mystery blooms

In the middle of a drought, with no sprinklers and 90 degree days, these leafless flowers have mysteriously burst into bloom in our scraggly yard.

sunday night

Another week coming up fast, mitigated by silly YouTube videos, a crazy bedtime romp with a hyper dog, and the news that we've booked first class tickets to Japan for cherry blossom season next year.

utilization of space

Heat wave + no air conditioning = actually putting the (cooler) basement living room to use.

happiness

Happiness is a smiling dog who has no idea how ridiculous he looks when he's smiling.

seating

Moving desks again to a window seat in a smaller cube adjacent to Henry's favorite playmate. Also getting a new chair to go with my new motorized adjustable desk.

refreshing

Just found out that I'm overdue for a new computer under our corporate device refresh policy. The new computer will be less than half the weight of the current one. Technology is amazing. Also, I love our walk-in tech support and ergo support.

the other morning

The other morning, I woke up about two hours before I was supposed to get up, fell back asleep, had a long dream, then woke up convinced that I would have to get up. When I checked the clock, only 20 minutes had passed. This happened a few times in a row, so it almost felt like I'd slept several more hours.

early bird

Unfortunately, I had to get up early this morning for a 7 a.m. call, but on the plus side, there was almost no traffic as I drove in, and breakfast was in full swing, so I grabbed a hot bowl of Cream of Wheat with blueberries, butter, and brown sugar, and a blueberry-fresh mint smoothie (I always forget that mint makes everything more delicious.)

admission against interest

When Boyfriend was out of the house this weekend, I may have foregone my usual literary pursuits in favor of guilty binging on chick flicks. Canned warm fuzzies are predictable but still warm and fuzzy.

done

Finally finished a letdown of a book that I picked up a couple weeks ago, and I'm excited to move on to a better one.

Also, after a catastrophic canine overeating event, Henry is back on his normal eating and pooping schedule. Whew.

tomato season

Two windfall heirloom tomatoes from a coworker's garden + ingredients scavenged from our fridge and pantry = two rather delicious dinners. Tomato bruschetta (with bagel slices instead of baguette), and tomatoes and pluots with mint and feta. Simple, quick, and delicious.

where i belong

First day in weeks that I could sleep in and stay in bed until an absurd hour. It's noon and I'm still in bed, just on principle. I even ran some errands using Google Shopping Express, getting more vacuum bags, replacement light bulbs, and other things that are essential but not worth getting up for.

what's for dinner

Didn't feel like making dinner or picking it up from a cafe at work. Remembered that my mom sent me home with several containers of home cooking yesterday.

right now

I'll get back to all the hanging out, eating, and wandering around I did on the trip in another post, but right now, the important thing is that after over eighteen hours of travel, plus a pit stop at my parents' for dinner (and to pick up the most excited dog ever), I am home, the laundry is running, my work bag is packed for tomorrow, I'm flopped on my own bed, and the rest of the unpacking and resettling can wait till later.

On a related note, I've finally decided what I want to be when I grow up: a very happy dog. I don't think there could be anything better.