Adventures of a well-rounded geek
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…
Poppies at the Botanic Gardens Sidney and I went to a bee class at the Botanic Gardens on Saturday. I learned there are 20,000 species of bees, almost 1,000 of which live in Colorado. There are more bee species than plant species, how mind blowing is that?! A few specific species were highlighted in the…
Impossible meat burrito bowl The housemates and I had Qdoba for dinner yesterday and I finally tried Impossible burger meat. I've been wanting to try it ever since I took a bite of Sidney's burger last summer. This was my first chance to so I leapt at it. The "meat" was spiced a bit strong…
FelFel I finally went back to FelFel, the Mediterranean restaurant that my parents and I ate at years and years ago. Wow the place has changed, and for the better! What was a Chipotle-like ordering system became a menu and cash register. The decor was upgraded to clean lines and warm colors. The restaurant looks…
