Adventures of a well-rounded geek
On Fourth of July, the housemates and I went over to Kaitlin's house for a few hours to have lunch and spend time with my family. I had an absolute blast. Kaitlin had just purchased a kiddie pool so we got to chill outside and I put my feet in the water as EG and…
Today has been an extremely busy day for me. After breakfast I biked to the community garden to water and weed. The tomato and pepper plants are doing really well from what I can tell. They're growing bigger and the leaves are looking good. My chives and cucumber have still not come up, can I…
Elisabeth and I got to see Andrea Bocelli in concert Friday evening. The Colorado Symphony accompanied him as well as two guest singers and a violinist. I had such a wonderful time. It took me a few songs to really get into it but then I was into it and loved every following minute. Most…
What a great day I had on Monday. I got my hair cut at a salon in the Stanley Marketplace, which meant that I stopped by Glazed and Confused donuts on the way out. I got their Samoan donut. Honestly, I don't think they have the best donuts in Denver. They're a little dry and…
Bee and lion from Brenda As time ticks away to being jobless, my feelings flip between excitement and sadness. Over the years, the culture in my department changed from a fun, connected one to a negative, low morale one. I have not enjoyed going to work for a while. So I am thrilled to be…
Tetris lamp My job at DPS is ending as of this Friday. Did I ever officially say that? I got laid off in February and decided to not apply to other jobs in the district and instead go to community college in August to get an associate's degree in horticulture. Life is changing! It's been…
BBQ pork dumplings Yesterday Sidney turned 30 years old!! We had to celebrate, of course, so we took her to Superstar Asian Cuisine, a dumpling restaurant that Elisabeth found. The staff cart around plates of food , stopping at each table to see what guests want to eat. A variety of dumplings, noodles, vegetables, and…
