My superspiffy FriendBot, uvaspina, was intervied by Digital Camera magazine. How cool is that? You should totally check out her journal, my little FriendBots. She is an absolutely amazing photographer, and an absolutely amazing person as well.

Yesterday was such a beautiful day. I took the outside route to the deli for lunch rather than the not-in-the-sky skyway-type thingy route. The temperature was perfect, the humidity level was low enough to make me happy, the sky was a glorious shade of blue, and the sun felt warm and gentle rather than hot and horrid. And after work last night, ( Read more... )

Dearest oxlahun,

Thank you for the absolutely hilarious postcard! It is now fastened to the front of my refrigerator with an It's Happy Bunny magnet, which seems appropriate. He certainly is a grumpy-looking man. I imagine his grumpiness comes from knowing he's made me lose the game. Fantabulous. :P

Love,
The trista

Subject: Are You Sitting Down?

Your Mince Pies are on the way to the Post Office.
Just in time for the 4th of July, which is, as we all know, the traditional time of year for mince pies. It's the Running of the Minces, you see. Mince pies are gathered up from all over the country and sent scampering through the streets of Minneapolis, hoping to ( Read more... )

Monday night I rode my bike. It was not only my first time riding this bike, but also my first time riding any bike in twenty years.

Twenty. Years.

A score.

I was very, very wobbly and probably looked like a drunk driver rider. I was all over the place. I managed to wobble about five-ish miles, though, and felt far more confident by the end ( Read more... )