A little bit of cloud cover today, a small chance of thunderstorms this evening. But the heat continues. Currently, it's 91˚F, with the heat index at 100˚F. Our high was 92˚F, and our max heat index was 105˚F ( Read more... )

Sunny all day. We made it to 85˚F. Which is the current temperature ( Read more... )

Yeah, another of those days. Another another another. It was mostly sunny. The high was 87˚F.

"We are all flawed creatures of our times. Is it fair to judge us by the unknown standards of the future?" ~ Carl Sagan

Short answer, no. Most emphatically no.

Today's movie was Tarantino's Death Proof (2007), which might not be his best but never fails ( Read more... )

Yeah, so. Crap Day the Next. Mostly sunny by afternoon. High of only 81˚F.

There are things that ought to take a few hours on one day to get done. A few hours on one day. But sometimes, shit just gets stupid, and between one thing and another what should be quick and easy and matter of fact becomes peculiarly resistant to completion. For example, ( Read more... )

Bright and sunny today. But the weather is cooler. Our high was only 87˚F ( Read more... )

Sort of a ridiculous, frustrating day.

But. It is also Lydia's fourth birthday, which seems sort of impossible, and yet here are. Have I mentioned that she now weighs over 20 lbs. And she's not really fat. It's mostly muscle, bone, and attitude. Where did all the cat-sized cats go?

If you have not done so already, please have a look at our ( Read more... )

Somehow, today turned into a bad day. I won't try to explain why or how. It just did. But the main problem has been resolved, and thank you, Chris. One day I will save your butt ( Read more... )

Anyway ( Read more... )

Sunny again today. Currently, it's 58˚F.

Today, I began writing The Cerulean Alphabet, which will appear in two parts in Sirenia Digest nos. 168 and 169. I made it all the way through "A is for Abyss," all 476 words. Tomorrow I need to manage B, C, and, hopefully, D.

Did I mentioned how truly, unpardonably fucking awful and yet vaguely ( Read more... )

Another overcast rainy day, the fourth in a row. There was, early this morning, very briefly a shaft of sunlight, and for a few seconds it helped my mood. But then it was gone again. Currently, it's 69˚F ( Read more... )