I woke up yesterday to the news that NASA had officially declared Opportunity to be dead, which has made me sadder than I expected. I was working in the aerospace industry when Spirit and Opportunity landed on Mars back in
Sinuses and Landsquid
Hey, squiders, hope you’re having a good February! I had to have sinus surgery yesterday, but all things considered, it went well and I’m recuperating fine. However, I am a bit woozy and tired, so, while I hoped I would
Sad Cake
We recently received a free trial of Netflix. I’m not a big television watcher, but in an effort to justify Netflix’s existence on our Roku, I’ve started watching The Great British Baking Show, which I’ve heard good things about. Full
Under the Weather
uuuuugh, school’s barely been going for a week and they’ve already brought germs home. So in celebration of my face being full of snot, have a landsquid. He looks how I feel. I’ll see you Thursday, squiders, unless I have
National Park Annual Pass: Not Always a Scam
Back in 2012, I wrote a blog post called National Park Annual Pass: Kind of a Scam. To make a long story short, my spouse and I had been on a road trip and had bought the national park annual
Day Job?
So, in theory, I’m living the author’s dream. I’m mostly a stay-at-home mom (though I do freelance and contract editing and writing part-time), so I should have plenty of writing time. Right? Isn’t that what we all want, to be able to
Away til 2018
Squiders, I have lost my voice. This has made my normal wrangling of puppies and small, mobile ones more infuriating than usual. But, anyway, I’ve got a full household, so I’m going to declare a hiatus here at the blog
Introducing Jorge
I realized I never introduced you guys to Jorge. My sister likes to think she’s funny, so for my birthday (back in October), she got me a llama (or possibly an alpaca?) cookie jar. My first thought was “What the
Delayed Due to Cake
So, yesterday was my birthday! And I promise, I meant to post, but, you know. Sugar. It was a nice birthday, though. (I turned on the radio in the car, and Jack & Diane by John Mellencamp was on, which was apparently
And Now, In Solemnity…
I apologize for the lateness of this post, Squiders. Our dog died suddenly on Sunday, and this week has been a bit rough. I am not a dog person, in general. They require a lot of work and a lot