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Stream of multitasking

A while ago, I took some really gross photos of mold from a tupperware I found in the back of my fridge:

I was wondering what prevented the mold spores I inadvertently inhaled while taking these photos from implanting in my moist, dark lungs, and a friend (”FRIEND”) pointed out that nothing really does, so people [...]

Recipe: leaves and curds

Here at the Beemouse Institute, we have ramped up R&D in our Food Research Division (FRD) lately.

FRD came up with a recipe they call “leaves and curds.”

Brew loose-leaf tea
Add cream
Wait for curds to float to top
Decide if you’re going to waste a cup of tea or just drink the damn thing

It is possible for the [...]

Breaking news, a hummingbird photo I’m really proud of

I don’t know if anyone who hasn’t tried to photograph hummingbirds can appreciate how hard it is. If hummingbirds weren’t so cool, I would’ve given up long ago.*
I noticed that some of the hummingbirds are pairing up (meaning, when they fly around at Mach 3 they’re flying together in playful loops, instead of territorial [...]

Black and white, vertically oriented fun

I’m in a good mood today, so I’d like to share some funny things.

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My good friend and fellow nutter Sparky

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A self-portrait with Newpimp

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Newpimp and some of his friends

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Jen with something she found in her fridge

Hummingbird and beer

For some reason I’m in love with this photo I took this morning. Maybe because the graininess gives it a painterly look… maybe because it includes hummingbirds and beer, both of which I like…
The structure in the background is our detached garage, where Richard keeps the bikes and works on projects. He [...]

Hanna

I hung out with my friend Hanna the other day, and as I was perusing my photos today (”study break”), I found some of her that really made me smile.
This is Hanna and Lindsey Anne. I just love this photo. Lindsey Anne looks so severe.

Hanna and Lindsey Anne, 2006
Here’s Hanna at a friend’s [...]

Control

Last night Richard and I watched the movie “Control”, about Ian Curtis, lead singer of Joy Division. Sam Riley, who I’d never heard of, plays Ian Curtis, and is completely convincing and awesome. I say that as someone who has suffered from clinical depression and neurological conditions (Curtis was epileptic)… he sure convinced [...]

It’s alive!

Hi everyone!
My blog was down due to host craziness for a while, but now it’s back, and I don’t forsee any blag problems arising in the near future. Many thanks to my husband Richard and the admins of the host for figuring this stuff out.
Anyway, this is just a simple announcement that my blog [...]

Dearest Graykit

In December 2007, Graykit, Jen’s kitty and Gus’ sister, disappeared. We panicked. We posted signs, searched shelters, posted ads on Craigslist, called veterinarians. We tried to divine from Gus’ behavior if he knew anything about her disappearance. We never found her. No body by the roadside. No tales from [...]

Arc and line, reversed

I’m really digging this photo I took while walking to work last month…

Check out the contrail illusion on the left. The contrail is at a higher altitude than the [insert proper name for the lower altitude hazy clouds], so its shadow is cast down by the sun, which is of course WAY farther [...]