leanne

Here come the holidays. There goes me. *poof*

I'll catch you people when I can, but I'm about to be insanely busy. I mean ... I canceled a massage, OK? insanely busy.

I think I fixed my sourdough starter, using some advice from the web and a bit of patience.

I have a loaf set out to rise tonight. It should theoretically be ready sometime between 8 and 11 am tomorrow. In the meantime, I made some really tasty pancakes with the starter I would have otherwise discarded -- hence the confidence about having fixed the starter.

The sourdough site I used recommended running the starter on the counter for 30-90 days to develop the flavor completely. I can see where more time would mean more complexity. We'll see how it continues to play out.

You are smart peoples and I know you're all squared away for whatever the weather decides to throw at you. No nagging from me. Just wanted to say:

All my best wishes for your safety and no property damage. Love you all.

Not feeling well. Been fighting allergies for months, but I think this one's a cold.

Meh. ):

http://exurbe.com/?p=1429

and also for anyone else with an eye for Italy, Machiavelli, and an interesting read.

You know it's been insanely hot for way too long when you think your house is freakin' cold in the morning, get up and look at the thermostat, and it reads 74°.

Just really busy with house stuff, and my Mac is not unboxed yet because the office is a San Francisco earthquake-level disaster area right now. (Just wait 'til the Giants come up to bat!)

We moved in Friday. I promise there will be an email to everyone with the new home and phone info just as soon as the Mac is up; that's where my main address book is. Everything is at the new house except the big fish tank, which I need to call Mom about -- that may be Wednesday.

Since we got the house, we have had the electrician (fixed the wires that were not in conduit), the plumber, the chimney sweep, and the painters (they did the whole exterior, the garage floor, two bathrooms and one bedroom). We're having the plumber back for the water softener on Thursday; had to wait for the garage floor to be dry.

We're probably going to do another cull on our Stuff, though I'm pleased to report that I did in fact get my ludicrous quantities of kitchen stuff to all fit in the new kitchen. Huzzah. I will want pull-out drawers in the pantry, though. It's well-sized but mostly deep, and things will get lost in there if I don't have a way to get at them. The glass cabinets are full of my precious Japanese dishware and are so pretty. <3

I've run a billion loads of laundry since I've been washing all the clothes and quilts and stuff that were in storage. I know there's at least three more quilts hiding in boxes as padding still.

And it's still ridiculously hot here. Unusual, but not totally abnormal. That said, I'd really like to avoid the replay of one of my grade school years where it continued into the 100s right up to Halloween ...

We can haz keys! (:

Now we wait for Saturday, and we can haz house all to ourselves!

We're closing on the house today. Yay!

....

My car's check-engine light came on Sunday. I brought it in today, and it's got a plugged catalytic converter. $1680 to repair.

....

I guess we're getting a new car, too. /:

Grumpy cranky mood is one of those things that Marozzo practice can, and does, fix.

I am looking forward to having proper gear so as to do rapier and more unarmored than just the assault practice, but either way, is nice to hang with SCAdians, is nice to play with swords, is nice to work out.

Now if I could just have my pretty house with my big backyard, so I can do Marozzo there too, instead of just once a week down at Allied Gardens, that would also be nice. I can't practice at the apartment -- it's not wide enough inside (although it is tall enough), and I'm not permitted to carry around weapons outside.

o/`