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Sunday, November 22, 2009
Fun Weekend!!
I had such a fun weekend!
Yesterday, I woke up and decided that I wanted waffles for breakfast. Buttermilk waffles. I didn't have any buttermilk in the fridge, but I really wanted those darn waffles. I hopped on my bike and pedaled over to Target only to discover that the entire refrigerator section at Target was down! They had all of the doors tied together so that nobody could open them in hopes of preserving enough cold that they didn't lose all of the food in their freezers. There were lots of women staring forlornly at the fridge doors. I don't think I will be getting anything from the freezer section at Target for a while.
Upon this discovery, I re-evaluated the waffle situation and decided that I still wanted those gosh darn waffles. I pedaled over to the supermarket and got buttermilk there. I also picked up two cartons of milk and some nilla wafers so that I could make some peanut butter banana cream pie. Turns out I forgot that I'd gotten milk earlier this week, so now we have a lot of milk, and I have to do some thinking about how I can use it all up! Then I pedaled home and we had a delicious waffle breakfast. After breakfast, I tried playing with Navi, but she wasn't in the mood! I threw every single toy she owns at her and covered her in toys, and she wasn't having any of it.
Timmy found an interesting computer program that simulates piano music using the theory of vibration and strings. He connected it to his piano and spent some time playing with it. Then some more. And a little more. Somewhere in there, I decided I wanted to try making buttered rum meltaways. Tim and I took the dog for a walk up over the hill and down the other side to BevMo! so that I could pick up some dark rum. Then we wandered back over the hill to our apartment, and I started making some buttered rum meltaways! I also made a fantastic peanut butter banana cream pie, and put it in the fridge to chill. The buttered rum meltaways came out really pretty!!
We had plans to go over to 805 to watch the "big game" between Cal and Stanford, so we showered, made some crabby-corn (popcorn with old bay seasoning!) and headed over with Navi in tow! Right before we left, I snapped a photo of the sunset.
We went over to 805, and the first thing Navi did was snatch a pork sandwich off Ashley's plate. Bad dog! We watched the game and chatted all night and suddenly, it was 10p. I didn't even know who had won the game. I went home, Tim came home later, and we all slept.
This morning, I woke up, took the dog out for a walk, and swang on the rope swing for a while. Navi sprinted around in circles stampeding the swing and then running away at the last instant. I would roar at her every time she got close and it got her all riled up. I had a glass beadmaking workshop, so around 9:45 Tim and I headed over after a snazzy breakfast consisting of clementines and peanut butter banana cream pie. We arrived, locked our bikes up, and started a day of fun! Timmy helped me understand everything that was going on, and he was very patient with me. We learned to use MAP gas torches with a special regulator to make glass beads! We made spherical beads, cylindrical beads, beads with two colors swirled around, beads with dots sticking out, beads with smooth dots, beads with big swirls, beads with candy cane-like twists, and in theory, we learned how to make hollow beads (although we haven't done one yet). Tim left earlier so that he could do some homework, and I stayed til 4:30p working with beads! It was so much fun! The class sent me home with all the tools I need to keep making them, including the MAP gas torch, the flame regulator, big tweezers, lots of glass rods, special eye glasses (I bought a second pair for Timmy!), a graphite paddle, a striker, mandrils, and a few other things. I also picked up a few more colors of glass and some mica powder so that I can keep making beads! On the bike ride home I stopped by the beach and met up with Tim and the doggy. We walked home blabbering excitedly to each other about glass beads. The sunset was gorgeous as usual but I didn't have my camera, so no photo for you.
When we got home, we whipped up some skillet enchiladas and ate them quite fast. Now we are tired after a fun weekend!
Now I'm really excited about our future classes. I've signed up for a glass fusion glass at the same place where you use glass powder and fuse beads together in a kiln. Fused glass beads are all over the arts and crafts fairs lately, and you can make very pretty things! I also signed up for a chocolate workshop class at sur la table in the city! I will be able to make more sweets for Timmy. I signed Timmy up for a knife skills class which also takes place at sur la table in the city. He really likes to chop things up, so he will learn all the fancy techniques and knife skills. Then he can teach me! How fun! I've also found a place in Oakland that has glass blowing, blacksmithing, welding, neon sculpture, and all sorts of other incredible classes! Yay!!
Yesterday, I woke up and decided that I wanted waffles for breakfast. Buttermilk waffles. I didn't have any buttermilk in the fridge, but I really wanted those darn waffles. I hopped on my bike and pedaled over to Target only to discover that the entire refrigerator section at Target was down! They had all of the doors tied together so that nobody could open them in hopes of preserving enough cold that they didn't lose all of the food in their freezers. There were lots of women staring forlornly at the fridge doors. I don't think I will be getting anything from the freezer section at Target for a while.
Upon this discovery, I re-evaluated the waffle situation and decided that I still wanted those gosh darn waffles. I pedaled over to the supermarket and got buttermilk there. I also picked up two cartons of milk and some nilla wafers so that I could make some peanut butter banana cream pie. Turns out I forgot that I'd gotten milk earlier this week, so now we have a lot of milk, and I have to do some thinking about how I can use it all up! Then I pedaled home and we had a delicious waffle breakfast. After breakfast, I tried playing with Navi, but she wasn't in the mood! I threw every single toy she owns at her and covered her in toys, and she wasn't having any of it.
Timmy found an interesting computer program that simulates piano music using the theory of vibration and strings. He connected it to his piano and spent some time playing with it. Then some more. And a little more. Somewhere in there, I decided I wanted to try making buttered rum meltaways. Tim and I took the dog for a walk up over the hill and down the other side to BevMo! so that I could pick up some dark rum. Then we wandered back over the hill to our apartment, and I started making some buttered rum meltaways! I also made a fantastic peanut butter banana cream pie, and put it in the fridge to chill. The buttered rum meltaways came out really pretty!!
We had plans to go over to 805 to watch the "big game" between Cal and Stanford, so we showered, made some crabby-corn (popcorn with old bay seasoning!) and headed over with Navi in tow! Right before we left, I snapped a photo of the sunset.
We went over to 805, and the first thing Navi did was snatch a pork sandwich off Ashley's plate. Bad dog! We watched the game and chatted all night and suddenly, it was 10p. I didn't even know who had won the game. I went home, Tim came home later, and we all slept.
This morning, I woke up, took the dog out for a walk, and swang on the rope swing for a while. Navi sprinted around in circles stampeding the swing and then running away at the last instant. I would roar at her every time she got close and it got her all riled up. I had a glass beadmaking workshop, so around 9:45 Tim and I headed over after a snazzy breakfast consisting of clementines and peanut butter banana cream pie. We arrived, locked our bikes up, and started a day of fun! Timmy helped me understand everything that was going on, and he was very patient with me. We learned to use MAP gas torches with a special regulator to make glass beads! We made spherical beads, cylindrical beads, beads with two colors swirled around, beads with dots sticking out, beads with smooth dots, beads with big swirls, beads with candy cane-like twists, and in theory, we learned how to make hollow beads (although we haven't done one yet). Tim left earlier so that he could do some homework, and I stayed til 4:30p working with beads! It was so much fun! The class sent me home with all the tools I need to keep making them, including the MAP gas torch, the flame regulator, big tweezers, lots of glass rods, special eye glasses (I bought a second pair for Timmy!), a graphite paddle, a striker, mandrils, and a few other things. I also picked up a few more colors of glass and some mica powder so that I can keep making beads! On the bike ride home I stopped by the beach and met up with Tim and the doggy. We walked home blabbering excitedly to each other about glass beads. The sunset was gorgeous as usual but I didn't have my camera, so no photo for you.
When we got home, we whipped up some skillet enchiladas and ate them quite fast. Now we are tired after a fun weekend!
Now I'm really excited about our future classes. I've signed up for a glass fusion glass at the same place where you use glass powder and fuse beads together in a kiln. Fused glass beads are all over the arts and crafts fairs lately, and you can make very pretty things! I also signed up for a chocolate workshop class at sur la table in the city! I will be able to make more sweets for Timmy. I signed Timmy up for a knife skills class which also takes place at sur la table in the city. He really likes to chop things up, so he will learn all the fancy techniques and knife skills. Then he can teach me! How fun! I've also found a place in Oakland that has glass blowing, blacksmithing, welding, neon sculpture, and all sorts of other incredible classes! Yay!!
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Pseudo-Thanksgiving!
Timmy went home this weekend to celebrate Pseudo-Thanksgiving with his family! He hadn't been home since Christmas of last year, so I think he had a lot of fun.
While Timmy was gone, Navi and I spent a lot of time with each other. She woke me up with cold, wet nose pokes in the morning and sprinted happily on our long morning walks. I spent a lot of time swinging on the rope swing at the top of the hill, and roaring at Navi. It was very peaceful.
Then, I decided to seize the moment, and clean the apartment. By clean, I mean really clean. The kind of clean where your apartment smells fresh for at least a week after, and where there is no dog hair anywhere or in anything. While I was at it, I decided to buy some nice bins so that we can put things away. Currently a lot of our furniture has open shelving, so you see every single thing we own. It lends to a lot of clutter, and isn't very attractive. Since nothing has a proper place to belong, we end up just shoving anything anywhere. I figured I'd spend some time thrifting around the Target home aisles. I found some cute canvas drawers that stand up on their own. I bought a few green ones, and I placed these inside some of the cubbyholes in our 3x3 cubicle shelf. In these, I placed a lot of small items that just lended to the clutter. I found lots of books that we have no purpose for, and donated them to the library. The only books I kept were useful books such as hiking guides or maps of California, textbooks, and cookbooks, of course! I also bought a little bin for paper. We had lots of colored paper, construction paper, scrapbook paper, and other sorts laying around. They had no place, and since some are oversized, I couldn't find a bin to put them in. I finally found one, and it was pretty, to boot! So all of those are tucked away in a pretty bin that is easy to access when you need the paper, but easy to put away. I also put our cabinet to use by putting away lots of things that don't need to be out in the open, including our fish supplies, music books, dvds, video games, and random papers and booklets from high school. I moved the bed, and vacuumed underneath it. Then I vacuumed everywhere else. I swept the balcony clean. I did all the laundry. I scrubbed the kitchen and bathroom floors by hand. Then I did it again. I scrubbed all the counters. I cleaned the cabinet doors. I rearranged the cabinets. I dusted every surface I could find. I went nuts cleaning the bathroom and the shower. I cleaned all the windows and mirrors. It looked fantastic when I was done! I was so proud every time I walked into the apartment and it smelled wonderful!
I can't wait for Tim to come home and see it!!
While Timmy was gone, Navi and I spent a lot of time with each other. She woke me up with cold, wet nose pokes in the morning and sprinted happily on our long morning walks. I spent a lot of time swinging on the rope swing at the top of the hill, and roaring at Navi. It was very peaceful.
Then, I decided to seize the moment, and clean the apartment. By clean, I mean really clean. The kind of clean where your apartment smells fresh for at least a week after, and where there is no dog hair anywhere or in anything. While I was at it, I decided to buy some nice bins so that we can put things away. Currently a lot of our furniture has open shelving, so you see every single thing we own. It lends to a lot of clutter, and isn't very attractive. Since nothing has a proper place to belong, we end up just shoving anything anywhere. I figured I'd spend some time thrifting around the Target home aisles. I found some cute canvas drawers that stand up on their own. I bought a few green ones, and I placed these inside some of the cubbyholes in our 3x3 cubicle shelf. In these, I placed a lot of small items that just lended to the clutter. I found lots of books that we have no purpose for, and donated them to the library. The only books I kept were useful books such as hiking guides or maps of California, textbooks, and cookbooks, of course! I also bought a little bin for paper. We had lots of colored paper, construction paper, scrapbook paper, and other sorts laying around. They had no place, and since some are oversized, I couldn't find a bin to put them in. I finally found one, and it was pretty, to boot! So all of those are tucked away in a pretty bin that is easy to access when you need the paper, but easy to put away. I also put our cabinet to use by putting away lots of things that don't need to be out in the open, including our fish supplies, music books, dvds, video games, and random papers and booklets from high school. I moved the bed, and vacuumed underneath it. Then I vacuumed everywhere else. I swept the balcony clean. I did all the laundry. I scrubbed the kitchen and bathroom floors by hand. Then I did it again. I scrubbed all the counters. I cleaned the cabinet doors. I rearranged the cabinets. I dusted every surface I could find. I went nuts cleaning the bathroom and the shower. I cleaned all the windows and mirrors. It looked fantastic when I was done! I was so proud every time I walked into the apartment and it smelled wonderful!
I can't wait for Tim to come home and see it!!
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Bad Bike Day and Big Dog Bone!
Yesterday, Tim and I decided to go out for a nice bike ride. We started climbing, and my stomach felt terrible. I've felt a little sick, and while I was climbing, I felt like I was going to hurl all of my insides. When we got to the top, I decided that I was going to head back down and go home. Tim decided to keep going and dropped down the other side of the mountain. I pedaled home, and after relaxing for a while, I decided to walk the dog to the beach. We head out, and meander over to the beach. I feel my pocket vibrate, realize it is my phone, and take it out to make sure it's not Tim. Of course, it was. It was a garbled text along the lines of "I'm about to pass out I'm in Tilden can you come get me can you bring food?" Of course, this happens right when I've walked to the farthest point that I planned to walk. I called Navi back, who was super confused and sad because she hadn't even gotten to swim! We ran home, grabbed some food, dashed to the car, and took off in search of Tim.
Luckily, some of our friends who live up in the hills were out for a walk, and bumped into Tim. They took him home and pumped his hypoglycemic self up with tons of food. Tim text messaged me to let me know, and I redirected to where I vaguely remembered their house being. I just couldn't remember which door they lived in, so after knocking on the incorrect one, I found Timmy, safe and sound. Disaster averted.
Today, when we woke up, we decided to take Navi to the beach since it was almost cruel to snatch her away from her swimming glory yesterday. We also decided to stop at PetSmart on the way over to pick up some bones. Tim saw a huge rawhide bone, and told me that per weight, it was the best deal. He wanted it, and he suckered me into buying it. So we walked to the beach with this enormous bone. Everyone commented on it. Navi got to swim and run around, and after a while we wandered back home.
She spent the entire walk home sniffing the bone. When we got home, it took me all of an hour to convince her to try chewing it. She wasn't sure, since it was so large. I had to persist for the entire hour, and I'm pretty sure she only started gnawing on it because I was so insistent. After she realized that it WAS a bone and she COULD eat it, she went nuts.
We didn't let her eat it all at once, of course. She chewed and gnawed and chewed and drank lots of water. Then she started acting funny. She sat underneath Timmy's chair, rather than on her bed, which was next to Timmy.
Then she started panting up a storm. She looked and sounded like a steam train, yet it wasn't hot and she hadn't been running around recently. It got really weird, until the lightbulb went off over my head. Of course! I had had to refill the water bowl twice! She was about to explode with pee!
So I took her out, and she felt much better after that.
Luckily, some of our friends who live up in the hills were out for a walk, and bumped into Tim. They took him home and pumped his hypoglycemic self up with tons of food. Tim text messaged me to let me know, and I redirected to where I vaguely remembered their house being. I just couldn't remember which door they lived in, so after knocking on the incorrect one, I found Timmy, safe and sound. Disaster averted.
Today, when we woke up, we decided to take Navi to the beach since it was almost cruel to snatch her away from her swimming glory yesterday. We also decided to stop at PetSmart on the way over to pick up some bones. Tim saw a huge rawhide bone, and told me that per weight, it was the best deal. He wanted it, and he suckered me into buying it. So we walked to the beach with this enormous bone. Everyone commented on it. Navi got to swim and run around, and after a while we wandered back home.
She spent the entire walk home sniffing the bone. When we got home, it took me all of an hour to convince her to try chewing it. She wasn't sure, since it was so large. I had to persist for the entire hour, and I'm pretty sure she only started gnawing on it because I was so insistent. After she realized that it WAS a bone and she COULD eat it, she went nuts.
We didn't let her eat it all at once, of course. She chewed and gnawed and chewed and drank lots of water. Then she started acting funny. She sat underneath Timmy's chair, rather than on her bed, which was next to Timmy.
Then she started panting up a storm. She looked and sounded like a steam train, yet it wasn't hot and she hadn't been running around recently. It got really weird, until the lightbulb went off over my head. Of course! I had had to refill the water bowl twice! She was about to explode with pee!
So I took her out, and she felt much better after that.
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Halloween!
Last night, Tim and I went to two parties to celebrate halloween! We didn't have any costumes planned, so we whipped some up at the last minute. Tim wore his yellow shoes, yellow shorts, a yellow shirt, his yellow snowboarding helmet, tied a yellow towel to his neck for a cape, and went as the color yellow! I wore all red, including my red shoes, whipped up some antennas on a headband, and stuck black dots all over my back for my transformation into a lady bug! I took a piece of fabric and wrapped it around Navi's collar for a cape! We drew a big N using duct tape, and she morphed into Super Navi!! I was very surprised; I had expected Navi to throw a fuss over the cape, but after a few snaps at the fabric, she no longer cared!! Both parties we were going to had told us to feel free to bring Navi along, so we all headed off to LabJon's place first. I got to meet a lot of people at this party, and there was another woman with a herding dog at the party. The dog kept trying to herd Navi, which made for a few fiascos, but after we took them outside to play with each other for a while, things settled down. It was a rather nice party, and LabJon has two amazing balconies in his house with very nice views. I also got to meet LabJon's wife, who I have heard a lot about but never met before. After a while, we headed over to our second party, which was at the house at 805. Pam and I baked some double chocolate cookies, and they were quite yummy. Navi got a lot of loving attention from her fans, and I got to see a lot of friends I haven't seen in a while. It was very fun, and after a while we packed up into our car, went home, and stumbled into bed!
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