anything but pleasant

Remember the 3 1/2" needle in my hip joint? I went to Sinai Hospital in Baltimore today and got the 3 1/2" needle again - in BOTH hips! (But afterwards we stopped for ice cream-which makes everything better.)

how to prevent your picture from being taken when you're trying to sleep

"I just burped"

He's wearing sunglasses because they're new and he was upset it wasn't sunny outside.

saturday morning breakfast

Blueberry Zucchini Bread - I will be making this again!

why you should insist on a copy of your medical records

Remember this test? I was *told* I didn't have a tear in the labrum (cartilage) of my hip. Three months later, I read the radiologist's report...

this is the top of my dresser

I think I need some sort of organizational system...

arlington cinema drafthouse

We saw Spiderman 3, ate some nasty french fries, chicken tenders, and a quesadilla (all of which tasted like hamburger grease), and drank a pitcher of Hook & Ladder.

the makings of zucchini bread

lusting for travel

who's that tripping across my bridge?

paste face

This is the free sampler CD that comes with Paste magazine.

roof trusses

photogenic friend

tan lines

this is retirement, part 3

this is retirement, part 2

This is at Sandy Hook - you can see NYC in the background.

super curl

surf's up

ugly duck

this is retirement, part 1

This is seconds before Dad jumped in the ocean...I think he should be an advertisement for Nike.

welcome to new jersey

Driving up to NJ, I encountered plumes of black smoke and orange fireballs jumping above the treeline. Turns out a Sunoco tank farm caught on fire when it was struck by lightning.

elevator not working

the good stuff

Time for a refreshing g&t.

lotus

We saw these cool lotus blooms at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens. They have these crazy seed pods that look like alien showerheads.

manassas battlefield

hall of nations

We went to the Kennedy Center to see this Irish Band giving a free performance at Millennium Stage.

picture of a picture

I got some old film developed from one of those disposable underwater cameras. This is Dad and me snorkeling in Key Largo in 2005.

the grand finale

This is the view of the DC fireworks from the Air Force Memorial - right down the street from my apartment.

excuse me, do I have something stuck in my teeth?

time to tame the mane

Today our office was evacuated due to a carbon monoxide build-up. So I left, and decided it was time to chop the mop. I was going to post an "after" picture, but I ended up having way too much fun taking photos with my little magnifiying mirror...

petit four

A trip to Heidelberg Bakery yielded sweets for breakfast two days in a row.