weaktwos

I'm working from home a wee bit this morning. I had a certification test to take, and things are so nuts at work, I couldn't concentrate without interruption at work. So, I took the test, and passed. No large feat, I tell you.

Anyway, time to shower and prep for work.

These are some enjoyable quotes that showed up in my google page this morning:

When I do good, I feel good; when I do bad, I feel bad, and that is my religion.
- Abraham Lincoln

I believe that a scientist looking at nonscientific problems is just as dumb as the next guy.
- Richard Feynman

Life at Casa de Anne has been somewhat busy, but good. I have recovered from my weekend of socializing and music playing. I have been experimenting with my concept of Canary Creams, which will be a cream puff approach. Yet I shall endeavor to make animal shaped cream puffs. Last night I ran a few tests. I need to control the amount of puff-stuff I put into the animal shaped cutter, first off. Also, I need to cook them a little longer. The metal cutters survived well in the oven. Next week I shall make a variety of custards and fill the puffs.

Yesterday was a fairly productive day.

I worked, which is always good, since it supports my rock 'n roll lifestyle. What does my rock 'n roll lifestyle entail right now? Apparently, it involves me investing in various percussion instruments. The bongos should be delivered today.

I worked out at the gym, which was nice, healthwise. I promptly headed home, then walked to the store to fetch some groceries for the cake I will be making for my mother's coworker. Groceries acquired, plus more exercise = a good thing.

I then worked on making some royal icing flowers for said cake. I was going for a pink cactus flower, but I don't think I captured the essence of this flower properly. Nonetheless, it looks like a flower. it should go well enough with the little Saguaros I made the other day. Tonight is cakeapalooza, where I'll bake the cake, frost it, and decorate it. Much work to be done in the kitchen tonight.

After that, I did some drum practice. I built a click track that would last the average length of a nutwalls song, that way I can mess around with tempos and work on song-length endurance. I did some practice of that, as well. However, I did not last long last night, I was quite tired.

So, onward with today. T minus 26 days 'till Book 6. Yes, I'm obsessed. Hopefully another shiny object shall come to replace that.

Oh, and one more thing. The latest Tomato Nation article is out. Sars is doing another Girls Bike Club piece. She walks a fine line here, because she speaks of the vapidity of the objects of her ire at such length that she might ultimately become what she satires. Meta-vapidity. That said, it's still pretty funny to imagine Stephen King saying,

"Did I mention I got hit by a van? A van...load OF WISDOM?"


Have a good day, folks.