I drove down to the lake today, because it's Fall and October and I do things out of my routine at this time of year.

So silent. The occasional bird. The faint putt-putt of a boat headed to the launch ramp, the truck crunching over the gravel to get to the boat. It felt like actual pressure, the absence of sound.

Unfortunately it was a hazy day. I'll have to go back down there after a storm, when the air has been cleaned out.

Some folks on my FB FL are now getting bent out of shape that God is being taken out of the classroom because their kids are being taught BCE and CE instead of BC and AD.

God only belongs in sunday school classrooms. Sheesh.

In completely unrelated news, one of my coworkers set up a call for a mentally ill person engaging in "fecal shenanigans." I can't make this stuff up.

If it works, I will have an actual tintype portrait to keep.

That is so AWESOME.

Tintype! [link]

It was a fascinating process. They had an antique dentist's chair in the studio, so there was a neck brace to keep you still while you sat and stared into super-bright lights for the 45 second exposure.

How completely cool is that!

At Lee's! Whee!!! Ate yummy sushi and drank yummy beer and am in her totes adorbs house! In NoCA, hallelujah! It's actually gorgeously chilly here. Ahhhhh.

Wow Jilli, I am so jealous! What a great image, what a groovy experience too.

Jilli, that is a cool picture!! What a fun experience too!

ND, yeah, folks need to get with it and look at the bigger picture here.

I am happy to say today was a *very* productive day. In the morning, I spent some quality time in the kitchen, getting it cleaned up. In the afternoon, Mom and her BF came over, and helped me out in the bedroom. We taped and painted the trim. Went to dinner, came back, and untaped it. It looks good! Not great, but hey, for non-pro's, it looks good! Plus, there will be furniture blocking most of the walls, so eh. Anyhow, the bedroom is painted!!! Moved the bookcases into place. Set up the CD shelves. And brought the desk/table in. All bare, but in place. Woot! Starting to feel like home. I need to set up the closet install, now that hte painting is all done. And, of course, start unpacking. I have about 50 boxes to unpack. It will take some time. But the fact that I *can* start to unpack... awesome feeling!

Also, watching "Winged Planet" on Discovery. Dude. The filming is gorgeous. I'm not an animal person. But this is cool! Innovative camera angles, strapping cameras onto some birds. Just really cool.

Oh, and it looks like the ants have retreated. This is the second time it's happened. Not sure if it will be a recurring theme or not. Goes something like this. Come home and see trails of ants. Minor freak out. Figure out where entry point is. Spray with orange spray, which blocks entrance of more. Place ant trap at that location. Spray orange stuff in areas where they are concentrating, and drop another ant trap. Repeat around condo. Wait. The stream is abated. Stomp at will. Next day, invasion is now just sporadic stragglers. By the time I get home, all but gone. Annoying. But, not too bad.