Blurt!Sben

A bunch of police cars swarmed around a house just a few doors up the street this evening.

Jan. 2, 2024, 8:44pm

Tonight’s kitchen victory: Japanese (or Japanese-esque) pork belly buns.

Jan. 2, 2024, 7:12pm

Getting close to finishing my hacky posting interface for this here Blurt! site.

Jan. 1, 2024, 10:30pm

The annual reading report.

Jan. 1, 2024, 9:26am

The dude and I went over to Greg’s to play Magic with his son. We all had a good time; the dude won with a particularly intricate, fiddly deck.

Dec. 29, 2023, 2:39pm

Now to unfuck the kitchen.

Dec. 26, 2023, 9:52am

Mom and Greg and Jocelyn and the kids came over for Christmas. I overcommitted this year, but it still ended up joyful, to use a clichéd word that nevertheless fits perfectly.

Dec. 26, 2023, 9:51am

Walked to Bothell this morning: three hours, nine miles, almost 18k steps. (Of course, it was raining the whole way.)

Dec. 22, 2023, 10:48pm

Really satisfying CSS hacking this afternoon.

Dec. 19, 2023, 4:46pm (edited)

Today is my first day of vacation, more than two weeks’ worth.

Dec. 15, 2023, 6:44pm

Tonight’s kitchen victory: The dude and I made linguine Alfredo.

Dec. 15, 2023, 6:43pm

Finished reading These Burning Stars by Bethany Jacobs. I almost put the book down early, when it repeatedly poked at a stylistic peeve of mine, but Jacobs’s writing stepped up just in time, and I enjoyed the rest of the book to the end.

Dec. 14, 2023, 10:23pm

The oven stopped working yesterday. Dinner could be salvaged, but we need to decide whether to repair or replace.

Dec. 12, 2023, 4:33pm

Mom came over and hung out while we set up our Christmas tree.

Dec. 9, 2023, 9:58pm

Today’s kitchen victory: butter chicken with naan, and far Breton.

Dec. 8, 2023, 9:17pm