Few and far between

I know that I should post more, I have been meaning too, really. I'll play catch-up a little bit by blogging about last weekend when I went to my aunt Carol's house for Easter. I had Friday off from work so I drove to her farm, and I went the "back-way" on route 250 which was a very nice scenic drive. My cousin Jacob and his wife Jessica (who I never met before Easter weekend) over for dinner on Friday night (we had some very good chicken enchiladas). And then my cousin Elizabeth and her husband Rob and new baby Robert came to Carol's on Saturday afternoon and we all had fun making food for lunch on Sunday and holding the baby! And we decorated eggs on Saturday night (which I haven't done in a few years) while waiting for Rachel and family to arrive at the farm. They arrive a little after 10:30 and I helped them all settle in and kept Scout with me in my room. Then on Sunday, we had a very nice meal (for which I made apple pies, scalloped potatoes, and cinnamon rolls). And I headed back to my apartment in the late afternoon, driving back on the interstate which was not a bad drive back either. I want to thank Carol for her wonderful hospitality over the Easter weekend and I will be sure to visit her often (including to coming to help bake/decorate cookies for the famous cookie walk after Thanksgiving).

"You're the lead monkey on the back of this ostrich." - Buck Strickland

Making up

Okay, so I am making up for lack of posts by having two posts in one day. I heard a book review of a book about a Cleveland radio station (the Buzzard) that played a major role in introducing new rock and roll artists. And as a result this was in my head all day:

"Why don't you have the girl turtle fall in love with a boy turtle. See then the song it about something." - Hank

Everyday grind

I know that I have been lagging in writing post, but I assure you all that this is not due to being overworked, but lack of inspiration. Work is going pretty well, my 30 day review last week went fine and I think that the workload will start increasing a little bit in the near future (which is fine by me, I'm getting better/faster at writing reports.) I'm getting used to the hours as well (I'm actually home about 2 hours earlier than compared to grad school hours). In the evenings I mostly work on Lucy's baby quilt while listening to music/an old This American Life episode or watching Law and Order. So there is nothing to exctiing happening to me other than getting into a routine at work. But I will be heading back to the farm for Lucy's baby shower in a few weeks!

"I am a twelve year-old boy! I am this child's nephew! I cannot do this. I cannot do this! If anyone makes any dinner, I'll eat it, but that's it. All I'll do is eat!"-Bobby Hill

Happy St. Patrick's Day

Happy Saint Patrick's Day! Make sure you wear green and kiss an Irish person!


(I promise a full post soon!)

Some Sidewalk Chalk

I was watching CBS Sunday morning (I love Charles Osgood's bowties) and there was a story about an English artist named Julian Beever. He draws 3-D pictures on the sidewalk, but the pictures are only 3-dimensional when viewed through a camera. And here are some pictures:

If you want to see more you can visit Julian Beever's Website.

"Heck, Peggy, why don't you make the art? It can't be very hard. I mean, even the people who do it for a living don't seem very good at it." -Hank