So last weekend, I took the new boyfriend to the zoo. It so happened that this was the day they celebrated Thanksgiving by throwing raw turkeys at the animals. We got a great view of the bear, who dragged his turkey over to the window we were standing by. Mind you, this was in a viewing cave primarily intended for children. There was just enough ( Read more... )

Yesterday morning, I went to the zoo. I was lucky enough to spot the new baby giraffe, Misawa, just as I got there. Right when the fog was thickest.

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So last weekend, my parents and I went to Montana to visit my Uncle in the Bitterroot Valley. I took the opportunity to get in some alone time and drive down the valley to Lake Como, which I haven't been to since I was a kid ( Read more... )

As viewed from my window, I give you, the fuzzy thing in the window across the alley.

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Housesitting is done for now. I lived a rather different life than I usually do for one whole month. (Cars, animals, giant TVs with nice sound systems. Out of walking distance of the ocean.) I appreciate such opportunities. And as a reward, I was given cheap Mexican albuterol, and an unspeakably awesome necklace by my Mexico-visiting friends, not ( Read more... )

Today wasn't the greatest of Sundays, but it wasn't too bad. It started out decently enough. I got a bunch done, both cleaning and creative stuff. After getting stuff done, I went to Discovery Park, which I'd been planning on doing for months now. I'm hoping to set part of a story there. The last time I was there was when I was in my phase of ( Read more... )

This evening, I stood at a bus stop on University Avenue, and watched a crow on a rooftop methodically pick away the spikes intended to keep them from perching there.

I just got out of bed, trudged into my dark kitchen and grabbed a cheese bagel off the bag on the counter. I noticed, in the dim light coming from my bedroom, that there was a powdery substance on the counter, like spilled salt or sugar. What the hell this could be, I did not know, so I turned on the light, and discovered a whole bunch of ant on ( Read more... )

So my current job is kind of meh. I like the work just fine, but I'm having difficulty integrating with the office culture. However, today took a turn for the better. Why? Well first off, I discovered that one of the customer service reps is a science fiction fan, and her and another CSR talked to me about things that weren't work. And second, ( Read more... )

My parents and I went to the Point Defiance Zoo today. I haven't been there since I was a kid, so <3 <3 ( Read more... )