Nick and I spent the long weekend with the Wilmington folks, watching lots of movies and trying new restaurants. We even managed to squeeze in between all the other tourists for an afternoon at the beach, though we made the trip out to Topsail island to avoid as much traffic as possible. I've had a pretty nasty head cold since last Thursday, but ( Read more... )

Last night, after going to the gym and marinading dinner and being otherwise productive, I went out to the balcony to water the plants (this seems silly NOW, with all the rain we're getting, but it had been threatening to rain for days without any payup).  As I soaked the chives, I noticed something dripping off the underside of the balcony railing ( Read more... )

A Day in the Life ( Read more... )

Oh Jesus Christ the centipedes followed me to Pittsburgh.

It was huge. And I don't know where it went.

Centipede in the dishwasher. Again. And no Spazz here to kill it for me this time.

I am not the bug-squisher in this relationship.

*cries* Oh God, the silverware!

Today, without meaning to, I ingested a large amount of ants ( Read more... )