February 2009 – Doug's Project 365

February 28

This is the cherry barb from our fish tank that, until recently, we were calling Sinking Fish. He had something wrong with his swim bladder, and so could not stay buoyant except by expending effort. If you look closely you can see that his right pectoral fin is damaged, presumably due to being bashed against the gravel a few too many times. But now he is swimming around just fine; he seems fully recovered.

For the photo buffs: this is taken with my 50mm f/1.8 at f/2.8, with a +4 diopter on the front, at ISO 3200 to get a decent shutter speed (1/320th) to stop motion.

February 27

Two entries in a row about coffee! At work, our coffee maker (vintage 1983) recently sprung a leak. So now we have a new(er) one.

I’ll only give you one guess as to which one’s which.

February 26

Our drip coffee maker is in storage, and even if it weren’t it’s hard to make a single serving of coffee in one of those things. I think I’m the only person I know who uses a French press because it is more convenient. The quality of the coffee produced is pretty good too.

February 25

Salad bar at home

We like to keep salad makings around as part of a balanced diet. It’s only fairly recently that Lis had the good idea of keeping the components separate, so that we can each make our own salad, and the cucumbers going bad does not ruin everything else.

February 24

Parker has found quite a comfortable spot.

He’s lying on my arm & chest, as I am lying on the couch. Today’s picture is taken with the netbook’s webcam.

The problem is that I can’t get up to feed him — or me!

February 23

Podcasts

You know it’s been a long day after a busy weekend when on a Monday evening the thing you’ve been looking forward to for the past few hours is getting into the car and listening to some CarTalk or In the Loop.

February 22

Breakfast for dinner

I do love a good poached egg.

February 21

Rachel, Lis, and I went to Death By Chocolate last night near BU, a one-man show put on by one of Lis’s former coworkers.

February 20

For some reason Winnie discovered the bottom shelf of the telephone table this evening.

February 19

Blood oranges have more flavor than normal oranges, and are slightly startling to open if you’re not expecting that color inside. Their extra flavor is nice in a salad, particularly if you make the dressing with some zest and the juice from a few of the segments.