The whole getting back into blogging everyday? Yeah, well, that train derailed. Let’s try again, shall we?

I have been letting projects pile on lately. It may not seem like it to everyone else living in this household, but I have been busier than any bee possibly could be. (That? That right there is a down-right LIE. Bees are amazing. Someday I want to be a bee keeper. And keep bees.) I have been house-hunting, calling potential real estate places about apartments/houses, attempting to keep up with my constantly updating Google Reader for @DesignCoyote, working on a fun design for a client, working on a design/content/more for our I Love Rescue Animals project which is growing faster than either Ash or I believed, applying to every web design job that crops up in Austin, trying to update my portfolio in the middle of all of it, AND move all my goodies from my old site to this one.

Does that not seem like a lot? Trust me. It takes up a lot more time than I’d like. Ash made a comment yesterday that she rarely ever sees me anymore without my nose at my computer screen, but I’m hoping that at some point, I’ll be able to pay her back with my successes.

Not to mention we’ve been stuck inside for the past two weeks because it’s been raining nonstop. Rain, and the constant threat of tornadoes, has kept us holed up in our room, and while we have enough episodes of The Big Bang Theory to last awhile (thank you TiVo and Netflix), it won’t last forever. And then what will we do? The panic is beginning to rise and we’re all suffering bad cases of Cabin Fever.

And I’ve had this ridiculous cough for months now that refuses to leave and keeps Ash up at all hours of the night. I think I might be sentenced to the couch at bedtime if it doesn’t let up soon.

I need to get back to work. Blog, I’m sorry I have no time for you. You and Ash are being severely neglected and I’m sorry. I love you both. I miss you. I’ll be home soon (I say though I’m sitting in the bedroom at my desk and Ash is behind me in bed… It’s a sad).

How’s your day going?

I really need to get back into the habit of blogging everyday. And find something blog-worthy to blog about. Because, really. Who wants to hear about my personal life and that time that I was dropped on my head on the cement and had to be half-carried, half-hauled across campus to Ash’s house because I was knocked unconscious? And who really wants to read silly little recipes like the amazing guacamole that Ash made up last night and everyone devoured? And I can’t honestly think of one person who is all that interested in my hash-and-mash of political and opinionated comments on every possible issue in the book.

Yeah, I thought not. I used to blog with content, didn’t I? I swear there was a time. Something about the ecology of Giant Indian fruit bats and why GLBT Youth need to be included in more Outdoor Education programs. I think I even blogged about some inauguration or something like that. That was good content, right?

That’s too hard. Maybe if I just stand here and look pretty. Of course, being that you’re all on the other side of my monitor, you can’t see my fantastic posing and model-like expressions devoid of any emotion, it really doesn’t work for every browser. But trust me, I’m beautiful. Wow, I just sounded like my sister. Hi Emi. I love you. Update your blog.

It’s pouring outside. And it’s darker than the Bat Cave. So what are we doing? We’re grilling. On a grill. With coals. In the rain.

Dude. We are die-hard.

Well we made it back to Tennessee. I’m already missing Austin, but if all goes well, we’ll be back for good in a month or so. I’ve been coughing ever since we’ve been back, and considering that Texas is the second state with the most cases of Swine Flu, I’m crossing my fingers that I just picked up a nasty cold. I’ve got my cough drops and ThermaFlu, so I should be fine.

The last few days in Austin were good. We continued to help out Ash’s dad at his carwash, and in return, he’s looking after Kendi for me until we can get down there. We moved Kendi down there because we set her up with a new ten gallon tank (as opposed to her large Tupperware tub) and it will be easier to control the humidity in Texas than it has been here in Tennessee. She’ll be much happier down there. I’m already missing her. She has Ash’s leopard geckos to keep her company though until we get down there.

It’s been raining nonstop since we’ve been back, and I can’t say I’m not enjoying it. I love the thunder and the sound of the rain on the pond outside. Speaking of the pond, while Mama Goose hasn’t had her goslings yet, the ducks have two new ducklings! They’ve taken to spending the rainy days in our backyard and no one is complaining. They’re very cute. I’ll try to take pictures at some point.

The ant infestation has also come back tenfold since we’ve left. Honestly, ants are the most amazing insects. They just stun me by how much they do. They walk for miles to find the smallest crumb and just know exactly what they’re supposed to do in life. I wish I had that security. Ants. Amazing. Just amazing. I just wish they would keep their amazingness limited to the outer walls of our house. I have to walk on my tiptoes for fear of squashing some poor defenseless scout.

In any case, I love being back and seeing all our kids, but I miss Austin. I can’t wait till we’re all there. It can’t come soon enough.

I don’t know where the title came from. I think someone said it on TV. Anyway.

“To this day, there are those who insist the Holocaust never happened – who perpetrate every form of intolerance — racism, antisemitism, homophobia, xenophobia, sexism, and more — hatred that degrades its victim and diminishes us all. Today, and every day we have an opportunity, as well as an obligation to confront these scourges.”

Just thought I’d share that little quote from President Obama. You can read the whole article here: At Capitol, Obama Reflects on Lessons of Holocaust. I think this is a good reflection time – to see what hatred can do. There are hate groups everywhere that need to just open their eyes and learn from the past.

In other news, Ash and I have officially opened our new Rescue Animals blog and information site: I Love Rescue Animals. Our twitter (@RescueAnimals) has grown from 0 to 300 followers in three weeks (we got 55+ followers just today) and it’s already starting to get bigger than we really imagined. I’m happy – we’re actually doing something great! I say “we,” but really, it was all Ash who started it and does all the twittering and reading of articles. I’m just kind of here to look pretty.

Still in Austin, still doing some web stuff, still job hunting. Same old, same old.