animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

the painting

I’m trying to get the main living areas (living room, dining room, foyer, and hall) painted before the end of the year, so I started on that this weekend. I did the dining room, foyer, and hall ceilings. Ceilings are the worst! Anyway, I’m hoping to have those three areas …

joe satriani

Jake and I went to see Joe Satriani at The Palace Theatre last night. While I haven’t listened to him for quite a while, I was very into his music in the 90s. Luckily for me, he played a bunch of older stuff in addition to his new stuff. Anyway, …

minty

Jake and I have been overpaying for cell service for a very long time. While we each had unlimited data, I hardly use any data, and he maxed out at around 15GB, so we were paying for service that we weren’t using. Unfortunately, AT&T didn’t have any cheaper options other …

mr. harrigan’s phone

This was the Netflix adaptation of the novella from the collection If It Bleeds. The movie was ok, but I really liked the book a lot more. I can’t quite pinpoint why, but the critics agree. It followed the book pretty closely from what I can remember, so it must …

goodfellas

This was a great movie, of course. A classic. I saw it before, but decided it was time for a rewatch. I don’t know if I knew this before, but it was based on a true story, which makes it all the more interesting, in my opinion. And despite the …