November 18, 2008

Typical early morning conversation between Shane and I over iChat

This is what a perfectly good chat about an upcoming road trip devolves into when you put two process nerds in the same “room.”

Read at full size here.

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November 17, 2008

Basket full of still frames

My mom found a basket full of old photographs this weekend. She sent them home with me; I’ve picked out 60 or so of my favorites and posted them to Flickr. Here’s the full set.

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November 16, 2008

QOTD

“You’re crazy and you kiss lip sores. I’m not listening to you.”

- Me, to Shane, as I explained why the reality of a having a Tee, much like pets and babies, is much different than the ideal of a Tee.

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November 12, 2008

Archives: “The curse of light-colored eyes”

From January 20, 2007

“Everything is white. The ankle-deep snow lingering on the ground and in the piñon and juniper and cactus is white, the slopes rising on three sides all around me are white, the fog drifting over the peaks is white, the valley floor is white, even the entirety of the sky for 50 miles across the valley is pure white, in rare overcast, with no variation on which to rest an eye. What I’d give for the tiniest hint of deep blue, or even gray. Something, anything, but flat, contrasty, headachy white.

For the first time since we moved here I feel restless and trapped and claustrophobic on this mountain. But without the mental energy to climb down off of it and go do something else today, or more than that, the fierce lack of interest in going out there into all of that painful white, I decided to make tortellini in pesto with artichokes instead.

There’s a reason I love this valley, and days like today aren’t it. Now would be a good time for that wood stove, or the thick plastered walls in warm tones that cast colorful shadows in their window wells in the house on five acres that’s still only a rough pencil sketch on grid paper until spring.

I’d have perched myself on the stone seats of its rock masonry fireplace early this morning with a pillow and blanket, and not budged until the white broke.”

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November 10, 2008

Flanked by felines

The scene right now to Shane’s left and right.

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November 8, 2008

Early morning above Donner Lake

Arriving amidst fog, snow and sun for a day of wood cutting.

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November 4, 2008

Barack Obama, President

The New York Times, CNN and other networks, even Fox News, have called it: Barack Obama will be our next president. McCain has already made his concession call and is about to speak to supporters.

I’m really pleased with the result, there are so many reasons why this was an incredible election and a much-needed step forward. But say what you will about McCain, I still have respect for his work and reputation as a senator and feel his campaign ran quickly away from him; I don’t think it in any way resembles what he had in mind. He almost looked relieved tonight, and I thought I saw a glimpse just now of the old JM as he spoke.

Nonetheless, Obama - it’s all yours. I hope you work more than the magic you harnessed in your campaign on the things you’ve now been charged with. But if you fail to appoint Bill Richardson to a cabinet position of international significance I will come and personally kick your ass.

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