My parents drove into town yesterday for a weekend visit. Not until just before they arrived did I realize that I hadn’t seen them since Thanksgiving. Six months ago. We talk regularly so it doesn’t seem like such a bad setup, but when I stop to think about how long we go between visits, that’s [...]
Entries from May 2009
May 21, 2009
Pole Paddle Pedal
Holy shit, y’all. We fucking kicked ass! 2nd place out of four teams in our team group (sex and age).
Some pictures:
Uh, the one in the red. Not 900 who’s all, “Dude, where’s my fucking skier?”
It was great to see friends we haven’t seen since September and weird how we went form weekly dinners to get [...]
May 12, 2009
Who doesn’t love a blow up mattress?
I just realized that for the next four weekends I won’t be sleeping in my own bed. I knew I was going out of town or having someone visit, but I just really didn’t put together what that means for my sleeping habits.
But! That’s four weeks of fun to look forward to!
This weekend we’re headed [...]
May 11, 2009
Easily Cheered
Last summer I decided that I wanted a road bike. Well, no, that’s not entirely true. I’ve wanted one for years, but last summer is when I decided that my budget could afford it and I started getting serious about buying one. I asked for money for my birthday to take some of the sting [...]
May 10, 2009
Mother’s Day
My mom is one of the few parents who has learned to navigate Internet and text messages. Sometimes this is awesome (when I’m having a bad day and on of her “I love you” text messages pops up) and sometimes this is not so awesome (when it’s 5:30 in the morning on a Saturday and [...]
May 8, 2009
Like Blockbuster, But With Books
God, books are expensive. I mean, like really expensive. Especially if you’re like me and you really really really love books. Love owning them and displaying them on bookshelves and, yes, even smelling their new pages. I can’t seem to get out of a bookstore for less than $50; double or quadruple that when I’m [...]
May 6, 2009
At Least We Don’t Use That Lobby Anymore
Monday night I had to got bed at an absurdly early hour so that I could wake up at an even more absurdly early hour. So early that it was still light outside and kids were still playing with their remote control cars or scooters or whatever. And those fuckers were loud. But I couldn’t [...]
May 1, 2009
No, My Parents Do Not Want to Remortgage Their House to Get a Free Crusie
Yesterday I did some blog jumping. And I found this blog and some entries about dating services. And that reminded me of when I first moved to the Bay Area in 2005. My best friend was working at a dating service and I was all alone in Palo Alto. So, naturally, she sent me out [...]
