I hate ants.  I really do.  Third year in a row and almost a week later and I’m still dealing with those creepy crawlies searching my kitchen for foodstuff.  I thought I had their entry points contained.  I thought by the use of a combination of poison and deterrents I could establish chokepoints and put [...]

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Well, I caved and came out tonight.  I had made a decision that I wasn’t going to drink for a few nights just to give my body some time to hopefully remetabolize (hell, is that even a word?) my body to deal with some of the calories I’ve ingested in the last week, and also, [...]

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Last night was a “Meet the Brewer” night at Green Drgaon, and the visiting brewer was from Deschutes Brewery in Bend, OR.  He brought along kegs of the new Green Lakes Organic Ale, Cinder Cone Imperial Red, a special Belgian-style ale, and best of all, a full keg of The Abyss, Deschutes’ delicious Imperial Stout [...]

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I don’t know what the hell I did to my shoulder yesterday, but it’s killing me.  Hanne and I bought a vertical corner shower caddy when we first moved into the new apartment, but it needed to be trimmed a little bit to fit in our shower.  So Hanne trimmed a bit off using a [...]

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My scale of pretentiousness, that is.  I’m now the proud owner of a brand new 16 GB iPhone, so when I pull it out people will immediately know that I’m a hipster doofus and a consumer whore.  Bonus points if I pull out my MacBook at the same time.
But damn, it sure is purty.  I’ve [...]

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Just a few more things to move out of my place–all miscellaneous stuff, nothing big except a chair, and a desk, bookcase, and small bed from Hanne’s place, and then we’ll be all moved it.  Just not entirely moved out, though.  Still have to give my old apartment a once-over with the Formula 409 and [...]

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Yes, we got the apartment.  Yes, it’s as good as we remembered it being when we went back to sign our rental lease.  Yes, I’m excited to move in with Hanne.
No, I’m not excited to move.  I do like this apartment and I can’t wait to move in to the better place, but I hate [...]

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