zombie mummies! 2

Happy birthday to Matt! It’s such a big day, he even posted on his blog. Whoa. Those are the birthday cards he got from his parents and mine. Do you think they’ve been consulting? I’m kind of freaked out by the possibility. I pre-bowled earlier this week so that we could go out to dinner tonight instead. We have reservations ...

seahorses! 2

I’ll just type this quickly while waiting for SQL Server to install on one machine, and Visual SourceSafe to install on another. (AAAAAAGH!!!!) Yesterday, I ordered seeds for our garden: beets, soybeans (aka edamame), corn, kale, radish, a bunch of lettuce, spinach, amaranth, pole beans, and swiss chard. Everything else will be purchased in plant-form, because I’m no good at ...

my hand hurts.

My letterpress class project is starting to look like something real! Last night, I did a test print of the calendar to check the layout. Our instructor taught me how to use the really old press to do so, and it’s so much easier than the Vandercook: secure type with giant magnets, hand-ink, lay the paper on top, and roll ...

singing offkey and into your beer 2

Guys! I’m very excited because I created this: a hopefully-exhaustive list of all the trivia nights in the Twin Cities. I’m hoping to contact the venues when I have time, and get more information about prizes, specials, and whatever else they want to include. Now we will never have to wonder where to play trivia again, unless it’s Friday. Things ...