Adventures of a well-rounded geek
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…
This weekend has been non-stop for me! Saturday morning started with homemade scones, clotted cream, and homemade jam, cause, you know, it's what you gotta do. A fancy grocery store near my work carries clotted cream so I picked it up Friday afternoon as a surprise to Gene. He always likes the idea of having…
Yesterday I made homemade jam for the first time. One of my goals this year was to “can some food” and I’d like to think I successfully accomplished it. Making the jam wasn’t difficult at all and it was way faster than I thought it would be (20 minutes on the stove!). I had strawberry…
My three day weekend was awesome. It started with celebrating Sidney’s birthday on Friday with some stir fry and watching the new Jumanji movie at home. The mail also delivered two D&D enamel pins I had ordered with Elisabeth months ago and I am happy to say they look just as amazing as the mock-up…
Almost two weeks ago, Sidney’s mom, Tammie, died. It was unexpected and rocked the household’s world. I am sad that Tammie is gone. I spent many nights at her house. She cooked me many breakfasts and dinners. She got me started on my tiny pig collection. When I fell in love with a pig eraser…
Today I took a tour of the Emily Griffith Technical College (EGTC). EGTC is located in my building but I’ve never visited it in the over two years I’ve worked here. Funny, isn’t it. It’s only two floors below me but it’s basically a world away. My coworker decided it was a good idea to…
This past weekend was a whirlwind. I went to Mile High Comics Saturday morning with the housemates for Free Comic Book Day. Two hours later I came out with three free comics plus a few purchased ones. It’s always great to be around fellow nerds, it lifts my spirits, and this time was no…
