oh, also: my feet - not shoes or socks, but my feet - set off the metal detector at the airport today several times in a row. i was wearing shorts, so nothing in pant legs or anything. i was asked if i had pins in my ankles. on about the fourth attempt, the metal detector was silent and they let me go on my way, telling me when i get home i should "check my lead levels". makes me feel really good about our security procedures.

No I haven't updated in awhile!

Still been working temp jobs, though at least they've been more steady recently. And we have been eating well: the garden is a green monster: we're going to have way more tomatoes all at once than we'll be able to handle.

I've lately been spending some quality time getting the fish tank ready for its first week alone (though one of Emma's friends from work will be stopping by to refill the evaporation top off and feed the clownfish). It's been going really well lately: very low nitrate levels, happy, growing corals. Happy growing snails. Only the happy growing hair algae is a real problem.