musings from michelle

Warning: this post is being written solely for the purpose of killing time. I will be going to Macau later today with Susie, but she realize...

Thanks must go to Anish for answering my snail query. Apparently, a group of snails is a "rout." And here's a link to one of t...

Recently I've seen a lot of large snails around the apartment complex where I'm house-sitting, but I usually only see one or two at ...

I was never a big fan of chocolate chip cookies (hereafter refered to as CCC). I know that they hold "favorite cookie" status for ...

I had my last lessons at Science Workshop on Friday. Below is a picture of me with my math class, white lab coats and all. Here is my scienc...

Just felt compelled to post some pictures taken a while back. These are on my laptop, which I don't use much anymore, but am using whil...

I mentioned in my last post that the place where I'm house-sitting is within walking distance of my school. Technically that is true. ...

I moved into the Shepherds' apartment yesterday and began my Summer o' House-Sitting Fun 2006. I'll be here for about five weeks...

Big news -- my family has signed up for cable. A PCCW guy came by our house tonight to offer us a "today and only today" deal of ...

Most of these pictures speak for themselves. But just in case you're wondering, yes, that is a miniature yak (complete with genuine yak...

Well, I turned 26 today... or I guess, technically yesterday. For some reason, this feels like a big year for me, maybe because I'm def...

Here are a few more photos I took this morning (at 5:30!!) before my sister and her family left for the airport. Gabe and Olivia checking on...

Here's what I heard Gabe saying to no one in particular this evening: "The kitty's name is Jock. His nam...

I've got a couple more photos to share. Here are Olivia and Gabe getting ready for bed. I took some pretty-darn-cute videos of them sing...

My sister, Amy, and her family of 5 arrived from Tianjin yesterday, and I got to hold baby Anna for the first time! Now, without further ado...

My brother, Steve, is home from college. He just finished his freshman year at Biola, and is really enjoying it. As you can see from this ...

Some new, non-cat-related material came to me (or should I say "rang" to me) today when we had a fire drill at school. I think it...

Yes, this kitten really is growing on me (not literally, though in the photo below he could pass for a tumor -- the type with teeth and hair...

Here's my latest kitten. He has no official name yet, so I've been calling him generic kitten names like "Baby Cute Kitten Thi...

This will be a marathon post, so prepare thyself! Here a couple of students and I posing with stuffed midget-sized Beijing 2008 mascots. Fr...