Adventures of a well-rounded geek
Because it was going to be so extremely hot today I watered my plants this morning to give them a bit of a buffer from the heat. While I was out in the front, our lovely giant bee friend stopped by to hang out with my flowers. I was able to get a fairly decent…
Well, it’s been a few days and none of the new plants have died yet - I take that as a great sign! I’m debating if I want to purchase ground cover plants for the backyard or let that be a next year thing. I think it’s going to take a trip to the garden…
I got MLK day off yesterday so I spent it finishing up my cross stitch, doing all the chores, working on some creative tasks for myself, and watching Jumanji and Critical Role with Elisabeth. The new Jumanji movie was so much fun. I remember enjoying the original movie when I was a child, so I…
On Saturday, I went to a cross stitch "class" that one of my local libraries was hosting. A few months ago I decided I wanted to try out cross stitching as an adult. I got an awesome cross stitch pattern from my parents for Christmas but then realized, "This is a huge pattern and I…
Yesterday I made some art, played Pandemic Legacy, and ordered Book of Mormon tickets! Using a postcard, sticker, and polaroids from the Grand Lake trip, I put together a little art piece to hang on the wall. Although the background doesn’t look as bright as I thought it would, I like it. I can always…
Little EG is a bit sick so I didn't end up seeing her or Kaitlin today. That was a bummer but it meant that instead I started sewing a skirt. I thought it was going to take me an hour, maybe two, but I've worked on it for probably 3 hours so far and I'm…
First day off for Thanksgiving week and it's been successful so far! I finished Portal 2, the game I had started playing during the Extra Life stream (see the video here). It's a game I had wanted to play for some time but was nervous to because those puzzle games don't come naturally to me.…
