Of power tools and engineered bamboo

The new house is coming along. We’ve — or, rather, Fred and his folks have — pulled up most of the carpet on the main floor. Sadly, it looks like the original hardwood underneath is in too rough a shape to just sand and refinish, so we’ll probably be installing a floating floor on top [...]

Holy crap.

Um, we’re going to be in Washington for the upcoming Presidential inauguration. Seems Fred’s been invited to be a co-captain of the LGBA color guard as that group marches in the Inauguration Parade… Unfortunately, my dry writing style cannot adequately convey the OMGWTFBBQ-ness of it all, but: OMG! WTF! INAUGURATION PARADE!

Easy does it, or getting cats adjusted to a new dog

Last weekend Fred and I met a wonderful dog named Kooper during an adoption event at a local pet store. We haven’t formally adopted him yet, but this weekend we’re fostering him as a sort of trial run. Kooper is about three and a half years old, and he appears to be a mix of [...]

Upcoming events

Busy week ahead. Tonight’s a final in theology, my least favorite class in a long time. Tomorrow night I have the option of taking a final in psychology, but I’m skipping it because the prof is dropping our lowest individual test score and because I have 78/80 on every single test so far (which is [...]

And a minor drink-related rant while I’m thinking about it.

Over the weekend Fred and I finally celebrated our first wedding anniversary by going out for a nice dinner. We arrived at the restaurant and perused the drink menu, with my eye immediately landing on “Cucumber martini” with Hendrick’s listed as the first component. I am a gin boy, and I enjoy Hendrick’s, so I [...]