Our vacation is half over. Although we haven't gone on any day trips, we have gotten a TON of things done around the house. In nor particular order:

• Went to the dog park every day, except yesterday, because it was raining
• Hired a guy to sand and refinish the office floor
• Dr. and vet appointments
• Bought new jeans! My old ones had acquired a hole in the ( Read more... )

Britt and I are taking this week off from work. Plus, we both get Columbus Day off, so no work until next Tuesday! We aren't going anywhere and mostly need some relaxation time. We might do a few day trips, like a trip to Concord. I'm also going to the Pats game tomorrow, so look for me on TV ( Read more... )

It's raining out but I've got coffee and bacon. That seems like a nice trade. I've been feeling pretty lonely since we put Ben to sleep. There's just a big hole in the place he used to occupy in my life. Those of you that have met our dogs probably connected more with Tillie; Ben was not outgoing and only cared about me and Britt (although he did ( Read more... )

It looks like this:


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I have been feeling very emotional lately. Not always sad, but feeling very fraughtI went to bed last night with a plugged-up nose due to allergies and woke up in the morning with a sore throat. I don't really need to get sick right now but I haven't ever noticed that that makes a difference ( Read more... )

This week's theme is "disappointment". I was thinking of submitting the photo under the cut, but Britt didn't think it fit. Any thoughts?

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I don't want people to think I'm mad at them.

So, I want to see these movies this summer:
1. The Orphan
2. A Perfect Getaway
3. Final Destination
4. Inglourious Basterds

I guess I will have to get out of the house more.

I'll put up a ton of pictures in my Facebook album, but here's a selection of representative photos from last week's trip to Ireland.

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Transformers 2 was one of the worst movies I have ever seen. I'm going to break out all the cliches here and say that not only do I feel dumber for having watched it, but I want my 2 1/2 hours back.

Complaints in bulleted form!

• Seriously, robot testicles. Along with numerous other testicle jokes.
  
• The camera's loving caress of every nubile, sweat- ( Read more... )

I got an A in my summer class: Coastal Environments of Massachusetts. I have 2 classes left until I get my bachelor's degree, and the rest of the summer off.