Embarking on my new life

Well, I moved to a new city, I’m getting a new car (which is coming this weekend!) and tomorrow I’m starting a new job. I’m really excited about my first day but not so much about getting up really early. I haven’t had to get up early for work in quite awhile since I worked [...]

Weekend wrap-up

My dad went home from the hospital yesterday for what will hopefully be the last time. Things seem to be going better and I hope they continue on that path. Mike and I checked out some sled dogs this morning at Mush the Greenways in East Boston. The dogs were super cute and despite the [...]

I’m employed!

I finally got a job, and it’s one I actually wanted. I’m really excited about starting Tuesday, although I’m a bit nervous/anxious as well. To celebrate my new job/get the most out of my last few days of freedom Mike and I are going skiing tomorrow. I can’t wait because I love skiing and being [...]

The after-Christmas cactus

I’ve been nursing a Christmas cactus back to health for a little more than a year and it finally has some flower buds on it. Four to be exact. I’m so excited that it’s finally going to bloom, despite it being a few weeks past Christmas. Muzzy’s always blooms at weird times of the year [...]

Back again

So my dad is in the hospital again. Things are a bit up and down but it’s definitely less stressful this time because we know more of what to expect. It still sucks but what are you going to do? Brother bear goes back to school tomorrow. I can’t believe his break is finished. In [...]

We are bound by the emotions we share

Brother Bear came to visit last night and we had a great time munching burgers and frappes and attempting to candlepin bowl. With all of the stressful stuff that’s been going on for both of us it was a refreshing change to just be able to relax and laugh together. It was a night we [...]

Snow day

Yesterday we here in Boston got dumped on again. OK, so the snow wasn’t so bad but it did provide a fun day at home with the roommates. We hung curtains, shoveled together and just hung out all day. So far living in Boston has been awesome. It’s so great to be close to Mike, [...]

Eating the shit they feed us

Have you ever gone to the grocery store and looked at all the new products masquerading as food and wanted to vom all over the floor? I think innovation is great but not when it comes to what I’m putting in my mouth. I think that even more important than realizing the local food movement [...]

Local eating

In the last year or so I’ve been doing a lot of reading about the local food movement in various books (”Plenty,” “The Omnivore’s Dilemma,” “Deep Economy,” etc). and on blogs such as noimpactman.com, 100milediet.org and the like. I love the concept of eating locally. I think I usually go out of my way to [...]

A really great movie

Last night I went to see “Lars and the Real Girl,” which I have been wanting to see for months. I think Ryan Gosling is a fantastic actor and he didn’t disappoint in this film. He is able to get into the characters he plays in such an intense way that makes them so believable [...]

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