I spent no moment of calm between work and revelry on Friday, leaving almost immediately from my apartment upon arriving home to catch a bus back downtown with Charlie (Chuck, for you Mudders). We grabbed some delicious ravioli and then skipped to 9th and Pine to see the Decemberists at the Paramount.They were worth every [...]
I am not entirely satisfied with the above title: I was looking for a chance to use "yam" but I will try to extrapolate some meaning from the meager palindromic offering.
The past month, and the weeks preceding it, were replete with contrast, to say the least. I spent two of the finest weeks of my [...]
I once had a period of unexpected joy when, for no apparent reason, the Claremont Vons carried broccoli crowns for ten cents less per pound than full broccoli crowns and stems. This madness lasted a few blessed weeks and even the produce employees I questioned could not explain it.
Despite near perfect weather, I found no [...]
I am attempting to begin my day at a somewhat reasonable time, 10 AM (GMT +1), in contrast with yesterday when I awoke inconveniently and infuriatingly ten minutes before my train was scheduled to leave Zurich. Of course, yesterday's indiscretion may have some basis in the 62 hours without real sleep that I crowned with [...]
Pour a glass of red wine. Drink the glass of red wine. Pour another glass of red wine.
Wash three zucchinis and peel four carrots. Chop the zucchini into half-inch half-moons and the carrots into reasonable discs. Toss vegetables with generous olive oil, salt and black pepper (freshly ground, always freshly ground). Roast in a roasting [...]
Trina and I had beers and fries at the Elysian then saw Camera Obscura at Neumo's on Monday night. The show was simply fantastic. We were particularly amused by and endeared to Carey Lander (piano, organ, vocals) who made the cutest faces while playing---she seemed almost embarrassed to be performing on stage.
I had lunch at [...]
Lei-Out weekend was, for the most part, a resounding success. Saturday morning, I avoided setting up a single field and finally met Adriana from VC, who had a set of fantastic sublimated jerseys for my team. I led Dark Horse, a hearty band of Claremont alumni and friends, to four victories in our Saturday B-bracket [...]