Hammock

When I moved in to my new apartment I inherited a hammock from the friends who previously lived here. With Vancouver's weather you can't leave it set up, but as we head towards summer I decided to assemble it and give it a go.

The only bits I needed to buy were some S-hooks from the local hardware store (first time I'd been in there, pleasantly surprised, nice german shepherd lying on the floor, etc). Setting the hammock up was pretty straightforward and is very very comfortable. It'll fit two people width-wise, and easily fits me length-wise. You can also sit sideways on it, treating it like a bench or swing. Just don't swing too much... :)

Kites And Things

What's been happening recently? A lot of little things...

• My laptop harddrive has died. As of yesterday, I could not successfully boot into Linux. As of today, I just get prompted with with grub> _, indicating that even the bootloader is now dead. Luckily it seems that my drive is still under warranty, and I have recovered virtually all files.
• The weather has been pretty miserable, so I haven't been getting out to fly kites. My Prism Snapshot 1.4 is still on order, though I might be tempted to move up to the 1.9 if it takes too long.
• Emily will be home on Wednesday. I need to clean my apartment before her family all arrive. :) That means a proper vacuum, mopping, laundry, dish washing, and organising the place. We might also be taking a trip to Seattle one day, just for fun.
• Last Tuesday I went to help a friend paint her place. I'd never done that before, and it was surprisingly easy. Looking around, I can see a few spots on my walls that could do with repainting. I'll just keep covering them with framed posters.

Mismatched Pupil Size

Coming up in the elevator last night, I noticed something odd about myself. In dim light, my pupils have mismatched sizes. I've no idea why this is, and there's no other symptoms (no headache, no blurred vision, etc). I'll continue to monitor it and see what happens.

Eggs Benedict

OK, my second attempt at poached eggs. This time I'm going for the win with full-blown eggs benedict...

Funnily enough, it actually turned out OK. For next time, I have to work out how to thicken the sauce as corn flour didn't have the desired result.

It's fun to cook knowing it will eventually be for someone else. :)

Mushroom Cloud

Somehow I don't think a poached egg is meant to look like this. Will get some more practice before Emily gets home. :)

Angels In The Dust

Get it. Watch it. Seriously. :|