Every once in a while I get an email from one of my friends with the subject “weekend of fun.” Weekend of fun is his little euphemism for house work day. He bought a house recently and is slowly remodeling it. So he sends out these weekend of fun emails asking for help. I’d totally… Read More weekend of fun

Gosh. I had been looking forward to this trip for a long time. I had first tried to get my Half Dome permit in April, but I had overslept by 30 minutes, and by the time I had woken up and logged onto my computer all the permits were sold out. I tried again in… Read More the dome

I bet the mailman thinks that I’m the biggest gambling junkie in Davis. Every month I get offers from a ton of casinos. I think I’m a member of every casino rewards club in like a 250 mile radius. I’ve never played at most of those casinos. Most of them I’ve signed up for just… Read More scouting report

On Saturday I went to a workday at Christian Encounter Ministries with a few people from DCCC. According to their website, CEM is a ministry for youth who are dealing with anger, depression, abandonment and youth. It’s located on a large ranch in the Sierra foothills. As you can imagine, there’s a lot of work… Read More trail daze

One of my favorite lesser known TV shows is a cartoon called Invader Zim. It’s kind of a quirky show, with ridiculous humor, and an offbeat animation style that was somehow both cute and dark at the same time. The only reason why I bring it up is every time I mention the name Zim… Read More invading zim zim