I found myself needing a break from everyone on Friday. I took the day to get out to nature, letting my feet carry me off to somewhere I'd never been, a distant meadow that let me lay back and listen to the dry grass shifting in the breeze, the sound of a nearby stream churlishly gurgling over the rocks that forced its course, as the sunlight ( Read more... )

I decided to leave the former aunt's place a day early, since voting is tomorrow, and the spot I need to be for it is closer to this place (just around the corner actually) as well as being just a few blocks from one of the local Mexican restaurants where Leenie wanted to meet with me for dinner. The food is very good, and they do live musical ( Read more... )

The visit with my little brother went well. We had a nice time, some good discussions, and I managed to get him hooked on the idea of finding out more about the STARFLEET chapter in his area, too. Sometimes I do think the Aurora should be a recruiting ship. ;)

We spent a good part of Tuesday with Walks_far, who treated us to lunch at Eagle's buffet, which ( Read more... )

So, the sound is fixed on my computer. emerald_scales came over to help out with it. And I have the mic working, too... I think... I've been trying it out a bit, but thus far I can't record my voice with it. I can hear it through the speakers, though. Kind of odd, hearing my own voice that way, in some ways. But who knows, maybe if enough people like hearing it ( Read more... )

So, yesterday I got home and started cooking spagetti sauce, a nice slow-cooked batch of sauce for dinner, and used just a tablespoon of merlot (red wine) in the mix ( Read more... )