Game planning (Thanksgiving edition)
This morning, my Facebook feed blew up with talk of “the big game,” the annual Montana-Montana State football game (which is, somewhat foolishly to my way of thinking, called “The Brawl of the Wild”). While alums of both schools taunted one another, I was doing my own kind of game planning: the kind that involves […]
Crockpot: the great productivity equalizer
It’s official. I’m back in school mode (or at least desperately trying to be). I’ve been sick for the last week, a weird mix of symptoms that seems to change everyday. Every morning there’s a new surprise – mostly fairly unpleasant, really. Is it an ear infection? Strep? Common, lingering cold? I don’t know. And […]
It’s the freaking weekend
…baby, I’m about to have me some fun. (thanks for that, R. Kelly) It’s raining and chilly here. Go figure. I’ve spent the day thus far under the covers, finishing the third Hunger Games book, and then Skype-ing with some friends in Portugal. Always nice to see their smiling faces. Last night, a friend and […]
An unthemed update (time to catch up)
I’m sitting in my living room, listening to “Linus and Lucy” for one of the first times this season, a little transfixed by the Christmas tree, finally decorated. It’s my first tree (and I even wielded the saw!) and is mostly covered with my parents’ castoff ornaments and a bunch of FIMO fruit ornaments […]
Old and new around the house
Shit has been crazy lately. I started writing this post two weeks ago and here we are. Was going to just delete it, but something about the delay speaks to everything going on right now. A work project that has been ongoing since about May is finally starting to wrap up – in a few […]
The beauty in baking
I often get asked what I’m doing when I’m taking pictures of food. People find it quite odd, all in all. But this video hints a little at the beauty to be found in the food we prepare and eat. So many colors, so many textures – and a little strange alchemy in all of […]
30 Days of Creativity: Days 18 and 19
Saturday: Garage sale weather. We got rained on in cycles throughout the afternoon. But got rid of a lot of junk! Sometimes cleaning some things out makes room for thinking, and occasionally even for creativity. Sunday dinner: Vegetarian pot pie stew, served over Caulipots. Both from Appetite for Reduction: 125 Fast and Filling Low-Fat Recipes. Not […]
30 Days of Creativity: Day 5
An actual creative day! Planting flowers. Wandering the Home Resource store for furniture ideas. Discovering new music. And an afternoon of cooking, with lunch packed for tomorrow and company for dinner in the backyard. Pretty impressive since I spent about two hours being stalked by this same goddamned squirrel. I am held hostage in the […]
Flickr, for real
Sometimes it takes a deadline. Once I got almost five months behind on Flickr uploading, I started to get so overwhelmed that I wondered if I would always be posting photos of snow when the flowers are blooming, whether my farmer’s market and green grass photos would need sorting as the leaves were falling. But […]
What to do when your fridge is exploding
Why, make yourself a Lime Crystal Geyser/IKEA Lingonberry syrup/Costco champagne spritzer, of course! Then have another pulled pork sandwich. And make some curry chicken salad to bring to work this week (although the bowl takes up too much space in the ever-exploding fridge). What are Sunday afternoons for if not for strange drinks and adventures […]
I like writing, photography, reading, music, design, typography, paper products, days in the seventies and sparkly snow, Spanish wine and cans of PBR. I spent a year in Córdoba, Spain, working as a 
