Large clusters available by the cycle

Okay, this is a shameless plug. It’s my journal. Nyah nyah.

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Gross

Runny nose. Sore throat. General malaise.

How many goddamn variants on Sudafed are there? My crappy local CVS had five. Red, green, purple, blue, and orange. Each one had at least one off brand, each of which was exactly one dollar cheaper than the name brand. All of them dealt with “sinus congestion.” Some . . . → Read More: Gross

Cleaning frenzy

The weekend is an unmitigated victory for cleanliness and order.

I have defeated the garage. 6 or 7 large (lawn sized) trash bags filled with “old person stuff” from the previous owner. Varnish, nasty crusty paintbrushes, rusted nails, short lengths of pipe, insect poison, rat poison, engine degreaser, and some very seriously 70’s clay flower . . . → Read More: Cleaning frenzy

Competition

The rock climbing competition was fun. A few pictures here.

The finals were really amazing. The format was that each competitor had five minutes, starting from when they first set eyes on the route. Scoring was based on how far into the route (handholds) they made it. In case of a tie, the winner . . . → Read More: Competition

Plumbing

I went in the crawl space this afternoon to clean crap out, so the plumber will have an easier time accessing the pipes. I took these pictures.

Naked Skydiving

The Lambic is racked and merrily fermenting on 10lbs of formerly frozen raspberries.

I had no idea how to approach this part of the process, so I made it up: * Scalded the raspberries to bring them to room temperature and kill anything that might have been living on them. * Crushed them, using . . . → Read More: Naked Skydiving

Friday, weird stuff from the web.

First off, we have the FIRE BUS. I think we’ve all imagined something like this happening on a choir tour or something. Click the picture for the slowly unfolding horror.

Then we have the One Man Band from the Future. Note the kilt.

A brilliant game of mirrors

Wait for the surprise ending

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Quiz…

You scored as Jewish. You are a Jew.

You understand that there is something basically missing in the teachings of religion and so-called

Jewish

90%

Buddhist

80%

Anarchist

80%

Christian

60%

Cult

50%

Catholic

20%

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angrier

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Plop plop, fizz fizz

I love this state.

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