DePhoMo 13 + a Day in the Life

Ugh. I'm not feeling great today. I hurt my back wrapping Christmas presents, and my stomach has been hurting since yesterday. Meh. Maybe writing out this Day in the Life will distract me...

Fair warning: this DITL contains a lot of Loki and crappy eating. Also, this DITL was taken entirely with my new lens, which has a fixed focal length. Since I did this DITL with the lens to get used to it, some of the photos might look a little funky.



I woke up at 6:30 and put my hearing aids in. It's hard to aim at the side of your head... but I like how this makes me look sort of Borg-ish.


I grab my book for the day. This book was sent to me free by Harper Perennial because I'm on an email list of theirs... love it so far.


Somewhere in that lump on the bed is my husband. That blanket is the comfiest blanket ever.


I am not awake.


Mustard greens for the lizard.


Attempt to weigh the lizard. He is 257 grams, up from 252 last week. Gaining weight, but not length. He's been at 16'' since November 21.


Back in the bathroom, Loki cuddles with me and my camera strap. My shirt says: Geek by nature. Linux by choice.


He is SO not happy that I tricked him into the bath. A far cry from his bath last week that he spent swimming around in the sink. (Here's a video.)


I pull out my new journal to write a shopping list.


A black and white cookie for breakfast? Don't mind if I do.


Getting ready to go...


Scotty is already ready, so he gets some Minecraft in before we head out.


We get just down the block before we remember our phones, so I go back in to get them.


While I'm gone, Scotty photographs the sea turtle hanging from Prudence's rear view mirror.


Our first stop is Chris and Alicia's to take their Christmas photos. They are both kind of obsessed with copper, and have a giant sheet of it above their dining room table.


I wrassle with a pit bull.


Yeah, she's not going to let me get up.


Ahahaha my hair.


She really is a sweetheart. (This is my DePhoMo pic.)


A sample shot from the photoshoot, which went OK except the dogs were crazy.


Then to Scotty's aunt's to help them troubleshoot their wireless.


Scotty's cousin Stephen shows us kung fu videos on the only computer that has internet, then lets Scotty get to work.


I <3 their kitty.


After fixing their internet, we go to Chompie's for breakfast. I get the crepes filled with carmelized bananas. Yummmm.


We then spend the rest of the day shopping. Walmart, the mall (pictured above), Petsmart, and Gamestop. It was exhausting. Really did not mean to be out so late.


We get a quick dinner at Buffalo Wild Wings and watch some of the 3rd quarter of the Cardinals game.


I actually got a drink! It was delicious, but I just don't drink things fast enough.


Back at home, I separate out the presents and stuff. Big find of the day: my robot necklace! I already had one, but it broke, and I lost the robot forever. We finally found another one at Claire's.


Loki gets the last dose of his medicine and is not happy about it. He clings to my shirt for awhile.


Scotty's mom shows us the wreaths she worked on today.


Alicia, Scotty and I try out the demo for NBA 2K11 on the PS3. It's completely awesome, even if it only lets you play as the Lakers in the demo.


Loki investigates the pants.


And Scotty's laptop case.


All of us make a run to Dairy Queen. It was just as delicious as Alicia is indicating. After that, we headed home, and I went to bed early.

DePhoMo 11

Scotty and I got the chance to go to a Suns game at the last minute yesterday. Alicia and Chris have half-season tickets and decided not to go to the Suns-Blazers game, so we were able to use their tickets. We went to Chompie's (I love that place) and then to the arena. I wish we had thought to take the Light Rail first. It would have been much easier, and free.

The game was packed, but fun. There were three little boys behind me and, just above them, a row of seventh graders. They spent the entire game calling out either Nash or Dudley's name. They definitely didn't know anyone else on the team and had no idea what they were doing. Unfortunately, we lost the game, but fortunately, that meant most people cleared out before the game ended. We stopped by the team store before we left. I wanted a Richardson, Dragic, or Siler jersey, but they didn't have any in small, or even medium. Instead we got a basketball (on sale) and a set of wristbands Scotty can use.

It was a lot of fun!

A good weekend in bullet points

• Chompie's in Tempe is my new love. As soon as I saw the episode of Man vs. Food where Adam Richman takes on their slider challenge, I knew I had to try it. Their Jewish sliders (mini challah rolls with beef brisket, cheese, and a potato pancake) are to die for. And I got to have them on Saturday evening with Scotty and Joe. <3
• We followed up Chompie's with Gameworks with Scotty's cousin Stephen and his friend David. I became totally addicted to the games that give you tickets. We also caught some of the ASU game from the Gameworks bar. They may have lost but from what we saw it was a great game!
• Scotty, Alicia, Chris and I bought Scotty's parents tickets to see Kevin Nealon at the Tempe Improv, and by their accounts it was a wonderful night!
• Sunday we watched the nerve-wracking Cardinals game. Talk about stress, but it ended on a high note!
• Football was followed by Virginia's amazing cooking, and home cooked tortillas!
• The migraine I had this morning was immediately knocked out with ibuprofen. Normally ibuprofen doesn't work against migraines for me, so that was awesome, too.
• And finally, Loki is finally shedding after looking gray and dull for weeks. (Speaking of Loki, he gained 45 grams in one week!)