Happy September Wednesday September 1 2010
It being a new month, I went back through my pictures folder to see what I was doing on the first of September in years past. (I do this sometimes on significant dates, just to see how things have changed over time.) Mostly I was doing nothing special, but this picture, from 2007, seemed worth [...]
Watermelon Attack
Early this summer, Mike and I went to Home Depot, or Lowe’s, or some other home improvement type store, and bought some little vegetable sprouts. We bought a watermelon, a bell pepper, a jalapeno, and a basil plant, each one about the size of your hand. We were filled with hope for these little sprouts. [...]
An Ode to a Dog Monday August 30 2010
Today when I got home from work, Mike told me that our closest canine friend had been hit by a car and killed. Sydney belonged to our good friends, Kevin and Kelly. She was about a year and a half old, and as dogs go, she was a great one. They brought their dog everywhere [...]
Grand Teton National Park Wednesday August 18 2010
At last, I have returned to finish up the National Parks Road Trip story! If you recall, we have arrived at Grand Teton National Park! This park is so named because (possibly), French trappers, roaming the wilderness for ages without encountering anyone but their trapper companions, started seeing boobs everywhere. I personally didn’t see it. [...]
Job! Sunday August 15 2010
I have not completed my National Parks Trip story as quickly as I had planned, because I have–miraculously, it seems!–found employment. I had not expected to be hired anywhere, but then suddenly, I was! It happened on Thursday, and since then, I have spent my time wrapping my head around the crazy idea that someone [...]
Adrienne! Thursday August 12 2010
As you learned in my last post, my all-time best friend on the whole entire planet, Adrienne, came to visit this week. Adrienne and I met in the ninth grade, but we were not friends at first, because Adrienne found me annoying and clumsy, which is the case for pretty much everyone the first time [...]
Dancing Badly In Public Tuesday August 10 2010
I am going to be taking a break from posting stories about the National Parks trip for a while, because my all-time best pal on earth, Adrienne, is in town! I will get back to you afterwards!
Epic Road Trip Logistics Saturday July 31 2010
For our road trip of the national parks this month, we had to get my parents and myself (who live on opposite Florida coasts), and my brother (who lives in Boston), and two week’s worth of camping equipment to California by airplane. It wasn’t as difficult as I thought it would be. My parents and [...]
Things to Think About Thursday June 17 2010
It specifically says in my apartment lease that I am not allowed to hang a clothesline on my back porch. No, if I want clothes dried, I can take them to one of the complex’s two laundry rooms, or I can hang them to dry inside my apartment, but I may not hang a clothesline [...]
Feeling Blue Wednesday June 16 2010
You can tell that I’ve been feeling a little depressed lately, because I have been watching lots of The Dick Van Dyke Show, and I have also been thinking of ways that I can rearrange all of my furniture. The Dick Van Dyke Show is one of my all-time favorite TV shows. Though its representations [...]