I turn the Answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything today. Forty-two is a number Lewis Carroll used a lot as well, and I've written on the topic of recurring numbers before. Friday was Beth's birthday, but I couldn't think of anything to give her. I did order a few things, one of which came today, but she's gotten harder to shop for, as she ( Read more... )

Last Wednesday was Rose Night at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, so Beth and I went there after work. They have so many different varieties there, and I have to wonder how people keep coming up with new ones, but I don't much about botany anyway.

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I attended my first monster truck show yesterday. It's not something I would have thought of doing on my own, but it was fun. Beth had never been to one either, but she'd been interested for a long time, so she suggested going to Monster Jam when there were commercials for it at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey (pretty close to where ( Read more... )

The Monster-Mania Convention was this past weekend, which means I went to conventions two weeks in a row, but very different ones. OzCon is pretty small and close-knit, while Monster-Mania is...well, not that big compared to some conventions, but you're much less likely to have strangers introduce themselves to you. Anyway, Beth and I attended the ( Read more... )

Our landlord is selling the building where we live, and we have to leave by the first of next month. We had been thinking of moving anyway, but it's complicating the process. I don't think anyone likes moving, but do they have recurring bad dreams about packing like I do? Actually, I've been so concerned about finding a new place, as well as other ( Read more... )

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Within the past few days, bethje and I attended a performance of Les Miserables at the Imperial Theater and the Monster-Mania Convention in Cherry Hill. I wasn't originally supposed to go to the former, but the person Beth had originally planned on going with canceled. I read the book a few years ago at Beth's behest, and one thing I noticed about the ( Read more... )

On Saturday, bethje and I went on our first haunted hayride of the year. This was the same one in Marlboro that we went on last year, and therealtavie and Sean came with us again. I have to say it was kind of disappointing, especially for fifteen dollars per person. There were a whole lot of haunted events at this place, and I have to wonder if they stretched ( Read more... )

Hey, I've finally written another short story! I don't know why, but my writing often seems to come in short bursts. I'll be totally unmotivated for months, then suddenly sit down and crank out a draft in just a few sittings. I'll get to the actual piece in a little bit, but first some background information ( Read more... )

Today, bethje and I went shopping at the Jersey Gardens outlet mall, where most things aren't really any cheaper than at any other mall. I also got a new pair of sneakers at Kohl's, which is good because I must have had my current pair for a few years now. When I'm going somewhere that isn't work and doesn't require walking, I'll often just wear a pair ( Read more... )