new year, new things to bore you with

No lessons learned here.

To ring in the new year, we went bowling:

 And we did a horrible job of it.

 Especially when Maria got a gutter ball with the bumpers up.

 Everyone over 21 got a mini bottle of what was the worst champagne that exists in the world.

 And then Katie invented a new bowling move that she calls "The Steamroller".

The morning after. It can only go up from here:

Christmas for Mom's side of the family:

We went to the dog beach again:

Nick ordered Google Glass:

And then I realized that I am now the type of dog owner I used to make fun of.

 Lyle made this face for about five minutes straight.

 Heidi visited the future and immediately used it to Google the dirtiest things she could think of.

Then I ran another Color in Motion 5K while I had the flu:

We got a visit from Nate and Corrie and hilarity ensued:

Then Nick and I ran in the Inaugural Tinkerbell 10K:

At 6 in the morning.

 I celebrated finishing my first 10K by going straight back to bed.

 I miss Disneyland so much.

People keep trying to convince me and Nick that we should live on a boat. Here's why I think it's a bad idea:

Deciding to watch The Fox and the Hound again was probably the worst decision of my adult life:

My GISHWHES Book finally arrived. I was quoted and our book Big Ben got featured in it:

And Addie decided this is her new favorite way to cuddle:

much love,
hedgie

driving home

This is something I have been working on lately. It started out as a Ten Things I Love flash fiction based off the wild sunflowers that grow on the side of the freeway, but it keeps expanding. I guess I will just call it a fiction for now until I figure out where it is going:

Currently editing this story to submit elsewhere. Maybe I will put it back in the future. But, for now, wish me luck.

much love,

hedgie 

steampunk symposium

This is the story of the time I spent a weekend on The Queen Mary with a giant group of Steampunk fanatics.

The final draft of this story is currently under consideration.



Read the rest of it (and my other essays) here.



much love,
hedgie

sherlock fan art

SHERLOCK LIVES! I drew some things during the long, long hiatus.

Work in progress. Sherlock's face is being particularly difficult in this shot.

And soon we will all get to start the what will probably be a five-year wait for season 4.




much love,
hedgie

holiday happenings

Opening of some sort.

Nick and I wanted tacos. So we drove to Mexico:

Terrifying red-eyed reindeer.

We took more trips to the Huntington Dog Beach:

We decorated for Christmas:

We went to Six Flags:

I don't know these people.

I don't know this guy either.

Then we visited Roger's Gardens:

Sleep tight.

Don't let the bed bugs bite.

Brother is home!:

I finally got my papers organized:

Nick was immortalized in our gifts from Cards Against Humanity:

We went golfing. Cigars were added for extra effect:

Christmas time:

Annual tradition of The Big Lebowski and White Russians.

Venice Day:

The Museum of Jurassic Technology will haunt my dreams forever.

Wurstküche: German bar/playground

I got to finally see Margaret and her baby:

We went to Sacramento to spend some time with Nick's family:

We went on a walk and a donkey joined us. We had to return him to his farm.

much love,
hedgie