There's more to life than scribbles
Sorry for the lack of Horribles the last two days. I've been busy. Julie requested I change to a new Horrible. So here it is.
Even happy people have sad days
A very foggy morning after a cold night. There is sun in these hills, so all will be good.
Mercer Island, WA | 2010.01.27 | Cast of Horribles | Optimist, Sad
The truth of it all
I'm running out of weather reports.
Mercer Island, WA | 2010.01.26 | Cast of Horribles | Stories, Text
"Now that all the thinking's done you can take over the project"
What's with the beautiful Mondays? We could have used a bit of this sunshine over the weekend.
Mercer Island, WA | 2010.01.25 | Cast of Horribles | Purple Boss, Thinking, Work
Desperate Excuses
Another beautiful Friday. I can get used to Spring even in January. Hopefully it continues through the weekends. I'm sure the dogs would love to go to the dog park.
Mercer Island, WA | 2010.01.22 | Cast of Horribles | Coffee, Text
Weather Mastheads
Since I changed the design of sewcrates.com, I wanted to post the weather mastheads from my previous design for posterity. I turned off the automatic weather update today. Here goes (click for full size):
Mercer Island, WA | 2010.01.21 | mastheads, sewcrates.com, Weather
"The world is almost in my grasp"
It's sunny outside and in the upper 50s. Maybe those chirping birds yesterday really did know something.
Seattle Flight to NYC | 2010.01.21 | Cast of Horribles | Earth, Flight, Robot
So alike and yet so different
My youngest nieces finally make it the front page. This was doodled from a photo we took last summer at our annual family get together. Aren't they cute?
It's sunny and almost warm outside. I could have sworn I heard birds chirping when I came out of the shower. I love these faux Springs. It makes the rapidly approaching dreadful Februaries that much more bearable.
Mercer Island, WA | 2010.01.20 | Cast of Horribles | David's family, Maya, Sima
Speak to me
We watched The Book of Eli this weekend. We weren't sure if it was a pro- or anti-religion movie. Either way, it was much better than expected. Going in, I thought it would be an enjoyable Waterworld romp. It turned out it was a bit deeper and more nuanced. The twist at the end almost made me want to watch it again. (BTW: Has Gary Oldman ever been a good guy in a movie?)
And, yes, I realize the irony of posting this Horrible after posting this one a couple of days ago.
Seattle Flight to NYC | 2010.01.19 | Cast of Horribles | Red
You grow desensitive to it after awhile
A beautifully cloudy Monday morning. The weekend was long and eventful. That is all.
Mercer Island, WA | 2010.01.18 | Cast of Horribles | Blood, Sword
Please don't talk to me
So I'm anti-social, shoot me.
It's Friday again. There seems to be a lot of Fridays these days. I'm looking forward to a quiet weekend. I made the mistake of checking the weekend weather. The rain will go on and on and on.
Mercer Island, WA | 2010.01.15 | Cast of Horribles | Anti-social, T-shirt
I haven't forgotten about you
A little late posting today. I had a busy morning. The rain continues. Things could be worse, I guess.
Mercer Island, WA | 2010.01.14 | Cast of Horribles | Loneliness
There are some things even I am uncomfortable sharing
Another cloudy day. I can get used to this. Haven't had my coffee yet. Can't. Write.
Mercer Island, WA | 2010.01.13 | Cast of Horribles | Embarrassment
I want to create something
But I rarely do, I rarely do.
It's Tuesday, which means tomorrow is garbage day. I just thought I'd share.
Mercer Island, WA | 2010.01.12 | Cast of Horribles | Artist, Create
I don't do small talk--I just have strong beliefs about the weather
The rain has returned and with it a perfectly timed Horrible.
We had fun at our Naginata party last night. The house held up well and everyone seemed to have a good time. Hopefully we'll have more parties in the Villa. It seems such a waste not to.
Ziggy was the only one who didn't like the party. He whined outside the living room door watching us watch videos, and lamenting that he wasn't in his evening Ziggy position: on the couch huddled in a small ball under the blankets. Poor guy.
Mercer Island, WA | 2010.01.11 | Cast of Horribles | Rain, Umbrella, Weather
Food adventures and dog park
Mercer Island, WA | 2010.01.10 | Photos | Cooking, Dogs, Food, Mushrooms, Soup, Tofu
Post-Holiday Naginata Video Party
Mercer Island, WA | 2010.01.10 | Photos | Naginata, Party
Lots to think on
A warm, rainy Friday. At least it's not snowing and freezing here. The weekend is almost here. We're having a Naginata party on Sunday. This is our first large get together at the new house. We're looking forward to it.
Mercer Island, WA | 2010.01.08 | Cast of Horribles | Grass, Park, Picnic
Do I even know me?
I ate a fish sandwich at Wendy's the other night. I barely survived. Let that be a lesson to all the would-be fast-food junkies out there.
Mercer Island, WA | 2010.01.07 | Cast of Horribles | Introspection, Question
I always thought I had . . . something important in me
I was wrong. Always wrong.
It's a slightly sunny and mild day today. Yes, I'm falling back on the weather since I have nothing else to talk about. I have the Horribles to post every day now. I wish I had the words to match the doodles.
Mercer Island, WA | 2010.01.06 | Cast of Horribles | Suffering
It is so important that you're here
My Chinese lessons are going well. I've returned to the loving (and already paid for) embrace of Rosetta Stone for a second (or is this third?) try at learning Mandarin. This time I set up a spreadsheet to track my progress and to record vocabulary words. My plan is to create flashcards. I figure my Chinese will be better than Julie's in no time.
The menu on my website doesn't work in some browsers. I spent an hour last night working on IE 6 and 7 stylesheets. Somehow IE 6 worked but 7 still has problems. I can't wait until everyone upgrades.
Mercer Island, WA | 2010.01.05 | Cast of Horribles | Beach
Try the idea before spending too much time on it
I spent many hours this holiday weekend diligently doodling away. You'll see the fruits of my effort in, oh, a few months.
My world is again gray, rainy, and moderately warm. This has been a strange winter.
Mercer Island, WA | 2010.01.04 | Cast of Horribles | Apples, Life
We're ready for your adventure
Happy New Years!
If you visit my website then you might have noticed I spruced up the place. I decided to go with a cleaner more colorful look. Let me know if what you think (and if you see any bugs). I fixed a few internal bugs, but mostly played with the CSS and formatting. Julie helped by suggesting I add the Horribles to the menu above (check out the cool hover effects). I still have plans for a photo slideshow. One of these days.
I was inspired to code after helping my sister update her website.