked feet. apparently some really nasty critters got in my hiking boots, leaving welts all over my feet that won't go away. but fooey to all that, as i still feel on top of the world ( Read more... )

I've met lots of great cats in brazil. Fun, sweet, curious ones. We seem to be spending most of our time on islands. Currently Santa catarina / florianopolis, which I would equate to northern California if it were an island. The dogs here are well cared for, large mammals. I have a "mammal" bandaid on my toe from a hiking mishap. It's a sheep ( Read more... )