Wrapping up the week

Mike and I were supposed to go the ICA last night to see the Shepard Fairey exhibit, but Mike has come down with a wicked case of the flu and spend the better part of the day and night in bed recovering. He seems to be on the road to health now and will hopefully [...]

My summer of local eating

I’ve written here before about my desire to try to support local economies and specifically about my desire to eat local, seasonal and organic food as often as possible. I’m certainly not a nut about it, as I buy cucumbers in winter and bananas all the time, but in the summer, when our local bounty [...]

Lacking photographic evidence

Last night, I had an awesome conversation with one of my oldest friends and college roommate, Tristan. We’ve been friends for about six and a half years, since the very first day of freshman year, when we met on the fourth floor of Brewster at Syracuse. We’ve been through loves and losses, good times and [...]

Just live your life

Whew–what a weekend! Two birthday parties for three birthdays, a trip to IKEA and the Oscars made for a very busy, and fun, few days. Friday night was a birthday blowout for our friend Brad, which was the most fun party I’ve attended in a while. This was mostly because of a dance party and [...]

Books and movies galore

I read a really sweet book this week by Barabara Kingsolver called “Bean Trees.” The main character is a young woman about my age trying to find her way in the world with a little girl someone has left with her. The story follows these two across the country from Kentucky to Arizona where they [...]

February birthday boom

Question: Why are so many people born in February?
Answer: Who knows–that’s why I’m asking!
Seriously, I probably know about 20 people born between this week and next, which is odd because February is a freakishly short month, leading you to believe fewer people would be born in this time period. I was going to list everyone’s [...]

A tiny cross to bear

For some reason yesterday, I was in a very somber mood. No, that’s too nice, for some reason yesterday, I was acting like a whiny little brat. I’ll admit it, sometimes I’m prone to melancholia and yesterday, it overtook me until I was acting like a fool. I was sort of annoyed about a few [...]

The list maker

I’ll admit it: I’m an obsessive list maker. I write down everything I have to do, both professionally and personally, all day long. I probably waste a lot of paper doing this, but there’s something about having all of my tasks laid out before me that makes me happy, especially when I finish one and [...]

A wonderful Valentine’s Day

What a wonderful weekend! On Friday, Mike and I saw “The Reader,” which was probably one of the best movies I’ve ever seen. Kate Winslet’s performance was amazing, as she was totally transformed out of her usual beautiful British self into a stern German woman with a questionable past. I think Kate Winslet is truly [...]

Happy Valentine’s Day!

I felt that today deserved a special Saturday edition of the blog since it’s Valentine’s Day. Mike and I are scrapping the snowshoeing plan and going to the MFA instead, which will probably be really fun, too. Mike loved his present, a mix CD with special songs we’ve loved together or that make me think [...]

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