Years ago before I learned how to sew, I custom ordered a Star Trek: TNG season 1 skant uniform from one of those cosplay dot com websites, and it was terrible. Wrong color, mainly, and even at the time I didn’t notice other huge inaccuracies. The company refused a refund, so I sat on it […]
Texas & The South
From Suburbs to City: One Year Later
We celebrated a year in the new house in April, shortly after the beginning of pandemic lockdown. We’ve spent the past year just settling into inner loop life. Here’s what we’ve changed since the last update… Continued from: From Suburbs to City (Part 1) and From Suburbs to City (Part 2) and From Suburbs to City (Part 3) […]
Day of the Wed (Part 2)
Continued from Day of the Wed (Part 1) In December we celebrated our 7th wedding anniversary by hiking and Jeeping in Big Bend National Park…and had a planned but impromptu photoshoot. Nothing fancy; just the two of us, a tripod, my iPhone, and some curious onlookers (other park visitors). Inspired by Spectre’s Day of the […]
Day of the Wed (Part 1)
This week we celebrated our 7th wedding anniversary by hiking and Jeeping in Big Bend National Park…and had a planned but impromptu photoshoot. Nothing fancy; just the two of us, a tripod, my iPhone, and some curious onlookers (other park visitors). Before I share the photos from the shoot, which I haven’t even seen yet, […]
From Suburbs to City (Part 3)
Continued from: From Suburbs to City (Part 1) and From Suburbs to City (Part 2) And now for the third and final update on our transition from the suburbs to the city! What a busy two months it has been! From our last update two months ago we finally unpacked everything, and we had just accepted […]
From Suburbs to City (Part 2)
Continued from: From Suburbs to City (Part 1) Time for an update on our transition from the suburbs to the city! It has been two months since we closed on our new home. Y’all. We’ve been struggling to adjust! The new work commute has been absolute bliss but I’ve grown like a couple dozen new […]
A Coastal Geology Retreat in Galveston
Twice a year a couple of my friends and I, all of us geoscientists, teach geology for Texas Parks and Wildlife Becoming an Outdoors Woman program. Occasionally we auction a hosted trip to Enchanted Rock (read: Enchanted Rock Trip Report: Camping, T. Rexing, & Wine Tasting), but this year our trip was to Galveston to explore coastal […]
Bourbon & Bites: A Louisville, Kentucky Trip Report
A guest blog post by Tracy As we’d yet to visit the state of Kentucky, we flew to Louisville this past March for what would turn out to be a fun‐filled weekend in the Bluegrass State. Louisville has a ton to offer, including (of course!) Churchill Downs, the site of the world-famous Kentucky Derby held each […]
From Suburbs to City (Part 1)
After 10+ years out in the burbs, we’re moving back inside the loop (what we Houstonians define as the city). When we told friends and family we were house hunting, I never fully explained why. Well, here’s the why… I bought my house in Pearland, a rapidly growing city just south of Houston, right after […]
Reconsidering Midtown: 77 Degrees
Years ago I abandoned Midtown Houston for less trendy establishments with more parking options. This was a hot spot for young and dumb college me, but now I work downtown and live way out in the burbs, so I let the next generation have it, and I enjoy an earlier bed time. But after I thoroughly […]