Ahhhhh...

After a couple of nasty days up here of heat and muggy, and a couple of nights of waiting until the wee hours (2-3am) before the house cooled off enough for me to sleep, today we put in the AC units. It went *MUCH* faster than last year: I already had the wood window inserts cut to fit, and we already had a method for getting them placed and stable.

So of course today is gorgeously warm but not hot, and pretty darned dry. The box fans are making the place really pleasant, but now we're set for when the temp pops back up again later this week.

Also found that the trick to having iced coffee in the morning is to make it the night before, and put it in the fridge before bed in an airtight (or somewhat sealed) container. (Ain't I clever?) Previous attempts had resulted in bitter brew in the am, due to oxidation. This way it's ready to go when I roll out of bed, and wonderfully refreshing.

Bring on the summer, I'm aready for ya.

Ahhhhh...

After a couple of nasty days up here of heat and muggy, and a couple of nights of waiting until the wee hours (2-3am) before the house cooled off enough for me to sleep, today we put in the AC units. It went *MUCH* faster than last year: I already had the wood window inserts cut to fit, and we already had a method for getting them placed and stable.

So of course today is gorgeously warm but not hot, and pretty darned dry. The box fans are making the place really pleasant, but now we're set for when the temp pops back up again later this week.

Also found that the trick to having iced coffee in the morning is to make it the night before, and put it in the fridge before bed in an airtight (or somewhat sealed) container. (Ain't I clever?) Previous attempts had resulted in bitter brew in the am, due to oxidation. This way it's ready to go when I roll out of bed, and wonderfully refreshing.

Bring on the summer, I'm aready for ya.

Bubbles and bobbles

Went down to NYC last night with some folks from work, and did some sightseeing at the American Crafts Fair at Lincoln Center, as well as dinner at Urban Plaza. A is an immediate coworker, and her fiancee P also works at Research in another division. A was born in Hong Kong, and we got to talking about bubble tea. ginkgo called it boba(sp?) tea, and I thought she was being cute, so I asked her where she came up with that. A said that actually, that's the original name, and bubble tea is an Anglicization of it. So of course I asked what boba meant. "Literally, 'big balls', but the common connotation is actually of large breasts."

Bubble tea, boba tea, boobie tea.

Yeah, that works.

(Kinda makes you wonder what 'fett' means too, huh?)

Bubbles and bobbles

Went down to NYC last night with some folks from work, and did some sightseeing at the American Crafts Fair at Lincoln Center, as well as dinner at Urban Plaza. A is an immediate coworker, and her fiancee P also works at Research in another division. A was born in Hong Kong, and we got to talking about bubble tea. ginkgo called it boba(sp?) tea, and I thought she was being cute, so I asked her where she came up with that. A said that actually, that's the original name, and bubble tea is an Anglicization of it. So of course I asked what boba meant. "Literally, 'big balls', but the common connotation is actually of large breasts."

Bubble tea, boba tea, boobie tea.

Yeah, that works.

(Kinda makes you wonder what 'fett' means too, huh?)