Okay, I can write this now. I think. Maybe ( Read more... )

These are some pictures from Heidi's wedding a few weeks ago in Chino Valley, AZ. It was ... eventful. Heidi's family and our family have known each other since my parents moved to Prescott almost 30 years ago, so we're pretty close ( Read more... )

Listening to a story on NPR about early childhood memories and why they seem to disappear as we get older made me think about some of my earlier memories. I've always been interested in archiving - old photos, journals, mementos, etc. Which is to say, really, I just can't seem to throw away old junk. But I really do like to have an archive of ( Read more... )

(No more picture - sorry!)

There are some definite pitfalls to being in a relationship around Christmastime, as many many mediocre-to-bad movies are happy to point out. (Ben never rarely goes to see my family on Holidays, so even though my family has all met him, I sometimes think they question his existence ( Read more... )

Thanks, Edward Norton.

Yes, I'm here. I'm just very very tired.

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving (or a wonderful Thursday, for my non-US friends).

( Here's us in our annual post-meal haze. )

So, I listen to both “Talk of the Nation” and “Fresh Air” on my ipod at work and it keeps me from going insane at my incredibly boring, sterile job.  I may not be terribly interested in the topics all the time, but Neil Conan and Terry Gross have very nice voices and they somehow manage to convince me that whatever they’re talking about is of great ( Read more... )

Happy Fourth of July everyone! Or, happy Saturday to my non-US friends ( Read more... )

FINALLY, I'm writing about my trip. It's taken FOREVER to do because ... well, I just haven't felt like it. Lame, huh? This week has been hectic at work and I've been distracted and stressed because of the possibility of a new job at GEICO (shut up, I know - GEICO?), though it doesn't look all that possible anymore, dammit ( Read more... )