June 1
my theme right now is finding more and more random little DIY, hack-my-life tricks
made my own garlic dill pickles
limoncello is a project in process
trying to learn enough gardening skills to overcome my black thumb and start growing my own food and herbs
trying to get my sleep patterns under control
trying to find time/mental energy to finish blog entries re: movies, music + politics that I started weeks ago and
about a million other projects I started and have been holding in limbo
reading The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood
highly recommend The Help by Kathryn Stockett, one of the most compelling books I’ve read in years
listening to The National + especially loving the song “Fake Empire”
a lot of talk radio
discovering new podcasts based on recommendations from friends
still reveling in the announcement that Dollhouse was picked up for a second season
still a bit sad that Terminator: TSCC wasn’t
missing LOST
currently the only person alive who was excited about Star Trek and still hasn’t seen it
also wanting to see Up
excited that the summer movie season is gearing up
obsessed with my backyard
cooking on the grill
dreaming of simple + comfortable patio furniture and
raised flower beds and veggie patches and
rain barrels
the ocean. (in general. couldn’t love it anymore)
can’t wait for…
swimming weather
my birthday this month
spending lots of time with a very good friend who just moved to Providence
And lastly, I’m super proud of my little brother who just graduated college and is preparing to move and start a brand new life in Portland, OR. Very exciting.
June 4th, 2009 at 2:37 am
i just finish a long argument via facebook comments and thus have no energy left for listing.
we’ll have to see about tomorrow…
don’t worry. i’ve got a list brewing…
it’s a good one.
June 4th, 2009 at 4:14 pm
oh baby.
it has been a good week, with many things that make me happy.
-dmb. new dmb. old dmb. any and all dmb. i have steeped in it until my fingers turned pruney, and i still can’t get enough. it feels good to feel this strongly about it again. it never really went away…just ran at a slightly lower level until the boys found their focus. it’s so nice to have them back. well. most of them…
-tomorrow (and i type this with crossed fingers, so it’s actually quite difficult), i will once again attempt to register my jeep. i have a good feeling about it this time. my cowboy will be singing soon.
-tim’s new car. i’m not sure why it makes me as happy as it does, except that i know it’s something he’s wanted and has been thinking about for a long time. last night, he got up from the couch several times to go look out the window at it.
and that is adorable.
-summer hours, which include half days on fridays. awesome.
-still with the fantastic workplace, and amazing coworkers. they let me organize an office birthday party. we pulled together breakfast, lunch, and cake for the whole team. nothing got done all day, and everyone was perfectly happy with that.
-the possibility of guestblogging on takebackyourkitchen.com, the blog of tim’s lovely friends, whom connecticut style has dubbed, “the cooking couple,” and who adopted me and allow me to occasionally cook with them.
-tim and i seem to be going through a cocktail phase. we’ve now experimented with margaritas, pina coladas, mojitos, and red and white sangria. every time we try something new, the photos become more artistic, and i’ve started uploading them to their own album on facebook.
i am, in fact, THAT silly.
-massachusetts, connecticut, iowa, maine, vermont, new hampshire. 6 down, 44 to go. (come on, RI. i know you can do it.)
-all this gorgeous weather…
June 5th, 2009 at 1:17 pm
yay for all of this! Let me know when you have a guestblog up and I will link to it as well.