what up:

Poe is going to live with upwardly mobile hip parents in Chicago. It’s for the best. It doesn’t make it any easier to let her go. Grace doesn’t know it yet, but she’s thrilled.

Neal walks and has two teeth and remains the cutest child in the world.

Work is work is work.

Saw The Books. It ruled.

Finished Infinite Jest. It took 2 ½ months and stands next to East of Eden as my favorite book of fiction. I’m now floundering for something to read. I’ve finished 3 books, but have ultimately been left unsatisfied.

Our Wilco-on-vinyl collection is growing.

I’d been running which was awesome. Then I stopped and my mood deteriorated. Running is back on the agenda.

Food-wise I’ve been making some stuff: a successful pasta goat cheese tomato walnut kale thing and a less-than-successful quinoa stuffed pepper thing. I followed a recipe and not my instincts and it was too cinnamoney. The end of market season is looming and though I’m bummed I’m not quite as devastated as I have been in the past. I’m actually really looking forward to some good bread-making, soup-creating, casserole-eating weather.

Any you?