The World Surrounding Me

A package arrived today… what might it be? A Christmas present for Matt from me, addressed to Becky Laswell A box of parchment paper I ordered for myself and need in order to finish baking cookies, addressed to Becky Laswell A Christmas gift for me from my mom, chosen from my wishlist, addressed to Rebecca [...]

So, I live in Austin. We don’t exactly get a whole lot of “winter.” Up until a few days ago (and maybe now, I didn’t check), there were still a few vaguely green plants growing in my flower beds. I think I caught a handful of sleet one night this week. Other than that, I [...]

it’s mine Originally uploaded by keri Inspired from my aunt Colleen.

We bought an xbox last summer, mostly so we could play Rock Band online with friends and download instant movies from Netflix. Matt & I have also played some of the best computer games on the market today. As amazing as these are, they just can’t compare to in nostalgia value to a few of [...]

Just over two weeks into our fitness goals for January, here’s where we stand: Matt has done 9 of 14 workouts for January. I have completed two weeks of 60 minutes of workouts, and am 30 minutes into this week’s goal. I slipped a little bit on stretching last week, but caught up over the [...]

Just a few random things I’ve been appreciating over the past few days: Brother’s All-natural freeze dried fruit. Available at Costco. No sugar added, just real fruit that’s been freeze-dried. The apples are a bit sweeter than I’d really like, but they are tasty. Pears & the combo pack of bananas & apples are better. [...]

Matt’s playing softball, so I’m in time-waster mode tonight. Links: Time-Wasters: Terminology – believe it or not, I remember a time when I thought east was always “going towards the Atlantic” This cartoon reminds me of that. Shaun the Sheep game (from the folks who brought you Wallace & Grommit) Fantastic Contraption – I’ve passed [...]

The lines of a poem have been stuck in my head today. This isn’t some great work of poetry, it’s just a 4-line stanza that is written in my preschool yearbook (if you can call it that – it was preschool after all). This is the poem: A story is a special thingThe ones that [...]

Well, I missed blog post #100 by just 2. So, rather than this being 100 things about me (as seems to be the tradition), it will be 102. I hope I can come up with that many. In no particular order, of course… This is a stream-of-consciousness look into my brain, tonight, January 14, 2009. [...]

Yes, I know it can be hard to believe that one might actually get good service at the Post Office a mere 3 days before Christmas. But, that’s exactly what I had early this morning, so I figured it was worth saluting. Two employees (including the Station Manager) at the Jollyville Road post office (Austin, [...]