Love and Hate

I both love and hate my Monday schedule, which consists of working 12:30 to 9:00 pm. I hate getting home after 9 (after 10 during the summer) and then having to be up early the next morning.

On the other hand, I do like having the morning to go back to sleep or to run errands. Just when I think I've decided I want to keep or ditch the schedule for next semester, I start to second guess myself. I was ready to say "enough" today, but then I managed to visit Home Depot, Walmart, Target, McDonald's and Discount Tire all in one trip, without any line waiting and with little traffic, and I remembered why I like things the way they are.

How Does Your Back Yard Grow?

I'm basically in subsistence mode where the lawn and landscaping are concerned. At first I was diligent weeding the beds most evenings, trying to eradicate the wild onion and all its pesky friends. I planted a few things Amy gave me, cleared out some of the winter's leaves, and then I got the lawn mower. So now all I do is mow. The dandelions are all going to seed and I've just been mowing them over (and mulching them no less).

Here are some of the things growing in the back:


Don't know what this is but I like it very much.


A relative and neighbor of above.

The yard is full of wild violet. This picture doesn't do justice to its ubiquity.

Lilyturf? There are several varieties in the front and the back.


I have a hard time deciding what's grass, what's crabgrass, what's sedge grass, etc.



I know what these are!

If you're still awake and want to see an interesting back yard, take a look at Amy's yard.

1am Progress Report

Lawn mowed. Check.

Car washed (the lazy drive through way). Check.

Tomorrow morning's Sacrament Meeting talk written. Check.

Linen closet primed for painting. Partial check.

Bed made up. Nope (sheets are still in the dryer).

Next week's Seminary lessons prepared. Not a chance.

Ready to call it a day. Double Check.


photo: Pioneer Mill, Time Clock, Lahainaluna Road, Lahaina, Maui County, HI. Courtesy Library of Congress American Memory http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/hh:@field(DOCID+@lit(HI0012))

Friday's Word

Friday's word is paint.

For example, "Behr paint is on sale at Home Depot, so I've been home twice today to paint different branded paint onto gypsum board so that I can have Home Depot color-match and thus buy my paint at a discount.


PS: For those who are interested, I'm planning to go with Behr's approximations of:

Benjamin Moore Windham Cream in the living room
Martha Stewart (Valspar) Coriander in the dining room and kitchen and probably office
Behr Timeless Lilac in the bedroom

Design Note

For current and future architects who might be readers:

If you're designing a college campus building, please reconsider a glass wall with benches in front of it. People on the other side of the wall often have a more intimate view of student anatomy than is appropriate or desired.