Day 106 and 107: Cake, Crucible and Crash-Nap

Tomorrow starts a long weekend. That means if I’m going to get birthday shopping done for my muse, I need to do it today. It’s much easier to keep secrets from her when she’s at work. First it’s another battle of wills at Delessio. This woman is making four incredible cakes at once. She’s a bakery ninja. I’ve never seen this sign before, but it’s not new. I’ll have to stop in and see what sort of flying thing they make. Some of today is spent retracing steps to places I’ve enjoyed during my time of. See the top window? … Continue reading Day 106 and 107: Cake, Crucible and Crash-Nap

Day 62: Zombie Phones and Baby Alligators

While my phone was busy finding the limits of the text messaging infrastructure, my muse’s phone has decided to turn any battery placed inside it into a lump of coal. Two so far this month. I want to stencil little battery icons on the side of it, like mini kill-trophies. She’s giving me that look. Side note #1: When her last phone died a few years ago, I took it apart, soldered in a bypass for the charging circuit, and kept it running for a full year. Yay zombie phone! The look She’s giving me now says “Oh no you’re … Continue reading Day 62: Zombie Phones and Baby Alligators