an awesome downgrade 5

I went car-driving last night, and decided on a 2010 Nissan Versa. I’m getting the hatchback, because if you’re going to drive a car the size of a box, that’s the most useful format. Also, they had a $1,500 rebate, so I ended up with far more car than I was expecting! I need to get a check from my ...

i hope he still calls it ‘OD’. 2

I sold my car yesterday, after a few weeks of answering calls and emails about it, then forgetting it was on the market. The buyer is awesome, and I’m really happy about how it worked out. I’m going to miss my GTO. It was fast and loud and orange. It had 8 cylinders and 400 horsepower. People tried to race ...

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 ...

oh hey! 5

We’re back from New Orleans! I’ve been too busy trying to catch up on stuff to type. Also, I’ll have more about it when I get through photo-editing*. The short version: NEW ORLEANS IS SO MUCH FUN. I could’ve stayed there… well, permanently. We met a bunch of awesome people. We heard a lot of great music, including a reggae ...