Today, I did something I've never done before: I made jam. It is delicious.

We've got so many blackberries from the brambles out back--every time I go out, I pick at least three cups of berries, then I go out a few hours later and it doesn't look like I've picked any at all. So I saved them in the fridge for a couple of days and today Bella and I ( Read more... )

Swiped from
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I did it! I just finished Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (UK edition). At this time tomorrow, I'll be on my way downtown with
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LOL I can't believe we won.

Vermont town named 'Simpsons' official home

Today, I got my passport, and my first paycheck from peerVue. Yay!

Okay, so I'm a little bit stupid. It's not the Statehouse next to us, it's City Hall. I went for a walk with Bella this afternoon, and happened to notice some yellow paper signs taped to telephone poles that said "SET" with an arrow. So... I followed them. About seven blocks away, there were a whole bunch of large trucks and an obvious film ( Read more... )

Aaron left for France this morning. :(

Just now, on the phone with the Burlington Police Department dispatcher, automatically re-directed there since the ONE Animal Control officer was not at her desk during her stated office hours:

Me: I'm trying to reach Animal Control, I have a raccoon wandering around in my backyard and driveway. Can you send someone to deal with it?

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...literally, and figuratively. I've been neglecting livejournal terribly, and I'm sure I've missed things, please don't be offended if I've failed to comment.

April was so hectic, that I never got around to actually talking about the Disney World trip, and now it seems like it was a long time ago. I just learned that the ANCC (conference Aaron went ( Read more... )

Oh my god, Disney World is NOT a vacation. It's more like a marathon. And the Happiest Place on Earth sure has a lot of crying children. We had a pretty good time, and I'll post a more detailed entry later, when I'm not so tired. For now, a few pictures!


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