All seems to be well in the house of Pinball, where I went yesterday to hang out with Ryan and his parents, who are here for the week to help him with the moving process. I drove out early yesterday and we had lunch with them and with E at Simple Simon, whose yummy winter salad I very much love. It's like eating lettuce coated with candy and ( Read more... )

It's bill-paying day. I really hate bill-paying day. Getting through the summer on just the money I saved during the year (not having a job this summer) has been a lot more difficult than I would've expected. But I think having to do this is teaching me a whole lot about being careful with my dollars in a beneficial way, not in a skitteringly ( Read more... )