Life via Instagram

I can't believe October is over now. It went by quickly! I think time rushes by as you age. Speaking of aging, we are now in my birthday month! It sucks that it falls on Thanksgiving, though. However, that just means there'll be turkey AND cake. :)

Work has been interesting. Learning all sorts of new things! I'm super excited to get to mess with HTML, CSS, and some Javascript on a pretty regular basis. I'm not creating my own code, but mostly editing code to fit whatever project's needs. My biggest issue is forgetting to close DIV tags. Stupid things, really. But I still like it a lot. There's variety in the job.

I'm not a fan of commuting. I have a 20ish minute bus ride and then a 10 minute walk. It's not bad, really, but it's time that I could be spent sleeping in... I miss rolling out of bed at 6:58 to work at 7:00. Oh well though -- this new job is much more satisfying!

Been busy and not busy lately (apparently, too busy to blog). Here's some snippets of life lately, via Instagram.

The best pumpkin (I thought) in my office building's Halloween pumpkin carving contest. Notice the little pumpkin with the sharp teeth hanging out on the left? Cute and creepy in a Gremlin sorta way. I love that gourds were used for the eyes and the horns. A very clever pumpkin creation!

My newest friend, a Betta fish named BeaArthur (of Golden Girls fame). We are still getting acquainted. The level of excitement I had about owning a fish was probably bordering on pathetic. My parents used to have a fish tank in their basement, but it was broken by my rough-housing brothers and their friends. We had to flush all of the fish. :( Apparently, my childhood self was extremely upset that we couldn't have a proper funeral for them with our pastor. I don't remember this though - must've blocked it. 

Last week was really rainy/gloomy. This is a view from the floor of my office building downtown, a few hours before it snowed (then melted).

Pulled out some acrylic paint the other day. (My true love is oil paint, but it's not very "green" and I'm not sure where to dispose of the used Turpenoid solution around here). Anyway, this guy was created in honor of my little ginger nephew. However, he's still sitting on my desk, unfinished.

Went back home the other weekend and my mother and I took Louie up to a local nature park. The weather was crisp but gorgeous. Lou had a great time scampering around, pretending he knew where he was going. It was very relaxing.