Caustic People

Happy birthday to my brother, who is precisely one year and 360 days older than me. I have not gotten him a present yet, per our verbal agreement that first I must find something that reminds me of him and second I must not associate the giving of the gift with any date-of-birth celebrations or with the norm of reciprocity.

My advisor and I ordered our lab's espresso machine yesterday. Now I need to order latte and capuccino cups, as well as a frothing pitcher, milk thermometer, portafilters, a tamper, and an espresso grinder. Then the espresso lessons can commence.

I also need to find a good book on lace crochet, which means that I might need to figure out how to get myself to Scottsdale this weekend. Always an interesting process.

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Thanks to jwatriss, I am now tracking the progress of my new bicycle across the country. It has left Wilmington, MA, and traveled to Willington, CT. Stay tuned for more updates!

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-from popcultureicon, who go it from somebody else:

"Profanity is the last refuge of the inarticulate motherfucker."
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