Unrelated: Dad broke down and got two dogs. Some guy had some mutts in a Target parking lot. I knew he wouldn't last. =)
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Thursday, July 02, 2009
Ew Ew Ew Ew
Dean just pulled a tick out of Emma's head.
EWWWW.
I will be compulsively checking myself for the next 3 days.
EWWWW.
I will be compulsively checking myself for the next 3 days.
Monday, June 22, 2009
San Francisco...
...is the perfect temperature and smells like freshly baked bread.
Also - Apparently the magnet in my torso that draws crazy-old-homeless guys to me is not just limited to the Southern states. It's a national phenomenom, perhaps even global. It took a whole of 4 minutes out of the airport shuttle before a West-Coast crazy-old-homeless guy was following me around telling me how pretty I looked, and maybe we should hang out all day, or hell - get married and have crazy-old-homeless offspring.
I had two excellent meals today - both on accident. At the Houston airport I tried Einstein's bagels for the first time - delicious. And their "Darn good cup of coffee" totally lives up to it's name. Then in San Francisco, I ducked into Center Stage Deli to grab a sandwich on my way to the conference, and it was maybe one of the best sandwiches I've ever had.
I had two excellent meals today - both on accident. At the Houston airport I tried Einstein's bagels for the first time - delicious. And their "Darn good cup of coffee" totally lives up to it's name. Then in San Francisco, I ducked into Center Stage Deli to grab a sandwich on my way to the conference, and it was maybe one of the best sandwiches I've ever had.
The opening session of conference was all out. Guest speakers included: Arnold Schwarzzenegar, Maria Schriver, Nancy Pelosi, Matthew McConaughey, Jon bon Jovi, and MICHELLE OBAMA.
Holy crap. It's cool to see so many big names come out for a conference in Volunteerism and National Service. The Arnold was surprisingly self-deprecating and funny. Also - Did you know that he does not accept the governor's salary he is offerred, and instead acts as governor on a volunteer basis and gives the funds to charities?
He listed is governorship as part of his volunteer work, so I looked it up when I got back to the hotel. Very impressive. I wish more people would look at public office as a service role.
He listed is governorship as part of his volunteer work, so I looked it up when I got back to the hotel. Very impressive. I wish more people would look at public office as a service role.
Anyway! Too much to say, but so far so good.
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Yikes!
You know you're working too much when:
1. You go a whole month without blogging.
2. You can't ever remember what day it is or what you are supposed to be doing.
3. The burrito-maker at Felipe's doesn't have to ask what you want, because you go there for dinner every night.
Ugh. I am so ready for vacation. Looks like I'll be hitting San Francisco next week, then Oklahoma, then Texas... Possibly going up to Cape Cod later this summer?
The heat, the humidity and the job are all unbearable lately. My survival strategy is avoidance. So I'm getting out of the city for as many weeks of the summer as possible.
The heat, the humidity and the job are all unbearable lately. My survival strategy is avoidance. So I'm getting out of the city for as many weeks of the summer as possible.
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Another failed attempt at greatness...
So for Choi's birthday, I signed us up for a class on Pasta-making. The boy has an Italian stomach, and a drive to customize almost every experience to meet the most enjoyable specifications. If you know Choi, then you know it's true. This is a guy that would rather walk out of the movie theater, than see a film from a bad seat. And when it comes to food, his passion, he is master of the customized order.
But I digress... Saturday came around, and we were definitely in a lazy, half-dazed, weekend-nap kind of mood. We didn't end up leaving the house until 20 minutes before the class was supposed to start. I think Choi was caught up in a video game and I was napping. Thirty minutes in the car, and a traffic-nightmare Tulane graduation at the super-dome later... we didn't end up making it to the class.
I was pretty bummed, probably more than Choi even, as a lot of my reputation as a cool girlfriend is based on my ability to spoil someone on their birthday. (I really can't take credit for this. Anyone who knows my family - knows that an Allen Christmas, birthday, or other commemoration, MUST be blown into titanic proportions of celebratory fun. In fact, I would say, I am a much tamer version of my parents in this respect.)
So today, dinner rolls around. I'm hungry, bored and still riding on a residual wave of disappointment... I decided to rally. I told myself, 'Amy - You're from the internet generation. You don't need a class! The world is at your fingertips.' I googled a recipe for homemade pasta (surprisingly simple by the way) and went to work.
... Disaster.
You may not be able to judge from this photo, but my noodles are gigantically proportioned. They have the diameter of a human finger. I wasn't brave enough to taste one... I bet if you bit one chaulky flour would spill out, like a sad, pasta pixy stick.
But I digress... Saturday came around, and we were definitely in a lazy, half-dazed, weekend-nap kind of mood. We didn't end up leaving the house until 20 minutes before the class was supposed to start. I think Choi was caught up in a video game and I was napping. Thirty minutes in the car, and a traffic-nightmare Tulane graduation at the super-dome later... we didn't end up making it to the class.
I was pretty bummed, probably more than Choi even, as a lot of my reputation as a cool girlfriend is based on my ability to spoil someone on their birthday. (I really can't take credit for this. Anyone who knows my family - knows that an Allen Christmas, birthday, or other commemoration, MUST be blown into titanic proportions of celebratory fun. In fact, I would say, I am a much tamer version of my parents in this respect.)
So today, dinner rolls around. I'm hungry, bored and still riding on a residual wave of disappointment... I decided to rally. I told myself, 'Amy - You're from the internet generation. You don't need a class! The world is at your fingertips.' I googled a recipe for homemade pasta (surprisingly simple by the way) and went to work.
... Disaster.
You may not be able to judge from this photo, but my noodles are gigantically proportioned. They have the diameter of a human finger. I wasn't brave enough to taste one... I bet if you bit one chaulky flour would spill out, like a sad, pasta pixy stick.Anyway - I managed to multiply my initial failure, and rack up two pasta-related disasters in one weekend. I guess some things (especially things dealing with doughs), still do require a little face-to-face explanation.
...Which somehow I find comforting.
Thursday, May 07, 2009
Friday, April 17, 2009
Our Legacy
I hope that one day in a future mellennia, when archeological digs mean combing through computer chips and servers, that someone uncovers this gem (and videos like it) and tries to make inferences about our culture based on our art:
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