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Orchid 2.0 bloomed!

Leaf — Sat, 05 May 2012 13:53:31 +0000

It’s still alive! And after the first flowers faded, I managed to coax another stem of flowers to appear. I noticed one leaf starting to yellow recently which is BAD NEWS! I think I watered it twice last week instead …

Reminder to self!

Leaf — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 10:35:33 +0000

Next year, I MUST plan time off between President’s Day and Memorial Day. March or April is perfect! I NEED a Spring Break. And I mean, okay, what am I waiting for? I could do it right now. But I …

The cat’s outta the bag!

Leaf — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 12:35:00 +0000

We adopted a cat! He’s a 9-year old Himalayan who’s very affectionate. He’s doing pretty well adjusting to us and we’re adjusting to him. Ever since we babysat for our neighbor’s Himalayan, we’ve thought if we were to ever get …

No sign of winter left

Leaf — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 13:06:43 +0000

Even though the experts are predicting the peak bloom dates this year to be March 20-23, I noticed the cherry trees have blossomed. Maybe it’ll take a few more days for them to fully explode. Regardless, I took it as …

Hot day in winter

Leaf — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 01:43:12 +0000

What in the world!? It was close to 80 degrees today! In the midst of winter!! Everyone was complaining about lack of A/C and the metro cars were kinda’ hot and stuffy. I had the luck of sitting next to …

In honor of Leap Day!

Leaf — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 22:44:59 +0000

Well, okay, I’m not really doing anything special to recognize Leap Day. Really, the only difference is, it’s extended my month to do the dishes by 1 day. Basically, a negligible impact to how Leap Day has affected me. This …

Giving it up

Leaf — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:23:37 +0000

Shopping. With certain exceptions, of course. Groceries and medicines only. I just have to get rid of all my crap and make room during this time. I am getting buried in crap!

Groundhog

Leaf — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:29:35 +0000

What do groundhogs know? It feels like spring is right here. I mean, who needs Hawaii? With midday temperatures hitting the 60s, I’ve been able to take walks outside during lunch in a t-shirt and lap up the sun. I’m …

Resolutions

Leaf — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 01:23:33 +0000

I think I’ll leave the behavior-altering goals for Lent. 40 days without coffee sounds more realistic than 366 days. On the other hand, I wouldn’t mind learning how to swim this year. I tried signing up for adult beginners classes …

Jet lag relapse

Leaf — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 14:17:03 +0000

Over the Christmas break, we spent the time with some cousins for extended game nights. Really really extended. We’d have dinner, then play 7 Wonders, Settlers of Catan, and now, Ticket to Ride – Europe. We stayed up til 6AM …