7-27-2011

Ok, so I realize I've been posting a lot of pictures of creepy little bugs, but my pepper plants just introduce me to a lot of weird looking stuff that I think is interesting. And really, this isn't that weird. Remember all those lady bugs doin' it on my plants on 6-22-11? Well I guess it worked, because their eggs hatched, and now I have lady bug larvae on my plants! This is a good thing because they eat tons of aphids (aphids are bad for my peppers). I think it's cool watching entire life cycles happen on the leaves of my plants over time. After larvae hatch from eggs, they'll run around and eat a ton of aphids, then make a little pupa shell. Then the pupa hatches as a full adult lady bug to start the cycle all over again.

7-26-2011

With all the running and trying to be healthy that we've been doing, it seems like forever since I drank super fancy grandpa scotch. Meeting up with a friend is always a great excuse to visit a new place that I've been meaning to check out. Especially since said place happens to have a whole wall of whisky. This is exciting. Also exciting was finding crazy orb-weaver spider webs. The one above is pretty perfect compared to this crazy one. Maybe this spider catches more bugs, but it probably just drank too much scotch before making its web.

These new glowing shoes will undoubtedly make Nicole faster...which will help this weekend.

7-25-2011

So yeah, I post a lot of pictures of food. What can I say? I tend to take pictures of things that I like, and there aren't many things that I like doing more than eating. Besides, these are kind of special. They're truffled fried yucca from a (not bougie) chain restaurant. That makes them special because 1) I'm hoping that truffle oil is going to become a trend ingredient in lots of places everywhere, and 2) this is preparation for the real truffle I'm planning on eating on vacation! It's still forever away, but I'm already getting really ready to go go go.

7-24-2011

Look, I have a new girlfriend with black hair. We tried to go walk in a park we've never been to before, but she got attacked by bugs and ran away. Otherwise, I've been doing a really poor job of taking pictures of the stuff we do. I did attempt to buy more running stuff, but got scared of these diesel mannequins and ran away. We do other stuff too, but recently we've been mostly just been doing a lot of running. I don't take pictures of running. I do however take pictures of indulgent, post-run Cheeseburger Tour at B Spot. I don't think anything in the world ever taste better than heart attack food immediately after running six miles. Heart attack food includes onion rings fried in lard with some of the best sauce ever. It also includes White Russian Rootbeer Floats (with snaky rings) named after Coen brothers' movies.

7-23-2011

We went a lot of places and did a lot of stuff today. I just shot a few things that I though should be black and white.

7-22-2011

I'm no spider expert, but the internet tells me that this is a "Daring Jumping Spider." The internet also tells me that they don't make webs, but use their spinnerets to make a little bungee cord for when they jump off of things. Even more interesting, I read that they can be taught to remember different colors, and are "curious" because they're known to look right at you if you pay attention to them.

Far less interesting, here's a sad broken bird egg.

7-21-2011

It's a million degrees outside, and Nicole is really serious about going to dinner tonight. Since it's so hot, we decided to go for a walk instead of even attempting to run and die of heatstroke. Our walks pretty much consist of acting like 8 year olds that snuck out of the house past bedtime. I chased lightning bugs and trapped one in my shirt. Nicole captured a really big toad (who in turn peed on her hand as punishment). We brought our new pets home so we could make them walk around on two legs like a little person, and to take serious portraits of them. This is the toad making the same face as Nicole's picture from dinner. Look how big this toad is. I tried my very best (for hours) to get a picture of the firefly's light, but this is the best I could get.

7-20-2011

Is your passport ready? Because Nicole and I just booked plane tickets. That's right everyone, we're going to Detroit! I don't think I've ever heard my credit card literally weep before. Actually, I'm sure I did the last time I bought a lens for my camera. Speaking of camera lenses, I put on my arty lens and took some artsy pictures like this today.

7-19-2011

So I've posted before about how the trail runs I go on are really really pretty, but obviously I don't run with my giant, Asian tourist sized camera strapped to my back. I really wish I could though, because this is the second time I've seen an owl in the woods, but only had a cellphone. Yeah, that dark blob in the center of the frame is a huge, awesome owl that actually flew right in front of us across the path. So instead of a sweet owl face, you get to see my peppers. It's kind of interesting how my two habanero plants are growing drastically different colored peppers though.

7-18-2011

Nicole's snake, SnakeSnake has a fancy new house.

7-17-2011

Today I learned that Tremont tastes like a whole roasted pig.

7-16-2011

Right by the project playground from yesterday, we spent the day on this pier in the very tropical paradise of Lake Erie. We looked out at the water and added to the history of Euclid Beach Park.

7-15-2011

I spent the day on a playground next to some projects with some new friends (above), painting various things to match our clothes.

7-14-2011

Tonight I went on a really beautiful and totally picturesque trail run, but you get to see a giant phallic building owned by a televangelist. You're welcome.