Check out the corn. So cool.
6.30.2009
6.17.2009
So sad.
Niobe posted this "to-do" on her blog and invited us to follow suit. Here are my "unfortionates".
* Unfortunately, c gives the learner only one or two slow chances at the step, and then quickly moves the step up to tempo.
I can totally see myself doing this, "Don't you get it already?"
* Unfortunately, c's is an attraction for this crowd of space-wasters. Additionally, it is NOT a "Euro Pub" nor is it pub-like at all.
Too bad. I like pubs, apparently we're not to hit up c's not-pub.
* Unfortunately, c will never get better. She no longer has a working stomach, hence the TPN.
Good thing I have a working stomach. Full of cereal and hot chocolate.
* Unfortunately, c and Jenny are black Lab mixes, statistically the last to be adopted and thus, euthanized in shelters everyday.
Wonder why that is. Hyper dogs? We got our dog, Dora, from the shelter.
* Unfortunately, c gives the learner only one or two slow chances at the step, and then quickly moves the step up to tempo.
I can totally see myself doing this, "Don't you get it already?"
* Unfortunately, c's is an attraction for this crowd of space-wasters. Additionally, it is NOT a "Euro Pub" nor is it pub-like at all.
Too bad. I like pubs, apparently we're not to hit up c's not-pub.
* Unfortunately, c will never get better. She no longer has a working stomach, hence the TPN.
Good thing I have a working stomach. Full of cereal and hot chocolate.
* Unfortunately, c and Jenny are black Lab mixes, statistically the last to be adopted and thus, euthanized in shelters everyday.
Wonder why that is. Hyper dogs? We got our dog, Dora, from the shelter.
6.02.2009
5.30.2009
bullet points
I have too many things to talk about because I've been slacking on posting. There's really no way to tie all these thoughts together, so bullets it is.
- About two weeks ago I was doing some gardening and there were a TON of ants. My plants were also getting eaten so I laid down a little bit of ant killer stuff. I go inside and when I come out again I find my dog hanging in the garden. After much yelling she comes out and I go back to my business of weeding. About an hour later she won't turn her neck to the left- not even for a cookie. Freaks me the fuck out. Husband is going to vet school so I immediately think she has some neurological issue and she must have gotten into the ant killer. Off to the emergency vet we fly. Long story short, doc thinks she just tweeked her neck so he dopes her up on muscle relaxants and pain meds. AHH. Better now.
- Speaking of the garden I was very excited to harvest some lettuce and snap peas. The shelling peas are coming along but haven't filled out yet. The strawberries are turning red and the corn is growing like mad. Things are going really well out there. We also got a shed! With Joe's going out of business there were some amazing sales. One was this shed. It's a canvas one (wasn't too sure about that, but I love it) that you use wing-nuts to assemble. We put it together and oh-my-gosh it was HUGE! Decided to take off one of the leg sections to make it shorter. Much better now, and we never would have been able to do that with a standard wood shed. And we can move it to our next place too. Good stuff.
- I was informed last Wednesday that my contract wasn't going to be renewed for next year. I now have a month to find another job. Surprisingly, I'm not too freaked out about the whole thing. Earlier in the day (before I got the news) I was thinking that I should start looking into something else. I haven't been doing much at work and I seemed kinda superfluous. Checking online there are currently quite a few positions that I'm qualified for so hopefully with my amazing sounding resume' I'll get a few interviews and a job offer. One can hope.
- Over Memorial Day weekend we were able to go rock climbing! I was emailed by my husband on Friday asking if I was interested in climbing and camping. "Umm...okay". So off we went on Saturday morning at 6am for the 3hr drive to the climbing rock. It was tons of fun- getting away from everything and trying something new. And I didn't do too shabby either.
- My scalp is peeling. It does NOT look hot.
- About two weeks ago I was doing some gardening and there were a TON of ants. My plants were also getting eaten so I laid down a little bit of ant killer stuff. I go inside and when I come out again I find my dog hanging in the garden. After much yelling she comes out and I go back to my business of weeding. About an hour later she won't turn her neck to the left- not even for a cookie. Freaks me the fuck out. Husband is going to vet school so I immediately think she has some neurological issue and she must have gotten into the ant killer. Off to the emergency vet we fly. Long story short, doc thinks she just tweeked her neck so he dopes her up on muscle relaxants and pain meds. AHH. Better now.
- Speaking of the garden I was very excited to harvest some lettuce and snap peas. The shelling peas are coming along but haven't filled out yet. The strawberries are turning red and the corn is growing like mad. Things are going really well out there. We also got a shed! With Joe's going out of business there were some amazing sales. One was this shed. It's a canvas one (wasn't too sure about that, but I love it) that you use wing-nuts to assemble. We put it together and oh-my-gosh it was HUGE! Decided to take off one of the leg sections to make it shorter. Much better now, and we never would have been able to do that with a standard wood shed. And we can move it to our next place too. Good stuff.
- I was informed last Wednesday that my contract wasn't going to be renewed for next year. I now have a month to find another job. Surprisingly, I'm not too freaked out about the whole thing. Earlier in the day (before I got the news) I was thinking that I should start looking into something else. I haven't been doing much at work and I seemed kinda superfluous. Checking online there are currently quite a few positions that I'm qualified for so hopefully with my amazing sounding resume' I'll get a few interviews and a job offer. One can hope.
- Over Memorial Day weekend we were able to go rock climbing! I was emailed by my husband on Friday asking if I was interested in climbing and camping. "Umm...okay". So off we went on Saturday morning at 6am for the 3hr drive to the climbing rock. It was tons of fun- getting away from everything and trying something new. And I didn't do too shabby either.
- My scalp is peeling. It does NOT look hot.
4.23.2009
Tools
How does one woman move a whole lot of bricks from the front yard to the backyard? With wheels. 
I'm so clever.
I'm so clever.
4.20.2009
Sunday
8.6mi.
And I didn't kill myself either. Perhaps next weekend I'll do another round of the long path. Though I did feel slow when this crazy fast guy passed me four times. Ha.
And I didn't kill myself either. Perhaps next weekend I'll do another round of the long path. Though I did feel slow when this crazy fast guy passed me four times. Ha.
4.18.2009
Saturday.
I knew this weekend was going to be crazy, and indeed it has been- and it's only Saturday.
We recently bought a house, I guess it was around 6 months ago. And I've been steadily fixing it up. Today was all about the bathroom floor. The original floor was this great yellow and cream floral pattern. Not really looking very modern. So I ripped it all up, re-leveled the floor, and applied some vinyl tiles. So much better!
Old:
New:
And then it was onto the yard. There's this one long strip of flower bed along the house. We haven't gotten to it this year, and I'm not too sure what the old owners did with it- doesn't seem like much. So needless to say it was time to weed. Here's my set-up. Have the stool and the gloves, works great.
And then there was the 4.5miler and and two dinners (one now, one later). Tomorrow should be interesting.
We recently bought a house, I guess it was around 6 months ago. And I've been steadily fixing it up. Today was all about the bathroom floor. The original floor was this great yellow and cream floral pattern. Not really looking very modern. So I ripped it all up, re-leveled the floor, and applied some vinyl tiles. So much better!
Old:
New:
And then it was onto the yard. There's this one long strip of flower bed along the house. We haven't gotten to it this year, and I'm not too sure what the old owners did with it- doesn't seem like much. So needless to say it was time to weed. Here's my set-up. Have the stool and the gloves, works great. 
And then there was the 4.5miler and and two dinners (one now, one later). Tomorrow should be interesting.
4.10.2009
Gym-ness.
Okay, so I actually have lots to say. And I've been meaning to post but the only time I think of writing is when I'm at work. And for the very obvious reasons, that doesn't work out so well.
I've been really getting fed up with this gut that I'm developing. I'll total blame it on being happily married and living a very nice, stress-free life. I just keep remembering what I looked like when I met my husband and it definitely was not how I currently look. I want my pants to fit and my shirts to look good.
I was taking this workout class at the Parks and Rec department in my home town, but it's a small town and I work long hours so there were only a few classes that worked for me and they were very strange. Not quite what I was looking for...at all.
I then decided that 'hey, running doesn't suck. Perhaps I should run.' But I know me and if there's not a deadline, I won't do it. I figured a half-marathon would be a good starting place. Won't kill me but will still push me. So I found a training schedule online and have been doing what it tells me to.
I was very excited when I learned that this one route I was taking was actually five miles and not four. I did five miles and it didn't kill me! Very exciting. I'm a bit nervous about the 8 mile distance, but I'm sure once I do it, it will be fine.
I signed up for a 5k through my husband's school- a fun run with pets. I think that will be a good introduction to the whole racing scene. And then I also signed up for a 10k. Now I put out my money before I realized that it's a trail run...and not a street race. There are no real trails around my town to practice on...plenty of roads...but no trails. Now I'm nervous about trail running. But I'll go to the town next door (that has hills and trails) to practice and perhaps sometimes during my lunch hour on the Hill. I'm sure it won't be as bad as I'm thinking it will be, but still, practice is a must.
When this running idea was fermenting I signed up for an aerobic dance class through the local community college. It's good! The teacher has been doing it for 30 years so she knows how to teach and how to make you work a bit. It's also three days a week so I have things to keep me busy while the husband is studying.
This gut is going down! hehe.
I've been really getting fed up with this gut that I'm developing. I'll total blame it on being happily married and living a very nice, stress-free life. I just keep remembering what I looked like when I met my husband and it definitely was not how I currently look. I want my pants to fit and my shirts to look good.
I was taking this workout class at the Parks and Rec department in my home town, but it's a small town and I work long hours so there were only a few classes that worked for me and they were very strange. Not quite what I was looking for...at all.
I then decided that 'hey, running doesn't suck. Perhaps I should run.' But I know me and if there's not a deadline, I won't do it. I figured a half-marathon would be a good starting place. Won't kill me but will still push me. So I found a training schedule online and have been doing what it tells me to.
I was very excited when I learned that this one route I was taking was actually five miles and not four. I did five miles and it didn't kill me! Very exciting. I'm a bit nervous about the 8 mile distance, but I'm sure once I do it, it will be fine.
I signed up for a 5k through my husband's school- a fun run with pets. I think that will be a good introduction to the whole racing scene. And then I also signed up for a 10k. Now I put out my money before I realized that it's a trail run...and not a street race. There are no real trails around my town to practice on...plenty of roads...but no trails. Now I'm nervous about trail running. But I'll go to the town next door (that has hills and trails) to practice and perhaps sometimes during my lunch hour on the Hill. I'm sure it won't be as bad as I'm thinking it will be, but still, practice is a must.
When this running idea was fermenting I signed up for an aerobic dance class through the local community college. It's good! The teacher has been doing it for 30 years so she knows how to teach and how to make you work a bit. It's also three days a week so I have things to keep me busy while the husband is studying.
This gut is going down! hehe.
3.14.2009
My Saturday
I updated my FB status to say that today was a baking day. And boy oh boy did I bake.
1. White bread. My recipe made two loaves. And it was crazy good!
2. Roasted veggies. Potatoes and carrots with just some salt.
3. Sugar cookies. Found this recipe awhile ago and it is sooo yummy (and easy).
4. Red Pasta with chicken bake. Made this thing up. Husband likes it.
5. Chicken with jam glaze. Also has some balsamic and pepper involved.
6. Pasta to go with number five.
Yummy! And I only had to run to the store four times. Good thing it's not that far away. ha.
Tomorrow's schedule will be more haus-frau things.
Off to have some sugar cookies!
1. White bread. My recipe made two loaves. And it was crazy good!
2. Roasted veggies. Potatoes and carrots with just some salt.
3. Sugar cookies. Found this recipe awhile ago and it is sooo yummy (and easy).
4. Red Pasta with chicken bake. Made this thing up. Husband likes it.
5. Chicken with jam glaze. Also has some balsamic and pepper involved.
6. Pasta to go with number five.
Yummy! And I only had to run to the store four times. Good thing it's not that far away. ha.
Tomorrow's schedule will be more haus-frau things.
Off to have some sugar cookies!
3.09.2009
The Prez
Obama overturned an order signed by President Bush in 2001 that barred the National Institutes of Health from funding research on embryonic stem cells beyond using 60 cell lines that existed at that time.
In Obama's recent speech to Congress, the president said the United States will double its supply of renewable energy in three years. To do so, he's calling on a new class of workers to be trained in environmental fields. Green jobs training programs will get $500 million from his stimulus package.
By 2025, the Obama administration hopes one-fourth of the nation's energy will come from renewable sources. Over the long term, the president hopes to create millions of new jobs by investing $150 billion in taxpayer money to help private companies develop new sources of clean energy, such as wind, solar and geothermal power.
(CNN's Azadeh Ansari contributed to this report.)
Being a scientist myself this is pretty sweet! I really think that Obama is leading us in the right direction. It could seem pretty harsh at the moment, with all of us not having any money, but waiting around isn't going to solve anything and if you're going to act, you might as well do it now. Don't know if this will change my research, but really, it will help the whole field. Woo!
So happy with the new guy.
2.12.2009
Darwin's 200th Bday
"A Gallup poll released this week shows that 39 percent of Americans say they "believe in the theory of evolution," while a quarter say they do not believe in the theory, and another 36 percent don't have an opinion either way.
This follows an earlier Gallup poll on the issue, conducted last May, that found only 14 percent of Americans believe that humans developed over millions of years from less advanced forms of life. Forty-four percent believe that God created human beings almost overnight within the past 10,000 years, and another 36 percent believe that God guided humans' evolution from animals over a much longer period of time." (Azadeh Ansari, CNN)
Really?! Wow. People need to get educated.
This follows an earlier Gallup poll on the issue, conducted last May, that found only 14 percent of Americans believe that humans developed over millions of years from less advanced forms of life. Forty-four percent believe that God created human beings almost overnight within the past 10,000 years, and another 36 percent believe that God guided humans' evolution from animals over a much longer period of time." (Azadeh Ansari, CNN)
Really?! Wow. People need to get educated.
2.06.2009
Mudroom madness!
More home improvements. And for some reason this mudroom was driving me bonkers.
So this is an addition onto our 1920 home. Probably put on in the 50s. How do people live with this stuff for FIFTY years?! Does it not drive anyone else insane?! I don't see how it couldn't. Every time I would walk back there I would just get grossed out about this area that looked so uncompleted.
So I decided to complete it (at least to the best of my (limited) abilities). Lots of mud was applied to the mudroom walls.
All of these cracks were filled in and the whole thing was primed and painted. Oh My Goodness does it look TONS better. Man. It's really amazing how some paint and effort makes a huge difference.
The base boards are up next.
Crafty c
It's definitely a seasonal activity, but knitting is quite relaxing- especially while watching sports. One of my friends convinced me to finally knit a hat. Really not that complicated, just have to have the right supplies (which aren't that expensive). And scarves are a always a good thing to go back to. But I have found that I love my large needles with floofy thread. I don't seem to have the patients to knit one project for too long.
I'd like to knit some socks or gloves in the near future, but I don't see how that's going to happen with the above mentioned problem. I guess I'll just stay with my scarves and hats. Seems to be working well so far.
And we just won't mention that huge blanket project waiting in the office closet.
1.28.2009
Christmas
Christmas came a little late this year, but it was totally worth it. D got me a step bench!
My normal workout place (parks and rec) canceled their Thursday class for the rest of the month because of low attendance. It's been the same number of people since I started going there and I really don't see there being a change in the next two weeks. So needless to say I was quite annoyed. My work schedule is pretty limiting so I can't make the well-attended classes, nor do I want to go to the weight/toning ones on MWF. I want my aerobic step classes.
You.Tube helped a bit with some videos and music, but I didn't have a step bench. Then I made a bench out of a piece of wood and some plastic tubs. And then Christmas came! And D got me a bench! I am totally stoked.
1.27.2009
1.22.2009
1.22.09
Protocols haunt my world. They just never seem to end. Until of course they do. And things are submitted and approved and life goes on.
This reminds me of painting. It just never seems to end. Always things to paint- second coat in the backroom, touch up ceilings, touch up walls, paint mudroom, laundry room. Perhaps one of these days these tasks will end as well. Probably after the nasty carpet has been removed and the house becomes a bit more put together.
Husband wonders why I read strangers blogs... after awhile they don't become so strange.
I'm a bit random today, but I guess that's okay given the name of this blog.
This reminds me of painting. It just never seems to end. Always things to paint- second coat in the backroom, touch up ceilings, touch up walls, paint mudroom, laundry room. Perhaps one of these days these tasks will end as well. Probably after the nasty carpet has been removed and the house becomes a bit more put together.
Husband wonders why I read strangers blogs... after awhile they don't become so strange.
I'm a bit random today, but I guess that's okay given the name of this blog.
1.19.2009
1.17.2009
1.16.2009
new years
Oh! I just realized that it was January and I haven't made any resolutions. I'm liking the idea of posting here at least once a week. We'll see if I can keep that one going.
New happenings
Well I've started this a few times now. First it was a 'private' ranting space, but then I didn't really like it. So I've deleted those and I'm moving on to something more. Perhaps I'll update this more frequently, but not with anything all that note worthy. We'll see what becomes of this space. Perhaps a place for cool picture posting and small tid-bits of my life. Should be an interesting ride.
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