Ahhhh....

And so moving weekend has come and gone. Yeah, my laziness has mostly kept it off my blog, but Katy and I moved this past Saturday into a new apartment. We'll have plenty of pictures before too long, but for now it looks the same as anyone else's newly-occupied pad: boxes upon boxes, balanced on stacks of stuff. Our new place is really fantastic... it has rooms! That may not seem like alot, but when Katy first moved in with me in Ottawa, we shared a 250 sqft one-room apartment and our last place was a 700 sqft studio concept (which means it was basically one big room). We're moving up in the world! We have doors! I was able to get up this morning and turn on lights and make moise without waking Katy! So many exclamation points! So much joy! Anyway, more to follow later, but things are well and we are enjoying moving into our new space. Hope you all have a happy day.

Eulogy to the Airwaves

Today is the day the TV stations across the US disconnect their analog signal for the last time, switching their broadcasts entirely to a digital signal. Today marks the end of one technological era and the beginning of another. I have grown so accustomed to technological advancements happening every day that I don't often pause anymore to think about what is passing. Sure, it's been a long time since anyone has seen a UHF/VHF knob on a TV, but who would have thought we'd see a day when television signals are no longer broadcast over the air? No longer must our coat hangers live in fear of being dismanteled and repurposed for entertainment value.

Fare thee well, beloved rabbit ears... you will be remembered fondly.

Two robots and a flower

These are my robots...

This is Big Bertha...

...and this is Large Marge.

This is Katy. She's not a robot. I think.


Do any of you botanical aficionados out there recognize that flower? (Mary K.?) It grows in our neighborhood and as much as Katy loves it, she can't figure out what it is. Bonus points for growing conditions and care instructions.