Archive for 2008

basil cutting

Last summer, my basil plant suffered through my cooking. So it doesn’t get quite so defoliated next year, I’ve started a new one!

blooms!

I’ve been waiting anxiously for the black eyed susan vine I got a few months ago to bloom. It started this week.  I’m a big fan of the fused petals.

my schedule

This semester is going to be very busy, but doable. I’ve got a week where I’m going to Humboldt to do some work that could cause some problems because I’ll be missing an entire week of classes. Hopefully it’ll work out alright. I’m taking differential equations, the second course of a three-course long physics series, […]

black eyed susan vine

A couple months ago I bought a bunch of seeds.  The black eyed susan vine I got is going to bloom soon!  It’s got lots and lots of flower buds.  I had originally planned to grow it up my staircase, but it’s smaller than I thought it would be and prefers to twine around smaller […]

Refresh, Refresh

After reading this review, I really want to read Refresh, Refresh by Benjamin Percy. These short stories, especially the title story, literally pull you in to the high desert of central Oregon and drop you off, to feel, process, and face the emotional upheaval of our time, usually through the rich inner life of a […]