Archive for April 2011
sespe means knee
After more than an hour with a highly experienced technogeek and many swear words later, I finally managed to get my pictures out of the the Worst Camera Ever Made, the one that will get its own blog post soon. It was an underwater camera, a great idea (in theory) for the kayak portion of…
Read Moreproof positive
Here is a proof that I’ve been kissing frogs (and liking it) lately, as mentioned in my mini man marathon post. Yes, that’s an unflattering pucker pose of me, and that little rock-looking thing in the middle of the picture is a real frog, encountered on a recent hike. This particular frog was too smart…
Read Morememo to you, d-bag
Hey there, Mister Loudmouth. Thanks for deciding to come on in to the thrift store, where my friend and I are enjoying a much-needed recreational respite from the intensity of the past 24 hours. Thanks for setting your spiky-haired head on your wiry shoulders and marching in in that weird, highly-controlled way that just transmits…
Read Moresudden storm
A good friend of mine just received word, the bad word — the “Big C” word. She was treated for a different kind of cancer (the little c), and now she’s got another kind of cancer. And the suckitude just ramped up, up, way the fuck UP. As I am not the friend that will…
Read Moregoing through the motions
It has been a whirlwind week-plus. My socializing skills are now depleted. Imaging a blinking red life-force bar above my head. I also ate a substantial amount of seafood tonight (to which I’m extremely sensitive). Don’t ask why; I had a “what the hey — I’m feeling healthy!” moment. Now I feel not so healthy.…
Read Morerise and shine
This is a screenshot from an ad that popped up while I was playing an online game. Is it just me, or is that kind of a violent image? Which, actually, is quite apt — if I was confronted with an idiotic, anthropomorphic pastry treat first thing in the morning, I’d hack its little head…
Read Morebest easter ever
My sister and I reminisced about our mom and how into Easter she got. Always a big, crackling, cello-covered basket placed at the foot of our beds while we slept. Always filled to the brim with really, really good toys and treats. A favorite of mine was the last Easter we spent in Phoenix. It…
Read Moreearth day earth day merry merry mirth day
My family and I did not go kayaking last Wednesday; due to a convergence of bad website design, two harbors that are very close together but not the same harbor, and a lack of cell phone, we had to scrap plans and try again today (Friday.) And oh, gracious, am I glad things worked out…
Read Morerise n grub
It’s the Fourth Friday Challenge for April. My friend Paul and I, both posting daily in 2011, decided to give each other a job once a month to keep things spicy. In his words, “we want to push ourselves to do something more interesting than we might otherwise.” I will put his challenge to me…
Read Moresource of the suckiness
Violet can’t believe I made sucky Seder desserts. Oh HO honey. Passover desserts generally should be without dairy and unleavened. Keep that in mind. The Strawberry Brown Betty thing was, in essence, a strawberry cobbler but I completely screwed up the water amount while stewing the berries, and also I attempted a crumble made of…
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