leafing through

Frivolous shoe shopping

Leaf — Thu, 17 May 2012 02:39:54 +0000

Oh how times have changed. Back when I had endless closet space for shoes, I would go shoe shopping and buy them willy nilly. If I liked them well enough, I bought them without much thought. I could easily walk …

Thai at Corner

Leaf — Wed, 09 May 2012 09:53:59 +0000

What does it even mean?? Thai at Corner? It sounds even funnier when you say it out loud. Thai at Corner. The food is great though, and for its convenience, we’re definitely coming back. And I’d definitely want to take …

He’s got it bad

Leaf — Sun, 06 May 2012 13:01:53 +0000

Chara really wants to be a daddy. He makes a nest and adds to it almost daily. When I destroy it by changing the water twice a week, he rebuilds it usually the same evening. I am almost tempted to …

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 …

Revisiting the guitar

Leaf — Sat, 05 May 2012 03:50:25 +0000

I bought my guitar maybe close to 10 years ago. I went to a local music shop, picked the scratched one, and asked for a discount. It was a toy for me, who knew how long I was going to …

Don’t trust the USDA

Leaf — Thu, 03 May 2012 00:03:06 +0000

The recent exposure that a cow tested positive for Mad Cow Disease (Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy) in California came as not much of a surprise to me. When the beef industry is so powerful they can successfully lobby the USDA to …

Luke’s Lobster

Leaf — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 04:46:55 +0000

Even though the weather got cooler this past week, we decided to head out for a food excursion in DC today. It was a bit overcast the whole day which actually made for better walking conditions. Our first stop, Luke’s …

Fraidy Cat

Leaf — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 02:00:15 +0000

Sometimes, we catch Whitlow watching Chara and then suddenly bolt away hiding in the bathroom. He’s done it with the chinchees too, generally staying at a careful distance when he watches Gina or Marco. He’s more scared of Gina than …

Attila

Leaf — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:00:55 +0000

My betta, Attila, died. He’d always been kinda’ droopy looking since I got him. At first I thought it was the water, but I did the same changes for him and Chara and he still always seemed off. He’d lay …

Not furrgetting about these two fluffballs

Leaf — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 01:51:26 +0000

Marco and Gina are still as playful as ever. I think Marco answers to Raisin now because I frequently ask, “Do you want a RAAYYYZIN?” He immediately jumps up, mouth up, ready to receive his treats. Anytime I just call, …