in the membrane

Fun fact: every time I refer to the garden as my crops (because I’m totally an urban farmer – but not an urban homesteader, Colleen, there’s a difference), I get Cypress Hill’s “Insane in the Brain” stuck in my head. It could be worse. Last night, I decided that we were unlikely to return to winter in the next few ...

los luchadores 1

Holy crap, work is crazy busy. I’m finishing up my first real addition to our tax software in VB.NET. Since I didn’t know VB.NET a month or so ago, I consider it a major accomplishment. This weekend in summary fashion: Friday, six of us met up at Joe’s house in Crystal, then drove the 15 minutes or so to the ...

productive. 5

It’s officially the time of year when I realize that spring is coming, and therefore have to start feverishly makin’ stuff. I have no idea why that is; perhaps the baby-hating version of the biological clock. Possibly I’m just misdirecting my hockey-related angst. That seems way more likely. I have six knitting projects in progress right now. I’m halfway done ...

last week in pictures 1

Let me tell you: last week was delicious. We have beans! A bean forest, practically! Our tennis court broke, but that didn’t stop us from playing. Matt made posole. We didn’t win trivia. We’ll be back!! I took the bus to work for three days. I got to read my book and see things like this, which was very awesome. ...