Today was nice because it involved some biking and a lot of gardening. I've been neglecting the south garden and need to stop that; a lot of horsetail sprouts reached at least photosynthetic maturity, and that's now how to win. At all.

The lettuces seem to be taking off, finally; most of the sprouts have real leaves now, and hopefully they'll pick up the pace a bit. The strawberries are doing pretty well, and the carrots have sprouted several places - but the broccoli has mostly been a no-show, so I sewed more seeds, trying to catch up.

But one of the other things I did included a nice bike trip to McLendon's in Woodinville, where I picked up new stainless-steel hooks and garden wire for the Strange Apple and Strange Pear trees - the ones splayed against the rear retaining wall - then came home and wired up some of the branches. I'm going to have to shorten the apple tree this winter, I think. I also don't think that's particularly a bad thing, but it's certainly weird.

And this year again looks like a good apple crop and poor pear crop. Maybe we need a second pear tree nearby.

Many Tiny Bells
Friday's biking featured a new way home from Shoreline! It was shorter but not better. However, the New Bike Route Checklist:

Passed a house we looked at? CHECK
Bonus points for trying to buy it? CHECK

Hopping christ on a pogo stick we looked at a lot of houses.

Sunday's miles: 2.9
Wednesday's miles: 2.2
Thursday's token: 0.1 miles
Friday's miles: 8.0
Saturday's miles: 14.0
Miles out of Hobbiton: 1736.5
Miles out of Rivendell: 1279.5
Miles out of Lothlórien: 824.5
Miles past Rauros Falls: 407.6
Miles to Isengard: 60.1

I think that leaves out some walking and/or biking, but, well, meh. I'm getting better at hills again, but I need to adjust my shifters. But I'm back to the point where the only people passing me are the people wearing lycra bikewear. I'm passing everyone else now. I'm even making it round that weird hairpin curve up from Burke-Gilman to Bothell Way at 61st, something I wasn't even doing last summer.

Q&A meme:

1. If your doctor said you were pregnant, what would you do?
Ask

annathepiper what she hasn't been telling me.

2. Do you trust all of your friends?
Trust 'em to what? Not pay a lot for this muffler? Nope.

3. Would you move to another state or country to be with the one you love?
Don't need to! Yay!

4. Do you believe that everything happens for a reason?
um... in some major cosmic sense? No.

5. Name two things you would NOT tolerate in a relationship.
Lying; abuse.

6. Which one of your friends do you think would make the best doctor?
Me! Me me me me me me me! TARDIS here I come!

o wait different kind of doctor

7. When was the last time you snuck out?
HI I'M NOT IN MIDDLE SCHOOL

8. Are you afraid of falling in love?
har no.

9. Is there someone who pops into your mind at random times?
Sure!

10. Would you stop talking to your friends because you hooked up with a new person?
WTF no.

11. When was the last time you flew in a plane?
December 2004, visiting

annathepiper's family, I think.

12. What did the last text message you sent say?
"Type me when house power returns"

13. What features do you find most attractive in the opposite sex?
LEFT CLAW NORTH right claw south

14. Fill in the blank. I like ________.
Candy!

15. What are your goals in life?
To smash the world's shell.

HERR0 NO 16

17. When you get married, how would you envision your dream wedding?

annathepiper and I got handfasted already, we're good. ^_^

18. If you could say just one thing for the rest of your life, what would it be?
I CAN'T SPEAK YOUR CRAZY MOON LANGUAGE

19. If you were to wake up from being in a coma for an extended period of time, name some people you would call?
My lawyer.

20. How many kids do you want to have?
Mmmm, difficulty!

21. Would you make a good parent?
Mmmm, crazy!

22. Where was your default pic taken?
Mine's a drawing. By me!

23. What is your middle name?
Hammertime.

27. Honestly, what’s on your mind right now?
This meme is st00pid.

28. Are you musical?
A bit. I've been in a band. I've even sung on stage. Lead, even.

29. If you could go back in time and change something, what would you change?
Getting out earlier than 15.

30. Shoe size:
8.5

31. What are you wearing right now?
Blue short-sleeve shirt, green stripy pants, cute! socks with butterfly design on.

32. Righty or lefty:
Ambi. And bisexual. READY FOR ANYTHING

33. Can you make a dollar in change right now:
I can make a dollar in YEN right now. Also possibly Iraqi dinar. And Thai Bhat. And Canadian dollars. Maybe.

34. Best place to go for a date:
TIJUANA!

35. Favorite jeans:
Eh, I have some but am not particularly fond. I like my cargo pants muchly tho'.

HI NO 36

37. Favorite animal:
The beef.

38. Favorite month:
Not August.

39. Favorite juice:
Rock.

40. Have you had the chicken pox?
I don't know, which is a problem.

41. Have you had a sore throat?
Um, yah.

42. Have you had plastic surgery?
Does this nose look like I've had plastic surgery?

43. Who knows you the best?

annathepiper

45. Do you get along with your family?
I don't know my birth family and afaik they're dead. I had a bunch of guardians. Many of which I would punch on sight.

44. Do you wear contact lenses or glasses?
Yah, contacts.

46. Ever been in a fight with your pet?
PARROT BOXING!

47. Been to Mexico?
Do hallucinations count? (not actually no)

49. Did you buy something today?
Another 15 minutes of fame? Nah, just groceries.

50. Did you get sick today?
No

52. Do you miss someone today?
A little ^_^

53. Did you get in a fight with someone today?
No, I avoid avoid avoid.

54. Did you have sex today?
Nope.

55. Last person to sleep in your bed?
Other than me,

annathepiper

56. Last person to see you cry?
Other than me,

annathepiper

57. Who made you cry?
MC 900 ft. Jesus

58. What was the last TV show you watched?
The Tomorrow People

60. What are your plans for the weekend?
Folklife! Yay!

Your Score: Katharine Hepburn

You scored 28% grit, 38% wit, 38% flair, and 11% class!

You are the fabulously quirky and independent woman of character. You go your own way, follow your own drummer, take your own lead. You stand head and shoulders next to your partner, but you are perfectly willing and able to stand alone. Others might be more classically beautiful or conventionally woman-like, but you possess a more fundamental common sense and off-kilter charm, making interesting men fall at your feet. You can pick them up or leave them there as you see fit. You share the screen with the likes of Spencer Tracy and Cary Grant, thinking men who like strong women.

Find out what kind of classic leading man you'd make by taking the
Classic Leading Man Test.

Link: The Classic Dames Test written by gidgetgoes on OkCupid Free Online Dating, home of the The Dating Persona Test