seriously server?
is it really necessary to use the little searchy flashlight thing when the files are RIGHT THERE.
you have accessed them instantly every other time, and suddenly you decide that it requires a lengthy search to find them?!

we are having server problems at work.
which really screws up any sort of flow to the day--i live in fear of a crash and loss of labor.
and i have developed a nervous tic causing me to compulsively hit the ctrl+s keys.
and everything takes like half an hour to save.


a new server is in the works.
thank god.



i am currently reading the sword in the stone.
i didn't even know it was actually a book.
[yes, i am part of the disney generation]
it's pretty light, but can probably be considered a classic of some sort.
and i am quite amazed, after reading the first few chapters, how spot on disney managed to make the animated characters.
it's going to be a good read.

yesterday i read snakebit by leslie anthony.
we got a review copy, and i decided for once i would actually read a book before writing the review.
it's this guy's memoir--he's a herpetologist--and it was great reading for a 65+ degree day on the deck.
[it also reminded me about how one year i wanted to be a jesus lizard for halloween. how do kids come up with this stuff?]
i recommend it--a good dose of reptilian science with anecdotes that entertain, but make me glad i don't chase snakes for a living.

i am going to knit a sweater.
it will be my first "big" project since matt's mittens [scarves don't count anymore].
i'll post pictures when i'm done, but according to the blogs of myriads of other people who have knitted the same one, it should turn out fine.
it's a hooded cardigan with cables, pretty darn cute i think.
it will be nice to have a project again!

we sent out the pdfs for the sailing brochures yesterday.
i must say, it's a bit of an improvement over last year's.
[take that, mean marketing lady. we don't need you.]
they're trifold brochures, so you have to imagine them folded, but here they are...

this is the front (far right), back (middle) and inside right flap (left)



and here's the inside:



not too shabby, eh?
kind of makes you want to hop on the boat and head out onto lake superior.

and last of all, here's a good pic of yesterday.
reading snakebit after a 23-mile bike ride on our first real summery day.
and i've got a sunburn to prove it--the awesome burnt legs below the bike shorts look. hooray.
[you've got to enjoy those days while you can. today it's gray and like 40 degrees].