Tues, Aug 31: 225/365

Name the three situations in which you cannot use the Henderson-Hasselbach equation to solve for pH.

Amanda:

 Back to school garment #1: The Debra Morgan. Eat your heart out, Winona.

Leslie:

I had an essay accepted to the Ohio Valley Shakespeare Conference!

With love,

from The Girls

Mon, Aug 30: 224/365

You're kidding me!

Amanda:

 Turns out this dry-erase trick works for leaving Brandon notes in the morning, too.

Leslie:

Fun with lighting.

With love,

from The Girls

Sun, Aug 29: 223/365

Turtle power!

 Amanda:

The rats were in DIRE need of a bath.

 Leslie:

Bought a vintage-y kitchen table at a flea market.

 With love,
from The Girls

Sat, Aug 28: 222/365

Threes and nines are wild,

 Amanda:

Turns out mirrors make GREAT dry-erase boards, which is perfect for practicing amino acids!

 Leslie:

Just because the package says Ramen doesn't mean it can't be delicious.

 With love,
from The Girls

Fri, Aug 27: 221/365

Word to your mother,

 Amanda:

I actually spent a lot of time at the rec center this week.

 Leslie:

Adam mapping out a single sentence from Finnegan's Wake.

 With love,

from The Girls

Thurs, Aug 26: 220/365

You so crazy,

 Amanda:

 We got my new desk set up.

 Leslie:

Laundry mat video games.

 With love,
from The Girls

Wed, Aug 25: 219/365

Oh. It's you,

 Amanda:

 They had fiestaware at the thrift store! It was super cheap! I didn't have this color yet!

 Leslie:

The guys like going to the all-you-can eat sausage buffet just to make dirty jokes.

 With love,
from The Girls

Tues, Aug 24: 218/365

Well, well.  Look who we have here,

 Amanda:

My morning walk to school.

 Leslie:

It's laundry day.

 With love,
from The Girls

Mon, Aug 23: 217/365

Now look-e here,

 Amanda:

It's called "Sonic Hedgehog Signaling." I'm not even kidding. It's because we're the adults now, and we'll decide what that means.

 Leslie:

Coffee and more book stores in Columbus.

 With love,
from The Girls

Sun, Aug 22: 216/365

Don't panic. I SAID DON'T PANIC!

Amanda:

 Hanging these shelves on the wall requires that we plan it out on the floor first.

Leslie:

All that crap you hear about poets is pretty much true.

With love,

from The Girls

Sat, Aug 21: 315/365

Welcome to Americana. Please make your selection, followed by the pound. sign. nooow.

Amanda:

 Plastic margarita glasses for drinking by the pool. Because we're classy.

Leslie:

Poker night with the professors.

With love,

from The Girls

Fri, Aug 20: 213/365

Let's see here, what else?

Amanda:

 Exploring downtown.

Leslie:

It's a bookstore in an old church!

With love,

from The Girls

Thurs, Aug 19: 213/365

Don't mess with Texas!

Amanda:

 Convocation.

Leslie:

Yeah, you know you're jealous.

With love,

from The Girls

Wed, Aug 18: 212/265

Do a barrel roll!

Amanda:

Orientation!

Leslie:

Jarod caught a praying mantis.

 With love,
from The Girls

Tues, Aug 17: 211/265

How many roads must a man walk down?

Amanda:

Brandon bought some barbecue gear at goodwill.

Leslie:

Jarod got a new tattoo today. It took seven hours.

 With love,
from The Girls

Mon, Aug 16: 210/265

Times are a-changin.

Amanda:
A quick note from me: Brandon and I are finally feeling somewhat settled in San Antonio, so I should be back to a normal posting schedule after this. Thanks for your patience!

 Learning some Texas history.

Leslie:
It's coo, Manda.  I'm holding down the fort.

That is me!

With love,

from The Girls

Sun, Aug 15: 209/365

Weekendarific.

Amanda:

We got a couch!

Leslie:

I've already seen this twice.

With love,

from The Girls

Sat, Aug 14: 208/365

Us all,

Amanda:

It was an ice cream emergency. Apparently.

Leslie:

Jarod needed the kid's meal toy.

With love,

from The Girls

Fri, August 13: 207/365

Friday the 13th!

Amanda:

Delicious crab massacre.

Leslie:

The Toy Story Mac n' Cheese is mine.

With love,

from The Girls

Thurs, August 12: 206/365

Touchdown!

Amanda:

Everything downtown was closed, so Brandon's first meal in Texas was at IHoP.

Leslie:

Just because it's summer vacation, doesn't mean I get to stop writing essays.

With love,

from The Girls

Wed, Aug 11: 205/365

Strawberry fields forever,

Amanda:

 I found a newborn kitten in the parking lot. I nursed him for a few hours, and found someone more qualified on Craigslist to take him in.

Leslie:

This muffin is not as exciting as a kitten.

With love,

from The Girls

Tues, August 10: 204/365

You have failed me for the last time, general,

 Amanda:

Brandon's welcome-home pie.

 Leslie:

Parking tickets and flat tires.  Crap.

 With love,
from The Girls

Mon, August 9: 203/365

I'm still here.

 Amanda:

We have a Japanese food mart! Yaaaaay!

 Leslie:

Our porch is a tablea of America.

 With love,
from The Girls

Sun, August 8: 202/365

Help! Help! I'm being repressed!

Amanda:

Forget it. It's too hot out. I'm cutting my hair. 

 Leslie:

Holy Batman, it's hot!

 With love,
 from The Girls

Sat, August 7: 201/365

Salut!

Amanda:

Medical school book stores have stethoscopes and other amazing gadgets.

 Leslie:

Jarod and I spent the afternoon playing Pokémon because we're mature.

A note from Valerie:

I meant to post this a long time ago, sorry about that!  You've noticed by now that I've been absent for a while, I've been on a bit of an emotional roller coaster lately, and the project got to the point that it was actively depressing.  As much as I wanted to stick with it, my emotional health is more important, so as of now, I'm officially on hiatus.  The good news is that we're moving in a month, so I'll be back soon with photos of moving preparations!

 With love,
from The Girls