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Rice won a bowl game!?!
Sadly, I didn't get a chance to watch the Owls' victory over Western Michigan in the Texas Bowl. But they won!
It's still strange to think of Rice as having a football team that can actually win enough to make it to a bowl game. But I'm happy that they managed to win. Once every 50 years. That seems doable. -
I own a house
It's now official.
Paul and I own a house!
Now the real fun begins. Painters, carpenters, and flooring installers, oh my! -
Pillow snuggler
By way of la_directora and hangingfire:
1. Stop talking about politics for a moment or two.
2. Post a reasonably-sized picture in your LJ, NOT under a cut tag, of something pleasant, such as an adorable kitten, or a fluffy white cloud, or a bottle of booze. Something that has NOTHING TO DO WITH POLITICS.
3. Include these instructions, and share the love.
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Impressions from Chicago, day 1
I'm in Chicago. It took way too long to get here. My flight from Denver to O'Hare was canceled, and I ended up being routed through Springfield, MO. Then, CTA is doing construction the weekend on the Blue Line between O'Hare and the Loop. We went partway on the train, transferred to a shuttle bus, and then got back on the train a few stops ( Read more... ) -
5K in 29:20
I did Nite Moves last night. I ran the entire way, going out easy and picking up my pace through the entire run, passing more people than passed me. Thanks to a bit of cheering from friends at the end, I even kicked pretty hard at the end to pass a few more people going in to the finishing line ( Read more... ) -
2.8 miles in 28:35
Sure, it's not quite 5K, but it's the furthest continuous run I've done since I hurt my knee a couple of years ago. And, even better, I didn't feel any knee or hip pain.
I now feel confidant that I can run 5K again, just in time for the last two weeks of Santa Barbara's summer 5K series: Nite Moves. Hooray. Maybe I will be able to actually do a ( Read more... ) -
Fire update
While the fire is still burning in the foothills (about 6-7 miles from our house at the closest point), things are much better now than they were Thursday night ( Read more... ) -
Gap Fire
Thankfully Paul and I aren't very close to the fire that's currently raging in the foothills north of Goleta / Santa Barbara. Unfortunately, we have several friends who are much closer. They haven't been evacuated yet, but their neighborhoods have been closed to all but residents, the air is thick with smoke, and they can see flames about a mile ( Read more... ) -
Truffles
Just before Valentine's Day I made a giant batch of truffles. Yes, that was in February and it's now March. I know. But I promised to post about how I did it, so here's the post, a month late.
I doubled the Truffles recipe in Sherry Yard's The Secrets of Baking with a few modifications. I also used a lot of the techniques called for by Alton ( Read more... ) -
snow therapy
Work has been very stressful recently since I feel like I'm behind on my current project. I'm still making progress forward on it, just not at the rate I'd like. Of course, it doesn't help when the project's end-goal keeps changing ( Read more... )