Day 67: lazy dog

This is Angie.

Her feet were twitching in her sleep :)

Day 66: Halloween costumes

Taking self-portraits in a bar bathroom mirror is always a good idea...

Day 65: owl lamp

Day 64: pumpkin carving!

I had a few friends over for some good old fashioned pumpkin carving.

Here are the finished products.

Day 63: watching ice melt

What should have been the most boring lab of the year

(watching ice melt)...

Turned out to be one of the most fun.

Go figure.

Day 62: twisted

I saw this wine at Costco and thought it looked Halloween-y.

Perfect for pumpkin carving.

Then I got home and noticed it's an "Old Vine Zinfandel".

I have no idea what that means.

Day 61: the winning hearts and minds cake

I've been meaning to try local chef/author Molly Wizenberg's 

"Winning Hearts and Minds Cake" for months. 

It's supposed to be better after being frozen, 

so I decided to make it tonight in preparation for 

pumpkin carving on Thursday. 

It's basically just chocolate, butter, sugar and eggs, 

so I'm pretty sure it can't be bad. 

I'll let you know how it goes...

Day 60: Never Let Me Go

Pretty good movie overall.

Disturbing concept, but beautiful styling and scenery.

Day 58: the joys of grading

Day 57: engagement shoot

Stacy and Jason are getting married next September!

Day 56: Tip to Base in Bellingham

Day 55: Seattle from the south

Day 54: a scene

Day 53: dish mountain

This is what happens when I...

1) don't have a dishwasher

2) don't wash dishes for 5 days

3) finally wash them and feel soooooo good about it

Day 52: pumpkin patch

Pumpkin Patch

The first non-365 blog post I've done since August...

 

 We started the day with breakfast at the 14 Carrot cafe.

 Alex had the mixed berry blintzes. 

Kara had whole wheat apple pancakes. 

Chase had a breakfast burrito.

I had the pumpkin pancakes (pictured above).

Then we went to The Farm in Snohomish.

Here are Alex and Kara's pumpkins.

 Here is Chase's pumpkin and one of the three I picked out.

Our wheelbarrow full.

Fun day!

Day 51: pizza party

Step 1: the hosts provide dough and cheese. 

Step 2: all of the guests bring their favorite toppings.

Step 3: everyone makes a pizza to share!

Step 4: enjoy with plenty of wine

I made a roasted veggie and pesto pizza.

Day 50: look at them mountains!

View from the 520 bridge.

While driving.

The Olympics were just looking too good.

Day 49: applying the heat

The name of one of my favorite labs.

I love it because my students actually find it interesting.

Makes my job a whole lot easier.

Day 48: one of each

When asked what he would like to drink...

It was one of those days I guess.

Day 47: new art

Day 46: fall colors

Day 45: fresh baked bread

I had my parents and my brother over for dinner.

We had:

Eggplant Riccota Bake (thanks, Martha)

Caesar Salad (thanks, bagged salad)

Italian Herb Bread (thank you, bread machine)

Apple Crisp (thanks again, Martha)

Day 44: floor cushions

I bought two floor cushions today.

Dinah approves.

Day 43: warty squash

Day 42: bear, salmon, mosquito

sort of like paper rock scissors but more fun

Day 41: team meeting!

happy hour at Matador with my teacher friends

they're the best!

Day 40: flowers

Day 39: for lack of a better photo...

A photo of my commute with an editing effect I haven't yet tried.

It's been a long Monday...

Day 38: pumpkin pie

First of the season. 

I used the recipe on the can of pumpkin for the filling.

The crust is Martha's Pate Brisee. 

It comes out nice and flaky without any shortening.

"It's a good thing".

Day 37: sushi party

Day 36: typical Friday night