Since the start of this most recent swelling/allergy problem, I’ve received three different compliments from three different people who are not my wife.
The day my face swelled up, Cary’s cousin remarked how I was still cute even with swollen lips. Maybe that was a sympathy compliment, but it was nice of her.
The night [...]

That’s the way I describe Joss Whedon’s latest mini-masterpiece, Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog.
I became a Joss Whedon fan when I saw Firefly. I only started watching his earlier cult hit Buffy the Vampire Slayer a few days ago, so I’m late to that one.
Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog is a three-part mini [...]

While it may sound appropriately mysterious, the title of this blog post is not, in fact, the title of M. Night Shayamalan’s next film (though it could be — I mean it sounds better than The Happening; it’s like he’s not even trying anymore); it’s what happened to me over the last week or so.
I’ve [...]

So let’s say you’re a company called Eppendorf International, and you have this machine that automates pipetting tasks, saving wear and tear on thumbs. How do you market such a device? How do you get the word out to all of the hip chemists? With a dorky name like Eppendorf International, [...]

When Cary and I got our first apartment together, we quickly realized that one of the big challenges when it comes to our pets was keeping Megan from Merlin’s food.
Megan was used to a set feeding schedule; she was fed in the morning and late afternoon. Merlin, however, was accustomed to having food out [...]

Cary and Cary and Chris and I are at a Mudcats game right now(who knew a AA team would have wireless Internet?).
Tonight I realized something about baseball: the lower the league level, the less foul ball activity is required to get fans excited. At a major league game, it takes a bare-handed catch by [...]

Here are a few pictures before and after our weekend painting spree:
Living Room:

Before:
After:

Kitchen (the “before” picture doesn’t really show much of the wall color, but you can get the idea from what little is there):

Before:
After:

So I was planning to spend some time during last weekend making a few blog posts here and there with short updates to the status of the move to the new house, but that didn’t happen.
So here’s a recap:
Friday started at 8:30am, when we met our realtor at the house to do a quick walk-through. [...]