So, we decided to go to downtown Silver Spring for the last night of early voting. We grabbed dinner and walked down to the polling place to find a line that was at least 150 yards long outside the building. So, we wandered back to the garage where we were parked, and it took THIRTY MINUTES just to get out of the garage ( Read more... )

--Spent the entire day yesterday making beef stock. I just put it in individual ziploc bags in the freezer. Just under a gallon and a half. Go me ( Read more... )

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--The birthday trip to Ohio two weeks ago was nice. Got to see Big Dot and the rest of the family and have our traditional Christmas dinner of prime rib, since we won't be making the trip there for the holidays. Also got a new iPad for my birthday, and was annoyed that the new new iPad came out a week and a half later....until we ( Read more... )

--So, my time with Cirque du Soleil is over. It was definitely interesting, and I'm definitely glad I got to do it, but I'm just as definitely glad it's over. It really was exhausting. I did do one bad thing, though. ....or one bad thing many, many times. I wasn't allowed to take pictures, but I walked around the last few days I worked with my ( Read more... )

--As much as I'm enjoying the fall weather, I wish it would be a little more consistent. I think tomorrow is going to be a little warmer than I'd like ( Read more... )

So, we're getting closer to being done with the bathroom, working for Cirque du Soleil is still interesting and exhausting, Claude is a stinky puppy, and the weather is finally cooling off which, it is safe to say, thrills me. SRSLY. I loves me some fall ( Read more... )

I had a dream last night that this past spring semester never ended, and I just found out about it. I was frantically searching for the calculus final, knowing that I'd missed several midterms through the months of July and August, and would get a incomplete if I missed the final, which would mean that I would have to pay back all of the GI Bill ( Read more... )

--I has a car. A Mazda 6. It's very nice. We tried this one (which is what Mark is driving as a demo now), and a Honda Accord. Initially, I was leaning toward the Honda....until I drove it. It was a pretty rough ride, and the road noise was pretty amazing, and the Mazda is smooth and quiet. And the stereo, while not really an issue in the ( Read more... )

--Claude had a first today. He actually shied away from meeting someone new. Jumped back from him, in fact. It was the strange guy who lives across the street. And frankly, I don't blame Claude. Like I said, he's strange ( Read more... )

--Finally saw Bridesmaids. It was amusing, but not really as funny as I expected. One thing I learned, though, is that Maya Rudolph is Minnie Riperton's daughter. Crazy ( Read more... )