August 2

I made a hat. Kitty fell asleep so she got to wear the hat.

August 3

I've been making baby stuff. It seems like a lot of my co-workers are pregnant.

August 4

I made bread. Well, I attempted to make bread. I had the water too hot & I killed the yeast. Bread with no yeast is surprisingly dense. The result would make a good doorstop.

I got a new mixer, a KitchenAid 5 quart mixer. It's quite nice. I normally bake a lot of bread in a bread machine. Now I'm trying it with the mixer to do the kneading.

August 5

My new favorite CalTrain phrase:

"After de-traning, please do not walk in front of the train."

This is the Bayshore station under construction.

August 7

Yeah, I'm doing a lot of cat-pictures these days....not too exciting. This is the cat,doing what she does best: sleeping.

Well, I did go to Hospice after work.

August 8

I got a ride home from work which was nice. I much enjoyed the company.

CalTrain would have been full of Giants baseball fans and everyone going to the Bjork concert. Getting a ride was MUCH more pleasant.

August 9

This is Gus garlic. I made this creature.

August 9

In the evening, we went to a surprise party for a friend. Near the end of the party, we walked a couple blocks to Alamo Square and had a mini-bar event in the playground.

As we were walking the party, a man stepped out from a bus shelter and asked where to go to see a great sunset. He was a tourist from Canada. We gave him some ideas. I guess it was pretty obvious that we were locals. I was wearing an ill fitting prom/bridesmaid dress that I'd picked up for free (please, take it, it's free!) at a garage sale a few years ago. It was pink and about 5 sizes too big.

August 10

tip for identifying art films: the credits are longer than the movie.

We went to Fort Funston, hoping to see some hang gliders.

August 12

Dinner with my old investment club

August 13

Tomatoes in my garden

August 14

I went to hospice

August 15

Patio is CLEAN!

August 16

What a find at the garage sales...

We hosted a garage sale scavenger hunt, then a trip to the SF Mime Troupe & then a Blender Bender party

August 16

Kitty isn't quite sure what to think about the fish head.

August 17

Portabello mushrooms left over from the BBQ

August 18

I'm making a dog sweater with the doggie diner logo.

August 19

I spent two hours in a bar reading tarot cards this evening.

August 19

On the way home from the bar...I've got to to back during the daylight and take this picture again. This is the back of a laundromat.

August 22
August 23

Shopping for Burning Man

August 24

I made a dog sweater for the Doggie Diner head mascots.

Bayshore train station from my morning commute
Desert panorama - this is a 360 degree view of the playa
August 24

It's a giant monkey head on the back of my car. We carried the monkey head (inside a van, not on the back of my car) to the desert.

August 26

This is the giant monkey head wedged into the van with pillows and a straw hat.

August 27

We spent the night in Reno. This motel room was appropriately decorated for Reno.