i know i'm about 4 days behind on this, but i have to say that i'm bummed that ben & jerry's didn't more widely launch their limited edition simpson's flavor "duff & d'oh-nuts". i'm not sure that i would have liked the "combination of chocolate and cream stout ice creams with glazed chocolate donuts", but i definitely would have bought several pints!
on a very different note, i'm glad that i'll be back in michigan this weekend seeing family and friends. however, i'm a little bummed that for the second year in a row i'll miss the gilroy garlic festival. drat!
Friday, July 20, 2007
i felt my first earthquake last night, at 4:42 am. it was a 4.2. it wasn't really very scary, but i still don't feel the need to ever do that again.
Thursday, July 19, 2007
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
it looks like steve has uploaded some photos from his fabulous cross-country roadtrip! check 'em out here.
or, if you're lazy, here's one for you, of steve and adam with a petrified tree:
or, if you're lazy, here's one for you, of steve and adam with a petrified tree:
Monday, July 16, 2007
i wish i'd watched the "live earth" concert live, if only to see my new favorite band, nunatak perform. i guess i'll have to go and watch the archived stream to see how they rock it in antarctica.
Sunday, July 15, 2007
soooo many adventures going on!
steve left town somewhat on a whim mid-week when we found out that our friend adam was taking off for a cross-country trip that would end in michigan. steve has meetings there in another week or so anyhow, so i suggested that he go along and explore the great u.s. of a.
so now he's in bozeman montana, on his third night on the road. he sounds happy as a clam and i'm jealous of the fun they're having.
on the other hand, i had a wonderful weekend here in northern california.
on friday night, meredith (adam's girlfriend) and i went to the de young museum and saw some really great exhibits, including a great photography exhibit of hiroshi sugimoto's work and some of nan kemper's amazing couture collection. then we went out for a great dinner and heart-to-heart.
yesterday i went to the farmers market, which had all of my favorite things: the 'green gulch farms' people had plenty of yummy lettuces, teeny-tiny sweet strawberries are in season, there are sweet peas, and the cherry tomatoes are like little bitty orbs of sunshine. i also bought myself some dahlias, which remind me of our dear fort awesome.
i made myself pea and shrimp risotto last night and opened a fancy bottle of wine. yes, i know steve usually cooks since i don't know how, so let's just keep this between you and me, okay? we don't want to rock the boat!
last night i hosted an impromptu get-together last night for an old co-worker (who i hadn't seen in 8 years!) and a few mutual friends. after much wine and conversation i was surprised to see that it was nearly 2 am.
today i left the city, which has been pretty foggy the last couple of days. my friend elizabeth and i hopped in the car for the shorty one-hour drive up to sonoma, which is now my favorite thing to do on a foggy weekend. we didn't even go winery-hopping, but just kinda mosey-ed around the town square, which is super cute and surrounded by shops and restaurants as well as some sort of historical site. it was a sunny 85ish degree day and soooo relaxing. we had a great lunch at the girl and the fig and then stopped mid-afternoon for a bit of a break (i had a really good glass of rose, which gets a bad name for no reason). we stopped at one winery before heading back, and then had a light sushi dinner at sushi ran, in sausalito, which i'd been wanting to go to for a long time. it was excellent, and i therefore want to re-do everything i did today but with steve with me. it wasn't bozeman, but it was still a great day.
steve left town somewhat on a whim mid-week when we found out that our friend adam was taking off for a cross-country trip that would end in michigan. steve has meetings there in another week or so anyhow, so i suggested that he go along and explore the great u.s. of a.
so now he's in bozeman montana, on his third night on the road. he sounds happy as a clam and i'm jealous of the fun they're having.
on the other hand, i had a wonderful weekend here in northern california.
on friday night, meredith (adam's girlfriend) and i went to the de young museum and saw some really great exhibits, including a great photography exhibit of hiroshi sugimoto's work and some of nan kemper's amazing couture collection. then we went out for a great dinner and heart-to-heart.
yesterday i went to the farmers market, which had all of my favorite things: the 'green gulch farms' people had plenty of yummy lettuces, teeny-tiny sweet strawberries are in season, there are sweet peas, and the cherry tomatoes are like little bitty orbs of sunshine. i also bought myself some dahlias, which remind me of our dear fort awesome.
i made myself pea and shrimp risotto last night and opened a fancy bottle of wine. yes, i know steve usually cooks since i don't know how, so let's just keep this between you and me, okay? we don't want to rock the boat!
last night i hosted an impromptu get-together last night for an old co-worker (who i hadn't seen in 8 years!) and a few mutual friends. after much wine and conversation i was surprised to see that it was nearly 2 am.
today i left the city, which has been pretty foggy the last couple of days. my friend elizabeth and i hopped in the car for the shorty one-hour drive up to sonoma, which is now my favorite thing to do on a foggy weekend. we didn't even go winery-hopping, but just kinda mosey-ed around the town square, which is super cute and surrounded by shops and restaurants as well as some sort of historical site. it was a sunny 85ish degree day and soooo relaxing. we had a great lunch at the girl and the fig and then stopped mid-afternoon for a bit of a break (i had a really good glass of rose, which gets a bad name for no reason). we stopped at one winery before heading back, and then had a light sushi dinner at sushi ran, in sausalito, which i'd been wanting to go to for a long time. it was excellent, and i therefore want to re-do everything i did today but with steve with me. it wasn't bozeman, but it was still a great day.
Friday, July 06, 2007
greenland in the news!
it turns out that at one point greenland was actually green. they've even put together a reconstructed image of how awesome it was:
it turns out that at one point greenland was actually green. they've even put together a reconstructed image of how awesome it was:
Wednesday, July 04, 2007
dude! it's gross, but fascinating: competitive eating champ kobayashi lost the nathan's famous hot dog eating competition today to a new champ, joey chestnut.
i think abcnews's coverage is the silliest. their video hightlights includes an awesome quote about this being something like the greatest moment in american sports history.
mmmm, i don't think so.
i do like this quote, though: "With that heroic feat at the competition's Southwest Regional qualifier, America's hopes of reclaiming the Mustard Belt, once a seemingly impossible dream in the face of Kobayashi's inimitable prowess, rose like a phoenix from the desert sands of Arizona."
someone had fun at the news bureau covering that story today, that's for sure!
i think abcnews's coverage is the silliest. their video hightlights includes an awesome quote about this being something like the greatest moment in american sports history.
mmmm, i don't think so.
i do like this quote, though: "With that heroic feat at the competition's Southwest Regional qualifier, America's hopes of reclaiming the Mustard Belt, once a seemingly impossible dream in the face of Kobayashi's inimitable prowess, rose like a phoenix from the desert sands of Arizona."
someone had fun at the news bureau covering that story today, that's for sure!
Monday, July 02, 2007
jessica and i got pedicures yesterday. i thought this was going to be a fun lavender, and even when i was at the salon it looked pretty reasonable. however, once i left i realized the name did indeed live up to itself: my toes are disco-ready:
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in separate news, i love this article title: John Stamos: 'I Am Not David Hasselhoff'. he's referring to this TV interview, which both steve and i absolutely loved. take a few minutes and judge for yourself...
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in separate news, i love this article title: John Stamos: 'I Am Not David Hasselhoff'. he's referring to this TV interview, which both steve and i absolutely loved. take a few minutes and judge for yourself...
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