It’s been a while since I last wrote. Getting back on the horse at work was a bit rough, but stable now.

Two weeks ago at Citizens Academy we got to take a tour of their jail.

This last week was graduation. They brought out their K-9 unit; we got to pet him, and afterwards have him come bite us on the arm, though we were wearing a protective sleeve.

On Friday a couple weeks ago we got to have Nick Offerman over to talk about his new woodworking book. If you don’t recognize the name, he plays Ron Swanson on Parks & Recreation. Good times.

I’ve mainly been filling my evenings with Star Wars: The Clone Wars, a CGI TV show set between the events of Episode II and Episode III. Ostensibly for kids, though like Avatar: The Last Airbender, it is quite well made and appeals to an older audience. I’ve collated my best-of recommendations, if you feel like checking out only a few episodes.

Speaking of fantastically written children’s shows, apparently Young Justice will be getting a third season. Hip hip hooray to that.

There sure are some foggy mornings these days. When it’s not raining, that is, like it does all the time.

On Saturday we helped a family set up Christmas decorations for their regular mega-Christmas-party. Their kids had moved away or were otherwise engaged and couldn’t help out. Their house reminded me so much of Gram & Grandad’s place in Towering Oaks, the workshop, old wood smell, just great.

On Sunday we had Stake Conference. Their setup was waaaay more tech’d out than ours is back home. Three cameras, a subtitle machine, two A/V computers whose exact purpose I couldn’t discern, an array of mics suspended over the choir, the whole shebang. I believe they were streaming to another building, but still. Sadly I didn’t get a good picture of it.