Looking back, hard to believe things had been bad enough I had to write this. Life's been mostly on the upswing for the last couple years now. Been stuck in a contract job since the last place went out of business, but that should change come the new year. Therian side's still around, if pretty muted. Married life is treating me really well, and ( Read more... )

Trying to write this out while I still can, one way or another. I'm recovering from depression very quickly, and that's scary ( Read more... )

Life's been something, lately. The house feels like it's getting more and less finished at the same time. We've been tearing down walls downstairs and putting holes in the upstairs bathroom, so we can fix plumbing and change rooms around. The ultimate goal downstairs is to turn a couple of closets into a stand-alone room, and make the entrance a ( Read more... )

Another month, another roof leak. Looks like this one is coming in around one of the roof vents, but looks can be deceiving, maybe it's coming in somewhere else and just dripping down from the tar paper where the vent is...as if I know how our roof is put together. More learning experiences ( Read more... )

So I feel like I'd get a better response here than on Facebook ( Read more... )

When we got this house inspected, we found a roof leak. Wasn't major, mainly an issue in the attic, but roofs can be expensive so we insisted that the bank either drop the price or fix the roof before we bought the place. They chose to fix it. And...either it didn't work, or the worker made it worse ( Read more... )

So after a week on the new Mediterranean diet, I'm down nine pounds. This says a lot less about the new diet than it does about the one I used to have. Blood pressure is also a lot closer to healthy, thanks to a painfully low sodium intake. I swear I'm not starving myself, either. It's just that salads are two meals a day ( Read more... )

By doctor's orders, I am now on a Mediterranean diet. I'm not all that fond of fish or chicken, so this is going to be interesting. Experimenting with fruit-laden veggie dishes ( Read more... )

I feel like I should start using this as a journal more ( Read more... )

Some of you might be interested in knowing that Gunnerkrigg Court now has a Coyote keychain.