A hummingbird just visited our balcony!!! My lantana is in bloom and is apparently quite tasty.

Yay!

-I have only six hours left at IVFD!
-I am quite disappointed with Evanescence. Way to go non-dark pop on us! Grrr. I've been holding it in, but I have to get it out.
-The bougainvillea is being put out of its misery today. After three years of frustration, only four blooms, and no new growth this summer, it's not going to get any better. It's ( Read more... )

As the summer session draws to an end and I study for my final, crank out formal lab reports and finish lab notebook entries for submission, I have become increasingly antsy for it to be over.  I will be rid of school for at least 5 months, and I am elated. Unfortunately, it's not time to be elated. It's time to study, crank out reports, and finish ( Read more... )

A tiger swallowtail butterfly just flew past me while I stood on the balcony...in the city!

Also, my nicotiana finally bloomed! The flower stalk is a ridiculous 2.5 feet, but it bloomed!

So, mi familia is coming this weekend! I have to figure out how I want to serve the chicken, but I'm pretty sure I have all the groceries, now. :)

Today's lab wasn't so horrible. I woke up late and didn't get to prep this morning. It turned out alright, though. I didn't have to make more product for my nitration lab (mega easy, but mega easy to ( Read more... )

Our balcony is finally starting to shape up. Todd and I managed to scare off the squirrel, so we have a nice variety of birds visiting the feeder. Because many of my seedlings either didn't make it through the acclimation process or are still waiting to bloom, there were some gaps in my pots. It was starting to drive me crazy and the weather was ( Read more... )

So, I suddenly have the uncontrollable urge to journal. I know not what will come of this.

I've been married to my Beloved for a year, now. Ironically, neither of us got cards for the other because we couldn't find any we liked. =P We're headed to the Seattle area as our gift to each other later in August, so we just kind of played it by ear ( Read more... )