Month: August 2015

Went out for tapas for Jeff’s birthday (very delicious!!  http://www.pintxopincho.com/index.html) then back to his and Claire’s place for pie,  not cake.

This time, instead of the mess being inside the house, it’s outside the house.  Which I guess is better in some ways…

I don’t really like eggplant, but I didn’t realize there are so many varieties!  Eight types of eggplant….who knew!?

….sounds like the title of a pretentious book.

This is what it looks like when a ball python bites you without intending to do any actual damage.  It bleeds more than you’d expect, and it smarts a bit, but that’s about all. Makes a good story, more than anything.

Today for the outdoor science activity, we made oobleck.  For those who have never played with the stuff, you are seriously missing out.  It’s incredibly simple (and cheap) to make:  http://www.instructables.com/id/Oobleck/

 

I finally replaced my workout sneakers.  This is my new pair–Rykas, like all my previous workout sneakers.  They’re super light and served me just fine at the gym this morning.

In a fast moving storm this afternoon, we had hail for about 2-3 minutes, followed by sideways rain and wind and lots of thunder for about 10 minutes, then just rain and some rumbles for 10 more minutes.  And then it was over.