falling back an hour didn't help me get extra sleep. in fact, although i went to sleep rather late, i still woke up earlier than i usually do on the weekend. that made for a very long and very productive day ( Read more... )

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the hazy days of summer have seriously set in and i can't help but think of the smog that we are wallowing in for lack of a decent downpour.

last thursday, ladybrock was finally back in town and we got to hang out for the evening and she got to meet a---. she was auditioning to be a teacher for the mcat course (correct me if i'm misrepresenting you). ( Read more... )

this evening i made the best perogies ever.

crispy, oniony exterior.

soft, cheesy, potatoey interior.

and they didn't stick to the frying pan!

that is all.

today was my last day at work and i managed to get through it without shedding any tears (though i was close to it a few times). i left on good terms with everybody there and, in my opinion, at the best possible time (what with the merger and all). everything's in as decent an order as it can be in and there are some good possible candidates for ( Read more... )

as promised, here are some pictures from the past couple weeks or so. i'm too lazy to write a very long post right now. i'm plum tuckered out and should work on getting to bed at a more reasonable hour (...tomorrow...)

so, to begin a couple weekends ago, cliomuse and i indulged in a little retail therapy:


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i sit here eating over-undercooked falafel valiantly attempted by my brother-in-law. if i'm dead tomorrow morn' you'll all know why ( Read more... )

what a relaxing day! i pulled out the hammock, brought a tv tray outside upon which i placed a pot of tea (strawberry kiwi, of course) and a teacup (the one ladybrock gave me), pulled out my newest literary acquisition and read from about 1-6pm in the warm sunlight. yup, just me, the birds, the frogs, our resident rat (whom i caught sight of scuttling ( Read more... )

'tis a fine weekend i've been having so far.

friday was work, but a---- and i got off early since j--- had to do backups and use my/her computer. we also had a birthday cake for one of the girls that works upstairs. we wore shiny party hats and had noisemakers and streamers -- the works! (the people are getting very... into this whole birthday ( Read more... )