This is a candle holder that Mike's boss gave him when he left Bradford Woods in 2004 (and the location of which we are getting married in less than 5 weeks!) It is made from a fence post originally from the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia...near the Appalachian Trail. I have always admired people who can carve wood...it is a beautiful art.
When I was driving home from work today, I was thinking that I would show off this sweet bear I carved out of a bar of soap about 5 years ago when I worked for the Boy Scouts that was still sitting in the glove box in my truck. And then I found it and realized that its not as sweet as I thought it was (from the front anyways, it does have a sweet behind)
Then I remembered that we have this. Have you seen these? They are made by a company called "Willow Tree." Little figures carved out of wood. Willow wood? I don't know.
I do not drink coffee, but for years I trained in Ninjukai Taijitsu, and my dojo was directly next door to a company that sold and repaired expresso machines. I LOVE the smell of coffee. To this day it the smell of it gets my body ready for action. I've since moved far away from the state the dojo was in, but I guess the smell conditioning means that I'll be ready if I ever need to disarm a barista and throw them across a room.
Fittingly, I'm extremely tired right now and can't really think too well, and could probably benefit from some coffee right now. I'm not overly happy with this one, as this was one of those themes that I've known about since the beginning and was excited about and had some ideas for it, and then the big day arrives, and...nothing. never got around to doing the original idea, and this one seemed alright.
This weekend we attended a reception in Rockport, MA. It was beautiful! We stayed at a little B&B called Pleasant Street Inn. Though we were not there for long, we had a nice time! Here is a picture of their coffee bar.
BUZZ! BUZZ! I'M A BUZZY BEE!
Meet the seven year old me, a compulsive liar and a failure of a ballerina. I hated ballet, and it wasn't just hard. It was nightmarish. Also I did not have lime green pointe shoes or a purple and red tutu. I might have tried harder if I had.
Here is 24-year-old (I think?) actor Arielle playing 10-year-old rogue scout Lennie Lenape in the upcoming Nobody Cares But You. Look how I relentlessly plug it to a group of people who can't even see it. TENACITY.
We are in Rockport MA this weekend attending a wedding, and are staying in a bed and breakfast in the pouring rain....yup. This is Becca by the way, putting on makeup.
I'm not really a big fan of ice. 
In 1941 my grandfather was undertaking practical tests to become an aircraft mechanic in the Royal Australian Air Force. One of them was to measure, cut and file down a steel block that fit perfectly within another steel block. He passed. (He also gets an A+ in Hanging on To Things for 68 Years)
The last two days have been pretty non-stop for me, with a 15 hour day followed by an early AM 11 hour day, leaving me pretty much wiped from doing anything productive aside from incoherently yelling and drinking beer. nothing new I guess, but its a lot harder when your tired. Anyways, great book with one of our first wedding gifts - the crowbar.
This is my father. He is a professional gentleman with lots of books. And he can make you do things WITH HIS MIND.
This is a plane. Not a car. I mean it was a car but the gull doors and a pop-up spoiler mean that it no has the power of flight. No really. Would Matt Tracker lie?
In 2002-2004 I worked at an outdoor center in central Indiana. I absolutely loved living and working there. During the summer we had 10 weeks of camp working with kids and adults with various types of chronic conditions. 
Home Depot is a wonderful place full of things that I don't think I will ever need, but could find some amazing uses for. Like the nail guns, so many uses, none of them practical. Anyways, this is a plane.
