Blurt!Sben

I’ve now gotten hit with a second cold bad enough to keep me home from work, which is basically unprecedented.

Dec. 11, 2019, 7:38am

This morning’s kitchen victory: crêpes de blé noir, with jambon, gruyere, and eggs.

Dec. 8, 2019, 10:49am

Yesterday’s kitchen victory: bouillabaisse Marseillaise. Mom came over.

Dec. 8, 2019, 10:48am

The kids and I bussed to and from sushi.

Dec. 6, 2019, 8:38pm

Each Christmas season, your score is the number of days after Thanksgiving before you get earwormed by “•••••••••••••••••••••••” by ••••••••••••••; if you make it through Christmas, you score 50. My score this year is 5.

Dec. 5, 2019, 5:30pm

Got tickets for Star Wars. The Majestic Bay Theatre has reserved seating now!

Dec. 1, 2019, 8:17pm

Greg came over this afternoon and taught the kids how to paint minis. The Dude painted a basilisk; the Bambina painted a stag.

Nov. 30, 2019, 10:49pm

Thanksgiving dinner at Greg and Jocelyn’s, with family and friends. It felt like there were only three kids there, not four.

Nov. 28, 2019, 11:33pm

Not much to report. Played a little Wingspan; watched The Mandalorian again and also episode 3 with the dude (he loved it); worked on making gelato di riso tonight.

Nov. 27, 2019, 10:17pm

Watched episodes 1 and 2 of The Mandalorian with Meghan. Super-loved them.

Nov. 18, 2019, 8:30pm

Finally got the cold; exhausted.

Nov. 17, 2019, 9:51pm

Went to GeekGirlCon with the dude.

Nov. 17, 2019, 7:30pm

Current earworm: “What I Got” by Sublime.

Nov. 17, 2019, 9:14am

Had drinks with Steve last night, and saw his new place.

Nov. 16, 2019, 8:00am

Just renewed my pile.org domain registration through 2029. Not that I don’t trust private equity firms, but … actually, I don’t trust private equity firms.

Nov. 15, 2019, 11:00am