Well now that the dust has finally settled, I figure I'm way overdue (3 weeks to be exact according to LJ) for a post.. So what''s been going on??

If you've been following akapinkie's journal than you know that after her family left she got sick and t hen I got sick a week later. I'm just now over it and we ( Read more... )

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year everyone. We''ll see you all in 2009!

Ok, I need an honest opinion here. Do I get the core books for 4th edition or not? I've read very little of it myself and while there are some things I'm not thrilled about, I haven't read nearly enough to form an opinion one way or another. Here are some things to keep in mind to help with your suggestion ( Read more... )

So I finally went and got myself an AIM account, since several of y'all seem to have abandoned ICQ. ;-P ( Read more... )

On this very important day in America history ( Read more... )

So the Democratic National Convention begins this week. Most of the activities are taking place at the Pepsi Center, which is ways away from my building downtown where I work. Most of the mass transit changes they've made for the convention also don't really effect me. Still, with 50,000 plus people descending into downtown this week including ( Read more... )

AKA why you should come to our house for dinner.

Two nights ago, akapinkie made a steak dinner that was quite possibly the best thing I've ever eaten in my life. A good portion of the prep work was done by the time I got home, so this is not in exact order. Drop her a line if you want to know the correct order, I'm sure she'd be happy to share. ^_ ( Read more... )

A is for the artist in you. I've never known someone more artistically talented than you ( Read more... )

A Happy 4th of July to you all, and may God bless all of our men and women serving in the armed forces this day and every day.

akapinie and I got some wonderful news today. We are officially an aunt and uncle again! My sister-in-law gave birth to a health baby boy, 7 lbs. 4 oz and 19 and 1/2 inches long. Mother and baby are doing fine and we're both ( Read more... )

Yes I realize I'm long overdue for a post. Been working on a couple of projects around the house like trying to help akapinkie whip the yard into some semblance of shape. Not an easy thing to do given the size of our yard and the fact that it was both neglected by the previous owner(s) and also vacant for many months. So we try to do a little bit a time ( Read more... )