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Month: May 2007

on Gilmore Girls and gardening

on Gilmore Girls and gardening

Tonight. 8pm. My house. Gilmore Girls series finale. Come, bring popcorn! Actually I might not watch it tonight. It depends how easily I can get reception, and if the CW is watchable. Very often it’s impossible to watch that channel. All the other times, it’s in black and white. So if Lorelai dyed her hair pink then I would have no clue. So, I guess I will have to wait until Season 7 comes out on DVD. :-) I have…

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guess who we are!

guess who we are!

Here’s a hint: disregard my hair and skin color. :-) Okay maybe it’s too abstract. Paul’s coat might be another clue…

homeschooling: your opinion

homeschooling: your opinion

Sorry I’ve been posting so frequently these past few days! It seems like sometimes I have a lot to say and sometimes not at all. :-) We’re in the “a lot” phase right now! Lindsey at Enjoy the Journey wants to know your thoughts about homeschooling. Why do you or will you homeschool? What advantages make it worth it? What fears do you have about homeschooling? What disadvantages make it worth it for you to send your kids to public…

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happy birthday helvetica!

happy birthday helvetica!

Joanna sent me this BBC article today that said that the Helvetica font is celebrating its 50th birthday! Helvetica, for those of you who don’t know, is very similar to Arial font and is used everywhere as a basic, generic font. It’s the default font of Quark and Macs in general (I think). I’m a big fan – there are lots of variations of Helvetica (bold, black, thin, condensed, extended) that give it variety but yet keep the piece looking…

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$1100 is definitely not in the budget either

$1100 is definitely not in the budget either

At the end of a previous post, I mentioned that our car was in the shop. This is Paul’s car – the ’97 Intrepid that I bought a few years ago and gave to Paul when we got the Corolla (I’m so nice). :-) When our office moves to a new building in July, I will be close enough to walk and that has been my plan. We realized that after I’m able to do that, we really don’t NEED…

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