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Archive for “October, 2008”

also, our dog is cute

Sunday, October 26th, 2008

the end.


volunteers

Sunday, October 26th, 2008

It’s been a busy fall so far, and while we’ve had time for some house-based projects, we haven’t even begun to think about plans for the backyard. Other than installing and making good use of our excellent grill. Regardless of our neglect, all sorts of interesting plants are popping up in our backyard, big:

and small:

In [...]


latest endorsement

Sunday, October 12th, 2008

William F. Buckley’s kid is voting Obama.


recommended

Thursday, October 9th, 2008

This is a great article from the New Yorker about Obama’s difficulty appealing to the white working class. It also makes me very, very grateful for the life I get to lead.


family bonding

Wednesday, October 8th, 2008

My parents just made their first visit to California since our wedding, and a good time was had by all. Lots of eating and drinking and some home-based projects like assembling a swanky grill (their house-warming gift) and refinishing our dining room table (fumes in an unventilated room WOO!). We also visited Alcatraz and made [...]


moved!

Sunday, October 5th, 2008

Before I talk about anything else, I should probably just post for the record that hey! we moved! like, a month ago! An album of the new and old places is up on gallery. We are very happy with five rooms instead of two and a half, and Sous is busy finding new and delicious [...]


mountains are pretty

Wednesday, October 1st, 2008

Yup, turns out Monday was the perfect day for a raspberry sorbet recipe. In other news unrelated to the economic collapse, I finally posted many overdue photos to gallery. Witness: the Colorado portion of our road trip album and other general summer photos, including a few from our late July camping trip with friends. Like [...]