from sun to snow in six seconds

things I dig:
friends who lend me an acoustic guitar so I don’t drop $150 on a new one
my guitar
butchers
Friday afternoons off desk
sleep
my dad whose birthday is today: Happy Birthday Dad!!!
never having to rock alone

things I hope I dig:
playing the guitar
pork shoulder
Revolutionary Road


things that just ain’t cool:
missing the Tweedy show
lake effect snow

listarama

Likes
Sandbar Chicago dogs
tequila shots with my BFF
Mexican rice
Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings on vinyl
making dutch babies
throwing out the rule book
Mindfulness
plans
yeast
Vitamin D
February
Friends who send you live bonnie prince billy cds


Anxiously anticipating
Friday night with Trav
Saturday afternoon with the BFF
The Superfood Anti-Superbowl party

Dislikes
only having 24 hours in a day
angry patrons

obamamania

So we’re here.

Big day. Biiig, biiiig, day.

I’m at work wishing I’d taken the day off mostly because I’ll be watching the speech live in the auditorium during my lunch break with fellow staff members and weeping will happen. I actually just got a little choked up writing that sentence.

What a country. What a country.

In non-Obama related news, I done made bread this weekend. And this t’weren’t no bread machine bread. My first attempt at proofing yeast was unsuccessful so I busted out the candy thermometer and it was smooth sailing from there. It was an ordinary old white bread (though my BFF claims it was awfully close to the salt bread from the now defunct Journeyman-I disagreed, but was secretly proud of the compliment) and I’m now looking to tackle some whole grain goodness. And pizza dough. May I never purchase another frozen pizza (though the Archer Farms spinach and goat cheese pizza is yummy as are Kashi pizzas) AGAIN.

In crafty news, I’ve been commissioned to make some leg warmers for a coworker. I’ve cut out squares to start practicing embroidery stitches in preparation for Baby Neal’s quilt. I’m going to get over my fear of double pointed needles and teach myself how to knit socks. And a trip to Fields is in order as I need to whip up some sundresses for my Oaxaca trip.

Speaking of, I go to Oaxaca in five weeks! I’m starting to maybe get a little nervous about the whole scorpions in my shoes thing. But the mezcal and the moles and the chocolate and pottery and the turtles and the beaches and the textiles and the ruins and the fresh seafood sound so fabulous I’ll just deal with the scorpions. Plus it’ll be my first time in the Pacific Ocean. And my first time snorkeling. And my first time in Mexico.
I have the single best traveling companion in Molly as she not only speaks Spanish fluently; she also is a savvy traveler. There will be pictures. Lots and lots of pictures.

Tonight: Shadetree’s bday party/Inauguration celebration.
Tomorrow night: LOST
Thursday night: drinks with the BFF
Friday night: nada
Saturday night: Melissa, Reuben, and Neal
Sunday: First day off together with Peter since VT

i like lists

Things I have done this week:

Cook real food: organic, grass fed hamburgers, asian slaw, and yukon gold and sweet potato fries
Read: thiiiis close to being done with Sense and Sensibility. Next up is some domestic fiction.
Get lots of sleep: 10+ hours last night
See my BFF: Monday night wine, triple cream, and chocolate
Work a lot: yeeeeeah
Be cool: obviously

Things I have done this week that weren’t on the agenda:

Open a new checking/savings account at Bank of America: saved a friend who needed to open some new accounts plus I’m finally entering the 21st century and getting a debit card and totally free checking. Go me


Things I will still do this week:

Run: hopefully Saturday when the air temperature reaches a balmy 20 degrees
Knit: tonight whilst showing a movie at work
Bake bread: Saturday. No really. I’m in charge of home made bread for a dinner party Saturday night
Be cool: obviously


Things I won’t do this week:

Embroider: Just can’t figure out how to do what I want to do yet

Things I’m looking forward to doing in the future:

Going to Oaxaca
Maybe hopefully seeing Will Oldham in Chicago
Seeing Revolutionary Road
Neal’s baptism
Obama’s inauguration
Being cool

things to do this week

Run
Cook real food
Read
Embroider
Knit
Get lots of sleep
See my BFF
Work a lot
Bake bread
Be cool

i just used my last puff's with vicks. sob.

Grace killed a mouse.

The kitchen has been rearranged.

Work is insane.

Cobwebs and dust no longer cover the desk.

We fell asleep before midnight watching LOST season 4 on New Years Eve.

My closet is gloriously organized.

I successfully recovered from the stomach flu.

I now have a wicked head cold.

Various artsy things are hanging on the big white wall at the top of the stairs.

Full time hours are in my future. Indefinitely.

I have abandoned the Karamazovs.

Henry James is a delight.

Substituting music for NPR in the morning was an excellent choice.

I miss running.

Herb Alpert is the bomb.