I did it. I cooked myself a steak dinner. Set off the smoke alarm. I’d even opened up all the windows and put the central air fan on in anticipation…but it wasn’t enough. Not by half. Sigh. Whoever thought microwave stove hoods are sufficient for cooking should...

So, I want to learn how to cook a steak in an iron skillet. We don’t have a grill. That’s fine. We so rarely eat grill-able stuff, at least in the quantities necessary for a grill. So…a skillet. It’s enough for Liz and I to make a dinner to share. That’s what I want...

LONG workday today. A good one. But, long nonetheless. It felt normal, which is exactly what I needed. I didn’t quite get to bed when I wanted to last night, but better prospects tonight. Joy just curled herself up into the blanket on the bed. Like, under the blanket....

Netflix work is DONE. Whew. A weird thing to type given its a Sunday evening, but that’s only because it was a short week last week and there were still a few things I needed to finish so I could get them uploading. And now, they are. Woot! I’m listening to a podcast...

So…Wordpress has these daily prompts now, questions to answer for a blog entry. Maybe I’ll start using them. Who knows? Liz left today. Sigh. Another month+ alone at home for me. Month, really, I guess, since I’ll be done for a week up in Portland to see the fam for...

Man…Casino Royal is soooo goooood. So, I finished the Brosnan Bond films, and I was surprised, you guys, to discover that I think they’re actually my least favorite Bond films. I know! I’m surprised, too. I really enjoyed them when they were coming out. They were my...

So very grateful for my friends and family today. Had dinner at the King’s. Twas wonderful. Joy came, but she was a bit overwhelmed by all the commotion (and the food, mostly—she wanted to EAT everything that fell onto the ground), but we were still very proud of her....

Once again, Joy is pressed up HARD against me. I don’t think it’s just because it’s chilly, because it’s not that chilly at all, really; Coops doesn’t even need his sweater right now. I think…it’s because she loves me. She likes sleeping on papa. Liz is coming home...

Joy is…so…close to my keyboard right now, it’s almost impossible to type. She’s snuggled right up against my hip, pressed in super, SUPER tight. Sweet babe. Still…floaty. Didn’t hardly get anything done today besides work. Sigh. But, I did DJ. And I did laundry. And...

A scattered day. Lots of business. But not much done. Sigh. Feeling a little in a funk today. So, it’s early to bed. Gonna try the old get a good night’s sleep and wake up early routine. Watched Goldeneye, tonight, which I’ve always known as my generation’s...