August 2006 Archives
Okay, it's late, it's after midnight, and I have to be up early to get Eli to his first day of school, but I wanted to drop in quickly and thank everyone that came out to my party last night (Saturday) - it meant a lot to me and although I didn't get the Karaoke figured out at the party, I have it figured out now, so I might be holding a Karaoke night sometime in the next few months to make up for the lack of drunken silly singing at this one.
34 doesn't feel any older than 33.
Okay, more reflections et al tomorrow when I have more time to think.
It's Sunday evening, I've been out at Stinson for the last few days, and I'm finally detoxed from my daily stress. I'm doing whatever I want, whenever I want with no pressure to accomplish or any deadlines or worries. The only thing I have to do is take care of my family's needs and spend time with the kids, which is a good time in any case. Today we went to Point Reyes and picked up several dozen oysters from Drake's Bay Oyster Company, then stopped in town at Cowgirl Creamery for some favorite savory cheeses (Eli had his own fair share of the Mount Tam brie), then we came home, Eli and I scrubbed up the oysters, we had a some small ones raw with homemade minionette and the rest we threw on the barbecue. I did manage to puncture my finger with the knife (corollary: when shucking oysters, a) make sure you have the appropriate knife (a short, blunt-ended knife will do nicely), b) make sure you have proper hand protection (a single hand towel is not enough), and c) make sure you have bandages in the house, just in case (I have a wad of paper towel around my finger, secured by scotch tape).) but the oysters were good and we had a lovely dinner. A few chocolate cookies and a cup of coffee later, and I'm settled into my late evening blogging and surfing the web off of my stolen feed from the neighbors (love free wireless!).
Later tonight I'll probably put up more recordings for my audioblog, and I'll mess around with more karaoke I've grabbed off of Limewire.
I am loving these moments.
Okay, it's been about a year, but I've done it again -- I've done a podcast. I just got an ipod recording device, so I'm experimenting with recording on my commute home. Subscribe and follow my folly.
It's 2 AM and I haven't gone to sleep yet, so 'today' is still officially 7/31 to me, and it's my little sis's birthday. She turned 28 -- one of my favorite years, and yet also a difficult one. It's the year of Saturnal return, if you believe in that sort of thing. For me, it's the year that adulthood finally clicked and career finally clicked and family finally clicked. For me it was the year 2000-2001; the year my son was born, the last months before Excite died and I had to reassess my career and life. There were highs and lows, but through it all I ended up in a much better place. I wish for you, my sis, less strife but more growth. May this be an interesting but safe year for you. Happy Birthday.
