A couple of my coworkers are in a band. A while back, I saw an article on Slashdot about a way to get your CDs listed on Amazon.com, and shared it with them. Well today, Jay handed me a copy of their new CD as thanks.
Break a leg, guys!
July 19
Lis and I went for a bike ride today, along the Charles down to Watertown Square. On the way back, we passed this sign.
The turtles will probably grow up to be snappers that would not think twice about taking the nose off some hapless shih-tzu, but it’s still nice to see them protected.
July 18
The bath fan is in and functional. We can paint now — the green bathroom will soon be green in name only.
July 17
My Saturday plan: finish up installing the exhaust fan in our green bathroom. There’s not room for a 3-gang electrical box (for fan, main light, and nightlight) in the chosen location, so I found a double switch. I think the Decora version here looks much better than the toggle variety.
July 16
On this, the hottest & muggiest day of the season thus far, I present the perfect margarita in the making:
Juice of 1 lime
1/2 shot agave nectar
2 shots tequila
3 small cubes ice
Coarse salt
Juice the lime. Rub the rim of your fancy glass with the spent lime, and stick some salt to it.
Put the liquids & the ice into a cocktail shaker and give it a good knock-around.
Pour into the glass and enjoy.
July 15
We are going to have the floors redone in our house. The carpet is driving us mad with allergies. This sample board shows our choices in stain colors in this particular product — thin prefinished oak tongue & groove boards, 5/16″ thick so as to go down in place of carpet and be about the same thickness.
July 14
I like to drink tea at work. It makes me less jittery than coffee, and comes in a wider variety of flavors. Last week I ordered some new teas, both replacements for stuff I had run out of, and a new flavor; the order arrived today. I prefer green & oolong teas in the summertime. The tea pictured here is called “gunpowder” for its appearance — it is a green tea, the individual leaves tightly rolled for better shelf life. It unfurls when you steep it.
July 13
One of the goals of installing a range hood in the kitchen is so that I can stir fry again. I am happy to say that the new microwave/hood works fine for this.
July 12
We went out to dinner with Kat & Bob tonight on Moody St. The evening weather was so excellent that they called us up and suggested we find someplace outside to eat.
We found a perfectly reasonable sports bar with a decent menu and good beer.
July 11
We’ve been having a problem with fruit flies in our compost, because all we’ve been putting in there is food. Today I attached the bagger to the mower to get some grass clippings, and shredded up a newspaper to add some bulk.
It looks funny, but with luck will give us good compost.