argh128 returned today from three days of hiking in Yosemite with coworkers.  I was delighted to see him home.

However, given that after showering and having me download his photos he abandoned me for his book, I feel no compunction about posting photos of his ailment.

I'm not sure if this means he's allergic to wasps, or if this happens to everyone.

( pics: behind cut for the squeamish )

On the way to donate blood this morning, argh128 referred to me as "you people".  We were talking about a Canada Day quiz question about a food that Canadians don't eat, and the correct answer was beavertails.  I was trying to remember if they were called something else in Ontario - and apparently, they are.  In Quebec, they are beavertails, and "you ( Read more... )

Today seemed like any other day when I got up.

I thought, when the guy at the bus station asked for change, that hey - that's normal. I get that from time to time.

When my boss' boss kept me talking in his cube for twenty minutes - twice - I figured it had more to do with the mammoth report he was stuck reading. I'd be looking for distractions, too.

I ( Read more... )

So I've started working on the garden.  Yes, in February, and yes, that still weirds me out.

( garden musings )

Lately, we’ve been trying to incorporate vegetarian meals in the weekly rotation.  We’d planned three meals for this week, two of which were new.

Last night, it was argh128’s turn to cook.  He made spaghetti, using breaded tofu “meat”balls and fresh pasta from the farmers’ market. We had a jarred vodka sauce with it.  The tofu balls needed to be fried ( Read more... )

For a year and a half, argh128 and I have gone to the market and bought most of our vegetables.  We've gotten into the habit of hitting particular stalls for particular things - one vendor regularly has good onions and good garlic.  I like their carrots.  We have a cheese lady, and a beef guy.

We used to have a pepper guy.

For the first year, he was ( Read more... )

Lately, I've been trying to add meat-free meals into the weekly diet.  Logically, I know that I don't need to be a meativore - I don't need meat twice a day, and really I don't need it every day either.  I'm not willing to give it up entirely, but I'd like to cut down.

But there's a problem.  Motivation I have - inspiration I don't.  Currently, I ( Read more... )

"You know what I just realized?  We have a car."
I was under-caffeinated, and I nodded.  "Yes?"
"Two words - cat litter."
"Ohhhhhhh... I see.  I'll get my coat."  And out we ran into the pouring rain.

Here's another quirk of this new lifestyle - riding in a (borrowed) car is a novelty all over again.  Being dry in the rain!  A marvel.  And I don't know ( Read more... )