Got invited to a sushi party on Saturday. The hosts gave a demo on how to roll the sushi and had all the ingredients set up in stations. I jumped right in and rolled a delicious roll – though most folks would have said it was a little bland.

And bland is normally how I roll, but I got out of my comfort zone and tried all kinds of rolls – while rarely knowing what was in them. It was awesome to try all the combinations and I ate a staggering amount of sushi.

And the conversation was as good as the food. Kind of amazing to talk to a room full of very clever people with some serious brain power. I felt a little smarter just for having among them. 🙂  Sort of like the opposite of facebook, actually.

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The cold weather meant that the tires on my car didn’t have quite enough pressure in them – and my car helpfully told me this. With an unhelpful “low tire pressure warning” – but not which tire(s). It’s like that accursed “check engine” light. Yes, we know something is wrong, but we’re only going to give your part of the story – even though we know what the real problem is.

So, I went over to sheetz to their air pump. There was a car in front of me and I waited patiently till they were done. When I pulled into place, I realize there were now 2 cars behind me. But, I needed to check all 4 tires since I didn’t know which one or ones were the problem. I set the gauge and set to work.

Cap off, nozzle in place, watch the gauge. Pressure up, nozzle off, cap back on. Repeat x3. Only one tire was really low, but they all got a little attention.

I darted from tire to tire until I was done – then replaced the nozzle and was on my way. Felt a little like I was my own pit crew.

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So, the photo project I was in a while ago had finally finished up. Today was the book release party and I went over to pick up my print and buy the book. It… was not really my scene. Once I had my copy in hand I headed out. I guess I could have made the effort to talk to some of the other art models in the project, but for whatever reason it just didn’t really interest me.

Here’s the cover and my print.

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Not my best photo, but I’m okay with it.  Thus completes my 15 minutes of fame.  Well, at least until it’s Polar Bear Plunge time again.

Also, I noticed that the glare on the picture makes the cover look like it’s saying Ducking the Arts.  It’s “Backing”, actually – though Ducking the Arts is much funnier.