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08/09/2021 22:38 #60845

Now I'm 30
Category: birthday
Last Thursday i turned thirty! It seems crazy, i know it doesn't actually change anything but it feels like i just finished school yesterday. I remember (e:mike,58043) 's 30th 8 years ago and it seemed so far away.

To celebrate, and since my sisters' partners both also turned 30 within weeks of me, my parents rented a house down in Pennsylvania near Allegheny. It was a fun weekend of games, pizzas and watching (e:Paul) learn how to unicycle.

Then last Thursday we went over to my parents to celebrate with my Aunt Shirley who i share a birthday with.

All in all a great birthday. Can't ask for better guys and family.

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ladycroft - 08/26/21 19:16
Sorry.....my finger went spastic.
ladycroft - 08/26/21 19:15
Happy Birthday! I had my 30th with two of those peeps as well :) Remember the failed (but awesome) scavenger hunt I planned!
ladycroft - 08/26/21 19:15
Happy Birthday! I had my 30th with two of those peeps as well :) Remember the failed (but awesome) scavenger hunt I planned!
ladycroft - 08/26/21 19:15
Happy Birthday! I had my 30th with two of those peeps as well :) Remember the failed (but awesome) scavenger hunt I planned!
paul - 08/13/21 18:48
That was a really fun birthday party. Welcome to old age.

12/28/2020 22:23 #60832

Cookie cheer
Category: baking
Since I didn't go over to my parents for the usual cookie decorating shenanigans (e:terry) and I went on a baking bonanza and made a shitton of cookies to deliver.

We baked:
  • Double batch of oatmeal scotches
  • Choco-chip, heavy on the dark brown sugar
  • Shortbread thumbprints with raspberry jam from my mom's coworker
  • Snickersdoodles
  • Rumballs

Turns out despite meticulous planning with recipe and plate distributions in a google sheet, we ended up with 10 plates worth instead of 6.

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12/28/2020 22:17 #60831

New mattress
Category: house
I can't believe after not posting for so long and everything that happened this is what I am posting but gotta start somewhere. We finally bought a new mattress, after years of researching while sleeping on the saggy pokey old one. I think I did a good job sifting out the marketing bullshit, and settled on a natural latex one. The outside is wool and cotton so there's no flame retardants. In theory it's compostable?

But it's very quiet and I can sleep again.

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08/02/2020 17:38 #60819

Finding sheep
Category: sheep

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08/02/2020 17:37 #60818

Rotterdam to Albany
Category: bikes

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