Explanation: Why Things are Cool
Landed my web-design job. Funds status: being ironed out. I’ll keep you posted on progress; the site will be unveiled pretty quickly; after all I am designing for money here and they will get what they want as soon as I can possbily make it happen. Thanks to Justin for making the contact and connection. I also found out that his dad owns some vintage Infinity’s … and loves them. My search for vintage gear continues! By the way (in case you were curious) a drive to Detriot from my house, according to MapQuest, is exactly 11 hours, no minutes. And yes, I am considering finding a way to make that trip to get these speakers I located. My opinion on those speakers: oh it’s worth it. This system I am putting together is absolutely, positively, and completely going to blow you away.
It just might be a little while.
Thanks you for your support Amber. Here’s wishing the best for the two of you!
Oh, Friday rocked. Yes it did. River Falls Fridays have already gone down in history and will continue to be amazing in their awesomeness. Wow. John ordered (at least he should have by now) some new pads for himself - the four of us are just tearing through DDR gear here. We’ll probably start tearing through some socks as well. What a great group of people.
Speaking of great people, Steve comes back this weekend. Hip hip horay! Now it’s time for the planning to begin in operation Scare the Crap Out of Steve the Way He Scared the Pants Off Matt. It will be a challenge gentleman, but I believe we are up to it.
On the way back from RFF, John and I listened to some Cake. He’s right, originally their remake of “I Will Survive” sounds like they murdered it. However, the second time I listened to it I was hooked. It incorporates the best of both songs into one great great package.
Saturday I saw children playing in the leaves, swinging from the trees, and laying inside circular forts of fallen and dried foliage. It made me so happy, made me think everything is right with the world and made me think about other falls in my past. Every season has something so wonderful about it. Fall has that crispness, the anticipation of all the family in all the holidays, the innocent fun of children on Halloween. It has those brilliant sunsets that we savor all the more as they become earlier and cooler. Fall reminds me of both endings and beginnings; which is true of all seasons. But I really feel the end of the warmth and the beginning of the glory of winter. I just can’t justify “hating” a season; that’s like hating 1/4 of your life. What’s the point? But Fall it is, and happy I will be.
I got my watch back. All eighty-five dollars of its Fossilness. I have no idea how that happened, I just got a phone call from the Grace desk saying they “found my watch.” I have no idea what kind of person takes something and then gives it back after a week. I guess I will never know who had it, but it’s good to have it back: I won’t lose it again, that is for certain.
I made these cookie bars. Let’s see if I can remember this recipe off the top of my head.
2.25 cups flower
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract (a little more actually, because it’s really good)
1 cup butter, softened
2 large eggs
0.75 cups firmly packed brown sugar
0.75 cups granulated sugar
1 bag Guittard Chocolate Chips
Bake in a parchment-lined 9x13 pan at 375F for 20-25 minutes
Wonderful! Exquisite! Dazzling! Uber yummy! Fantastic! Oh, and there’s something about washing dishes in warm soapy water that just calms your nerves. Maybe it’s a me thing. Hmm, you know I wonder if I forgot any ingredients. Try the recipe and QuickMail me if it tastes really strange, I think we’ll be able to figure it out.
As is my habit, I will tell where I am going after this: I am off to pool, piano, homework, and sleep. Tomorrow is absolutely packed in a fun sort of Monday way. Same thing goes with Mondays as with the seasons; why hate 1/7th of your life? Mondays are Fundays.
Please enjoy your week, I think you deserve it.