I have a Sith plant. Actually, it's a Begonia rex, similar to this kind (called "Escargot" because of its cute little whorl at the base of the leaf ( Read more... )

I went with my mom up to Nampa ID and stayed at my sister's newly remodelled house. They extended their family room by building out onto the patio, so now they have this big space going on with nothing to put in it. It would be just the right size for a pool table and an air hockey table, but my sister doesn't want to put anything like that there. ( Read more... )

Another twist in my saga: yesterday, my recruiter called me to say that he had an even better offer for me than my old job and asked if I would like to interview for it. I don't know why I said yes, but it felt right ( Read more... )

I spent the four-day weekend at my Mom's house, with two of my sibs and their families. I found out that my sister, who has 16-month-old twins, is pregnant again. No, it isn't a mistake: they use in vitro for conception, so it was a very deliberate act. But this time only one embryo embedded, so she's relieved. She's still crazy, IMO ( Read more... )

'Twas the day after Christmas, and all through the house, there were piles and piles of unneeded crap ( Read more... )

Last night, I met up with Gred and Forge from St. George, aka andmore and stmarysalice. We met at Temple Square to look at the Christmas lights, which are always very nice. I'm afraid there aren't as many lights in the Square as in years past, probably because the Church is lighting a larger area this year (east of the temple and west of the Conference Center). Only ( Read more... )

I went to my grandmum's house on Tuesday and returned last night. One huge perq of being unemployed is that you can take 5-day weekends and still have Sunday left. It was better than last year's Thanksgiving, when the tumult of my parents' separation made it difficult for me to commit to a particular venue. I ended up at the neighbors' house, ( Read more... )