January 17th, 2010

Must post quickly! Before I turn into a pumpkin! Well it didn't work (I'd hoped to post before the strike of midnight and make this post in the correct day for once). Anyway, I'm sick, I stayed at home almost all day, and then made cheesecake brownies to take to the Golden Globes party which was very fun.

January 16th, 2010

A day of Davids. A children's Star Wars battle outside my window. A long-awaited waiting come to a pretty satisfactory end. Milo!

January 15th, 2010

The most delicious squash recipe EVER: Gratineed Squash
Photo of squash in progress.

January 14th, 2010

Playing catch-up. Drinking St. Thomas and Suze. Sniffling. And waiting, lots of waiting.

January 13th, 2010

Paul's burgers are so excellent beyond belief. My knitting group is also excellent beyond belief. Orange tights are pretty awesome too.

January 12th, 2010

Delayed by cakes and colds.

January 11th, 2010

The stoic man sitting next to a smear of blood on the subway seat. The man reading Richard Price and either laughing, or having his cheeks and mouth smashed around by his large headphones in a way to make it appear that he's laughing. The blind melodica player on the subway - spit dripping out below while he keys 'Ma Vie en Rose'. Harriet in hyperspace.

January 10th, 2010

The subway was full of no-pants subway riders, amusing. Beef stew in progress!

Januar 9th, 2010

Monster Island Czar was awesome, as expected. The cocktails at DutchKills were excellent, as expected. Faicco's in the west village is my source. Text messages about zombies and flowers, unexpected but excellent.

January 8th, 2010

An excellent plan carried out. (With still life by Jessica.)

January 7th, 2010

An excellent plan conceived.

January 6th, 2010

This makes me sad (but also a little happy).

January 5th, 2010

'Nuff said. Betty Everett shooping is not the same as Salt-n-Pepa shooping.

January 4th, 2010

Here's hoping that starting tomorrow I begin posting on the actual day (as opposed to 1:00 am the next day, as seems to have been my habit). Taim is awesome, for you New Yorks, you've got to get the sabich sandwich. I wish I could go every day at work (but no one likes falafel). I was going to put in a smile emoticon, but had this problem: xkcd

January 3rd, 2010

Brisket and wine and ganache cake. Sleeping in. My voice getting all soft (thanks JJ).

January 2nd, 2010

Peppadew peppers with Buffalo Mozzarella and Speck - Macaroni and Cheese with Epi, Comte, Chevre, Lardons and carmelized onions - poached pear with stinky cheese inside and pine nut caramel sauce.

January 1st, 2010

Glitter.

December 31st, 2009

The final day of 2009.

December 30th, 2009

Finally come around to posting on the day it's supposed to be posted. Okay. This momentary lapse has everything to do with in n' out burger and staying up too late within the realm of west coast / east coast time differences. But now I'm up to speed. Phew.

December 29th, 2009

Red-eyes are weird. It's like the long day in which you do some things, magically becomes the next day without time passing.

December 28th, 2009

Jane! Beretta! Deliciousness abounding! (Also, if possible note closely the weird man behind Jane with a BLOND mustache!! Eeek!)

December 27th, 2009

Vacation-induced blog-post lag. But wait! Just in time for the new year I have returned with a backlog of photos and days (each taken, of course, on their corresponding day).

December 26th, 2009

A lovely hike with Gillian, in which it began to rain and we picked mushrooms. Puffballs and oysters.

December 25th, 2009

The Christmas spirit, glowing in Bella's chest. Right before she got the fear of god put into her by my new lifesize ceramic piglet.

December 24th, 2009

Blogging from the awesome jetblue terminal. The guy next to me just told me that the pope was tackled! Happy Christmas!

December 23rd, 2009

No work for twelve days! That's actually the twelve days of Christmas for me - so excited.

December 22nd, 2009

December 21st, 2009

I promise that not every photo on here is going to be from this new app, but it's just so COOL! There's a draft at my feet, it's time for bed.

December 20th, 2009

Ok, sorry I didn't post yesterday. Now that I am officially one third of the way through the project (eek!) I am apparently becoming lax and cavalier, and forgetting. Anyway, to make up for it here are TWO photos (I love this new polaroid app, it's amazing), one taken in the wee hours of December 20th, and one taken at my fun, but cold, book group anniversary brunch.

December 19th, 2009

There's supposed to be snow. It hasn't started yet. I got an amazing new app for my phone - it's a polaroid-style picture-taker!

December 18th, 2009

Somebody's parents keep plying me with large quantities of wine.

December 17th, 2009

Cooper holiday party. Long phone calls.

December 16th, 2009

Christmastoria, Christmas with work girls, a surprise visit from Anthony, and almost best of all: lasagna in a dish.

December 15th, 2009

Tomorrow I have TWO christmases! Office Christmas with the girls and ChristmAstoria with Ava - so exciting!

December 14th, 2009

Almost as good as my mom's! (Also - coming home on the subway, at the 42nd street transfer from the 1 to the NR, two people carrying a Christmas tree. They got to get home somehow!)

December 13th, 2009

A Hanukkah miracle - gelt in my purse!

December 12th, 2009

Latke Larry was well deserved (and cambodian spicy mayonnaise with latkes is the wave of the future. Seriously). G train, 1 train, amazing train coincidences are taking place. Unbelievable. Phone calls I want to have happen are on the verge.

December 11th, 2009

Ready for wrapping! (unrelated to photo.)

December 10th, 2009

This woman quilts city maps onto blankets - probably through some type of CAD program, right? Then she hand-embroiders onto them places of interest (or places you're fond of) - she showed me one including the Tenement Museum and Babycakes. SO cool, I kind of want one.

December 9th, 2009

Two women sitting next to each other on the subway, who don't know each other, both in large houndstooth patterned caps. A woman standing by a large glass window holding a baby in a red and white striped onesie.

December 8th, 2009

Dear laundry: do yourself. Dear blog: write yourself. Dear dishes: wash yourself. Dear Christmas presents: wrap yourself. Dear knitting: knit yourself.

December 7th, 2009

Mmmm, meat...

December 6th, 2009

Somehow it was hard not to write "December 6th, 2007", not sure why. Sorry for the late post, I like to think I was so frozen by the cold I couldn't unclench my hand to type, but that's just not true. When did I become a "talking on the phone" person?

December 5th, 2009

I find this both highly depressing and inspiringly clever and ingenious.

December 4th, 2009

Dropped a clear small marble into the east river. Walked the 59th street bridge with D, then edamame dumplings, then balling yarn after cracking a teacup with boiling water.

December 3rd, 2009

Why am I hung over at 11:00 at night? How did I possibly get so much Christmas shopping done today?

December 2nd, 2009

Two people on the subway with big noses kissing and rubbing their big noses together. A man on the subway with earlobes horizontal to the floor. A couple kissing in the rain.

December 1st, 2009

Belated post. I fell asleep.
P.S. That bit of light in the window is the giant MOON!

November 30th, 2009

Knitting the right hand.