Fall

Rumor has it that it’s now Fall.  However, I’ve yet to really see a change.  Sure there was some fog this morning.  Okay, a lot of fog.  
 
 
 
But then the fog burned off and the temperature reached 81-degrees.  Hardly fall weather, wouldn’t you agree?  Certainly not any sort of fall weather I’ve experienced.  Well, not [...]

Blank Pages

Is there anything better than a blank notebook?  The possibilities are endless.  The thoughts and ideas that can cover those pages – just the thought of that makes me a little giddy.
Of course, I mostly get stuck on the What should I fill these pages with? phase.  
Last week I bought a new journal and [...]

Things I’m Doing to Avoid Folding Laundry

One of the things that I hate about staying at home all day (other than the boredom that sets in around two o’clock) is that I’m left to do the laundry.  Not all the time, of course, but most of the time I do it.  And yeah, it adds to my day, but man, it’s [...]

Sock Weather!

One of the things I really miss about San Francisco (and Idaho, and Utah) is the weather.  The cooler temperatures, to be exact.  When I was working in Palo Alto and living in San Francisco, I loved when I’d come from weather too hot to even want to go outside to the chilly confines of [...]

Welcome Home

 
 That’s my signed first edition David Sedaris book, nestled between miniatures of the columns at Powell’s Bookstore, my home away from home when I’m in Portland (so I guess that would actually make it my home away from my home away from home.  Or something).  Wes got them for me as a Welcome Home present [...]

Wherin I ask the internet who to vote for

Yes, I’m dating a Republican. No, I don’t especially like it. Mostly, I ignore it – which is easy to do since I’m the one making a big deal out of it.
But lately, what with the election and all, I’m having a hard time letting it go. It scares me that McCain and Palin [...]

Almost Ready

Ah, back from vacation and ready to tackle the world.  Or something like that.  I’m not sure what I’m ready for, quite frankly.  No, that’s not true.  I’m ready for a job to just fall in to my lap.  And not just any job, the right job for me.  In spite of the fact that [...]

Bullet Points, Belize it or Not

I picked up a cold the last day in Belize and am trying to fight it off, so this is what you get:
 

Diving in 84-degree water with no wet suit is a lot more fun than diving in 60-ish-degree water in a 7mm wet suit
The water in Belize looks fake it’s so clear 
Nurse sharks are [...]