1. Yorkshire tea, my faithful morning companion.
2. Finally finishing my Soap Factory development internship application.
3. A pleasant afternoon spent wandering "The Avenue."
4. A delicious pasta salad at Soup's On.
5. Spring foliage: lilacs, wisteria, dogwoods, cherry blossoms... I guess I really like flowering trees.
6. A Sierra Nevada at Cafe Hon.
7. Salad and steamed shrimp from the Giant for dinner.
8. A nice phone chat with Marcia. I can't wait to hang out with her in Philly!
9. Finally sitting down and watching my Netflix DVD of Howl. A pretty decent film except for the annoying animations. James Franco was quite good.
10. Listening to "Healthy Sleep" on iTunes to lull me out of my insomnia.
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Monday, April 25, 2011
04.24.11
1. A beautiful, warm Easter morning in Baltimore.
2. Wearing my favorite new summer dress.
3. The feeling of freshly shaved legs. I don't bother much with that in the long MN winter.
4. My nutty cousin Mike and his interesting family.
5. Tasty bubbly from New Mexico (!!!).
6. Marita's delicious Easter dinner, which included a superb asparagus leek soup, yummy goulash, German finger potatoes and
7. Mike's onion cabbage tart. I skipped the lamb.
8. As always, stimulating dinner conversation at the Metcalfs.
9. Interesting reactions to showing my graffiti embroideries and the "Taggin'" video.
10. A fantastic visit with Skizz and Jen. Two awesome people.
2. Wearing my favorite new summer dress.
3. The feeling of freshly shaved legs. I don't bother much with that in the long MN winter.
4. My nutty cousin Mike and his interesting family.
5. Tasty bubbly from New Mexico (!!!).
6. Marita's delicious Easter dinner, which included a superb asparagus leek soup, yummy goulash, German finger potatoes and
7. Mike's onion cabbage tart. I skipped the lamb.
8. As always, stimulating dinner conversation at the Metcalfs.
9. Interesting reactions to showing my graffiti embroideries and the "Taggin'" video.
10. A fantastic visit with Skizz and Jen. Two awesome people.
Saturday, April 23, 2011
04.22.11
1. Sleeping in till 9:45--Eastern time.
2. Thrifting and going to the Targhetto with Katie.
3. Finding a rain jacket for $8.50 and an umbrella for $2.50.
4. Helping my Dad a little around the house.
5. A nice dinner at Suzy's Soba.
6. Hanging out at John and Tanya's very pretty house.
7. Doug's delicious homebrew.
8. Jessica's amusing piao playing (especially the Journey song).
9. Not freaking out over 90 minutes of insomnia at 4 AM
10. And reading Zadie Smith's review of Édouard Levé's Amérique and some other good bits in Harper's instead.
2. Thrifting and going to the Targhetto with Katie.
3. Finding a rain jacket for $8.50 and an umbrella for $2.50.
4. Helping my Dad a little around the house.
5. A nice dinner at Suzy's Soba.
6. Hanging out at John and Tanya's very pretty house.
7. Doug's delicious homebrew.
8. Jessica's amusing piao playing (especially the Journey song).
9. Not freaking out over 90 minutes of insomnia at 4 AM
10. And reading Zadie Smith's review of Édouard Levé's Amérique and some other good bits in Harper's instead.
Monday, April 18, 2011
04.16.11
1. Yorkshire tea.
2. Pumpkin flax seed granola.
3. A delicious sesame seed bagel and decaf latte at Common Roots.
4. Pearson training with Rich went fine.
5. The nice people at the Alt.
6. The nice Genius at the Apple Store.
7. An interesting show by Robb Burnham at Gallery 360.
8. Nice chats there with Chris and Jackie, Clint, Jon, Veronica, Laurie, Christy, Katie...
9. A lovely, handmade "bad hair day" hat for $14.
10. "Putting a bird on it" with Paloma.
2. Pumpkin flax seed granola.
3. A delicious sesame seed bagel and decaf latte at Common Roots.
4. Pearson training with Rich went fine.
5. The nice people at the Alt.
6. The nice Genius at the Apple Store.
7. An interesting show by Robb Burnham at Gallery 360.
8. Nice chats there with Chris and Jackie, Clint, Jon, Veronica, Laurie, Christy, Katie...
9. A lovely, handmade "bad hair day" hat for $14.
10. "Putting a bird on it" with Paloma.
Saturday, April 16, 2011
04.15.11
1. Another pleasant day of subbing at SPA.
2. Marty Nash was not angry about my schedule mix up, and I wasn't too brutally hard on myself either.
3.The kids enjoyed learning the magic wand and lasso tools.
4. A quick visit to Practical Goods, which is NOT closing.
5. A surprisingly interesting opening for Jane Thomson's paintings at Unity Church.
6. Great chats with Scott, Rick, and especially Ellen.
7. Radiance at MADAM. Danimal and company = fun.
8. Not caring that I was in my substitute teacher clothes instead of funky party garb.
9. Talking to Kristen, Heidi, Shania, Quito, Wing...
10. Dancing!
2. Marty Nash was not angry about my schedule mix up, and I wasn't too brutally hard on myself either.
3.The kids enjoyed learning the magic wand and lasso tools.
4. A quick visit to Practical Goods, which is NOT closing.
5. A surprisingly interesting opening for Jane Thomson's paintings at Unity Church.
6. Great chats with Scott, Rick, and especially Ellen.
7. Radiance at MADAM. Danimal and company = fun.
8. Not caring that I was in my substitute teacher clothes instead of funky party garb.
9. Talking to Kristen, Heidi, Shania, Quito, Wing...
10. Dancing!
Friday, April 15, 2011
04.14.11
1. Yorkshire tea.
2. Beautiful cacti and succulents from Home Depot. A $15 splurge.
3. My new heat gun kicks ass!
4. Brussels sprouts and brown rice for my last "cleanse" meal, since I broke down and enjoyed
5. Two delicious pieces of string cheese and two Lindt truffles for an afternoon snack
6. And scrambled eggs and black beans for dinner. Only one day short of my goal. I needed some animal protein, I think.
7. Nice people and lovely art at the Location Book launch.
8. A good walking workout at the Y.
9. Veronica's invite got me to go to Take Acre.
10. Lovely people and music and conversation, and only a little awkwardness, there.
2. Beautiful cacti and succulents from Home Depot. A $15 splurge.
3. My new heat gun kicks ass!
4. Brussels sprouts and brown rice for my last "cleanse" meal, since I broke down and enjoyed
5. Two delicious pieces of string cheese and two Lindt truffles for an afternoon snack
6. And scrambled eggs and black beans for dinner. Only one day short of my goal. I needed some animal protein, I think.
7. Nice people and lovely art at the Location Book launch.
8. A good walking workout at the Y.
9. Veronica's invite got me to go to Take Acre.
10. Lovely people and music and conversation, and only a little awkwardness, there.
Thursday, April 14, 2011
04.13.11
1. A block of calm, quiet time to work on Angel.
2. Feeling a little less harried.
3. Great bike advice and a pleasant visit from Jason P.
4. And Keenan and Evie, my favorite Mpls kids.
5. Even more excellent bike handlebar advice from Sunrise and the Alt.
6. More good ideas from Rik Horton.
7. A long hot bath and a good scrub.
8. A delicious mixed greens, pear and walnut salad for dinner with
9. Amusing company from Alex.
10. Another early-to-bed night.
2. Feeling a little less harried.
3. Great bike advice and a pleasant visit from Jason P.
4. And Keenan and Evie, my favorite Mpls kids.
5. Even more excellent bike handlebar advice from Sunrise and the Alt.
6. More good ideas from Rik Horton.
7. A long hot bath and a good scrub.
8. A delicious mixed greens, pear and walnut salad for dinner with
9. Amusing company from Alex.
10. Another early-to-bed night.
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