Things in life have settled enough finally that I realized with some surprise this past week that I'm actually looking forward to the holidays rather than simply dreading the extra work required. As such I designated this weekend for holiday decorating.

I have not gotten out of my pajamas all day, but I did render 3 batches of lard to be used in ( Read more... )

I am a big bundle of don't wanna today. Self care is hard. (Especially if it involves insurance) Work is hard. Being responsible is hard. This afternoon I have to teach a class and then catch up on 3 weeks of backlogged grading. I think I will leave the frog swallowing for then, and right now just watch some Dr. Quinn. By 10 I might be ready to get ( Read more... )

E and I had a lovely adventure down at the CSULB Japanese garden today. E even fed the koi. It was a delightfully relaxing change of pace.

On the way home we figured we'd stop by work and fiddle with the 3D printer a bit, start another print. My keycard worked fine, but opening the door triggered the armed response alarm. I got to meet some of ( Read more... )

My life involves very little physical labor with visible results of activity. While spending 12 hrs/day pushing pixels may qualify as work, my brain is poorly adapted to seeing such work as productive. It's difficult to find something you can point to and say "I did that!" Being a SAHM at least resulted in piles of clean laundry, the occasional ( Read more... )

It's wet outside. In June. Which is LOVELY. I'm not complaining, I'm just confused. If you would be so kind, some sort of rough schedule of what to expect from here on out would be incredibly useful.

Thanks ever so,

Me

Anyone who knows me at all well knows such a thing doesn't thrill me. The current heat wave was supposed to be tempered by a weekend on my own indulging my every whim while E's up north visiting T. As it turns out, the swamp cooler circulating pump failed over the winter so I spent my early afternoon researching the lack of relief from the heat, ( Read more... )

The boys are gaming - my kitchen is full of people geeking out a la Star Wars. I have not yet gotten dressed. But I have ( Read more... )

Today's educational tidbit - traditional Hawaiian aquaculture practices. Future tourism plans ( Read more... )

Last night I saw Porgy & Bess at the Ahmanson. My aunt shared the good news that she's planning to retire. As we were leaving the theater, she expressed concern about having to sign up for Social Security disbursements online - she may need to call me to help her out with the scary computer thing. I told her not to worry - George Takei and Patty ( Read more... )

I turned in my final class project on Sunday ( Read more... )