Business trip

This past week my work flew me up to my old Seattle office for some CSR admin training. They put me up at the Mediterranean Inn, which I used to walk past all the time on my coffee/Safeway excursions. It …

Sushi on solstice

As I’ve maybe mentioned before, I’m not really a foodie, and I’m not really in possession of a very refined pallet, but I enjoy eating in general, as well as a nice restaurant experience. To celebrate our second summer solstice …

I’d like to order one Shai-hulud Special with extra Spice

This all started when I told T that I picked up a frozen pizza while I was at Safeway. T: “What kind?” Me: “Cheese.” T: “I mean, what maker?” * pause * Me: “Is it sad that when you say …

Meeting halfway

Another quilt in the works

This will be Quilt #3, and this one will be bigger than the last, just as the last was bigger than the first. This time I’m aiming to make something to actually cover the bed. Ambitious, yes! I’m down to …

Things are right in my world when there are crows looking in through the glass

First off, what an unintentionally goth title for this post ;) This morning T successfully encouraged one of the few neighborhood crows to take peanuts he tossed onto the roof. This takes a bit of coordination and strategy, factoring in …

Shrimp brutality

I can see them mobilizing from across the room, rising out of the ground like the Undead from their graves. The other fish don’t even like to be touched by them, by the zombie snails. Their sudden appearance can only …

Denizens of an afternoon planet

Education: stream of thought, with paragraph breaks

Yesterday I was following a news story on PBS News Hour about the ongoing decline of the national education system, about plummeting standardized test scores, declining literacy, holding teachers accountable, etc. I was only half-watching/listening between from the kitchen, the …

Love this curl

That’s right, morning mirror photo via iPhone attempting to capture one little curl escaping my dready-bun. It’s slow going this morning at the home-office and I find both these things amusing. Oh, and I got a new Kukula design case …