Halloween sketch: 2014
October 29, 2014 12:59 pm Comments Off on Halloween sketch: 2014It’s often hard to get details from Zoe about what she did at daycare. I think she eats a lot... View Article
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First 10k
October 26, 2014 10:09 pm Comments Off on First 10kI know most of you are sayin’ “Hey, any idiot could do that.” Well, it was tough for me, so... View Article
Early to mid summer, 2014
July 18, 2014 10:59 pm Comments Off on Early to mid summer, 2014I feel like this starts off sounding like one of those “end of the year newsletters” that I’ll eventually be... View Article
Very long post to casually cover the last two years, part two (2013-2014)
July 16, 2014 4:00 pm Comments Off on Very long post to casually cover the last two years, part two (2013-2014)2013: The Move to Alameda Jan-Feb We (well, Nicole) gave notice to our landlords, since I was too “maybe we... View Article
Very long post to casually cover the last two years, part one (2012-2013) or: You can go home again, but everything is a Target now
July 16, 2014 1:23 pm Comments Off on Very long post to casually cover the last two years, part one (2012-2013) or: You can go home again, but everything is a Target nowLike everything that isn’t watching Netflix in bed, keeping a relevant blog seems very difficult. (The last entry detailing any... View Article
Isa Does It: December
December 8, 2013 7:00 pm Comments Off on Isa Does It: DecemberOatmeal cookies? More like OH!!!!tmeal cookies.
The Safety Razor
December 8, 2013 5:37 pm Comments Off on The Safety RazorOr: why I will always read a 5,000 word article on the merits and testing techniques of paper napkins (i.e. why I like The Wirecutter).
Isa Does It: The guilt-inspired cookbook challenge – The Start (November)
November 26, 2013 3:19 pm 2 CommentsI decide to actually use a cookbook.
Halloween 2013: “The Tell-Tale Heart”, Poe, and The Raven
November 21, 2013 9:35 am Comments Off on Halloween 2013: “The Tell-Tale Heart”, Poe, and The RavenThe Poe Family
October, pt. 1 {Scott’s Parents Arrive → The Nicole and Blaine wedding}
December 1, 2012 10:32 pm 1 CommentI rank veggie burgers and we went to a wedding in Joshua Tree.
Last week of September: Nicole goes to NYC
October 1, 2012 11:27 pm Comments Off on Last week of September: Nicole goes to NYCA pretty good week and I ate pizza.
The 8th Anniversary of The Thing I Had to Do to Reboot My Life
September 30, 2012 8:28 pm 3 CommentsI wish this was the journey and writing of a 19 year old, but I was in my thirties by then.
Zoe’s portrait: 2012
September 24, 2012 9:31 am Comments Off on Zoe’s portrait: 2012Zoe's annual daycare portrait. (Second in a series.)
And Then “End of August, First Week Of September” Turned Into Most Of September
September 24, 2012 9:29 am Comments Off on And Then “End of August, First Week Of September” Turned Into Most Of SeptemberSummer moves into early fall. I work a lot.
The week of the Pilot Hi-Tec-C
August 14, 2012 10:45 am Comments Off on The week of the Pilot Hi-Tec-CNot even new pens could cure the summer blues.
Cheers closed captioning on Netflix
August 10, 2012 1:14 pm Comments Off on Cheers closed captioning on NetflixThat seems odd to me.
The rest of July
August 5, 2012 8:16 pm 1 CommentZoe zoe zoe zoe.
Sno-cone
July 30, 2012 8:48 pm Comments Off on Sno-coneA family outing that in retrospect was more fun than the actual heat and driving part.
First week of July
July 13, 2012 10:26 pm 3 CommentsLarge ships and we went to Lake Merritt quite a lot.
Ending June
June 21, 2012 11:37 pm 2 CommentsI dropped my phone in the toilet | New roll of digital film installed. Nicole returned from ?xx? amount of... View Article
The week in review [first week of June]
June 3, 2012 10:32 pm Comments Off on The week in review [first week of June]It’s Sunday, a day since my last update, and I feel like everything is pretty well documented, but I’m trying... View Article
The week, oh man, the month(s) in review: up until June 1
June 1, 2012 10:58 pm Comments Off on The week, oh man, the month(s) in review: up until June 1Time is a slow bulldozer and it certainly won’t stop just because I’m lazy. I have to dig back past... View Article
The week that was: through April 15th
April 16, 2012 2:35 pm 1 CommentThe week was pretty mellow. My main task was to psychologically prepare myself for Nicole’s trip to NYC that would... View Article
The week that hath passed [let’s say Nicole’s birthday through Easter]
April 10, 2012 10:30 pm 1 CommentBecause of my combination of extreme laziness and inability to want to do anything with my free time except re-watch... View Article
Eventually, All At Once
April 2, 2012 9:20 pm 2 Comments^^^ I know that video doesn’t play anymore, which is a shame. This version of “Eventually, All At Once” is... View Article
Zoe & The Philz Coffee Cup
April 4, 2011 9:18 pm Comments Off on Zoe & The Philz Coffee CupWe took it to the old neighborhood last weekend, where Elephant Pharmacy is getting increasingly run down, Starbucks is now... View Article
Zoe Clementine
March 16, 2010 10:17 am 2 CommentsNicole: what a goddamn trooper. What did you do over the weekend? We had our baby, Zoe Clementine. All day... View Article
I wasn’t what you would call a “scholar”
December 14, 2009 12:16 am 2 CommentsThe late Clark Rodewald’s fairly accurate take on my inability to process, interpret and speak meaningfully on literature: I’m now... View Article
The Big Reveal or: holy shit, it’s a girl
October 26, 2009 2:09 pm 3 CommentsToday we found out Nicole is growing a girl inside her. Photo of Nicole by the insanely delightful Sue.
When I was younger…
October 19, 2009 9:30 am 3 CommentsI could not get enough of two things when I was ten or eight or whatever years old: bands that... View Article
Souley Vegan Returns!
July 29, 2009 12:50 am 1 CommentWhen Souley Vegan closed their doors, we had to shake our heads and curse the cruel chain of events that... View Article
Music: 2008
January 7, 2009 8:23 pm Comments Off on Music: 2008The end of 2008 saw me a bit heavier than usual (shirts curving at the buttons), happy to still have... View Article