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The alarm went off at 7am. I heard The Roommate moving around. He went downstairs and I heard the back door open. Today was trash day, so it was easy to guess he was taking out his trash. About five minutes later there was a knock on the bedroom door. The Roommate. “It’s Anime,” he [...]

My mom gave me a cupcake maker. It makes the wee ones. It might seem silly to get something like that when I have an oven, but when the weather gets hot you don’t want to run the oven just for something like a few muffins. And the oven is sometimes unreliable — it heats [...]

One of my neighbors has set up a cat house. No, not that kind. The feline version of a dog house. It’s small and sits on their front porch and there’s a neighborhood cat that lives there full-time. I don’t know if the people like cats but can’t have one (allergies, landlord rules, whatever) or [...]

Remember back in November and December I was in a lot of pain? Trouble with my shoulder that was interrupting everything from sleep to knitting to playing the violin? I got a cortisone injection and spent several weeks in physical therapy and it was better. Then it started to hurt again. This time I started [...]

I didn’t get to take a picture of this because the cat moved when I went to get the camera, but the other day I came home to find Rita snuggled up in the Clapotis I was working on. Double-plus-good? The knitting was on the dining room table. Rita’s mobility has increased so much that [...]

A while ago Kitti and I decided on a “codename” for the dog. Partly because it’s fun, and partly because a lot of people, including very small children, have trouble with “Cardiff”. Tonight I was walking the dog and while we were heading toward home we went past a bunch of kids, probably between five [...]

Dear Toyota. This ad SUCKS. It’s embarrassing, insulting, and just utter CRAP. Why would you even imagine this would make someone want to buy your car? The whole ad seems to scream “Buy a Prius C and you too can be a self-centered douchebag!” Seriously, this is making me rethink my desire to purchase a [...]

I went into the break room to get a soda to have with lunch. Normally I get a Pepsi but today I figured a Coke would be a nice change. It’s a buck twenty-five from the vending machine. I had two dollars. Miraculously the machine took both bills without complaint. I pressed the button. A [...]