165 entries tagged with entertainment.
Fifteen Months Old + Summer Adventures (September 4, 2011)
Arlo turned 15 months old on Tuesday and obliged us by smiling for his orange chair pictures.
His 15-month checkup went well--he's continues to be long and lean with a big head. Every time we g...
Thirty-Seven and Thirty-Eight Weeks Old (February 26, 2011)
Arlo pictures! Here he is at 37 and 38 weeks.
And here he is showing how well he can stand (with a little help, of course).
As indicated by the tears welling in his eyes in some of the...
Thirty-One Weeks Old (January 8, 2011)
Arlo is 31 weeks old and looking like a big kid! Have I mentioned that he's really good at sucking his thumb now? It took him a couple months to figure it out, but now he's a thumb-sucking pro.
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Week 37 Recap, Part 2 (May 24, 2010)
Thirty-eight (and a half) weeks! Sorry to keep you in suspense by being quiet for so long. The baby is still in the belly, though he did drop last night when I was getting ready for bed. I felt some b...
Week 24 Recap (February 21, 2010)
Twenty-five weeks! Okay, twenty-five and a half--we've been having so much fun this weekend enjoying the beautiful early spring weather in Portland that this post got a little delayed. I'd forgotten h...
Ladies Rock Camp (November 21, 2009)
So, Ladies Rock Camp! This was a fundraiser for Portland's Rock and Roll Camp for Girls. It's a 2.5-day-long camp, where women who have little to no experience with an instrument learn to play that in...
Porch Work, Portland Marathon, and Saturday in Sellwood (October 6, 2009)
I feel like it has been forever since I've updated, but I guess it hasn't been that long. I just haven't done much of note in the past few weeks. The weather turned cold suddenly last week, and I just...
MusicFest NW 2009 (September 25, 2009)
So, MusicFest NW went well. I didn't even get sick this year! I think the secret was only staying up past midnight on one night instead of four nights in a row (I don't know how I did that last year!)...
Weekend Plans and Recent Life Update (September 17, 2009)
Some recent tidbits:
Shangri-La, the new Indian place at SE 26th and Clinton appears to have closed (already!). Bummer--we never got to try their full menu! They've scraped the paint off the wind...
Busy in the Kitchen + Roller Derby and Oregon! Oregon! (September 9, 2009)
Phew! August was a frenzy of preserving and trying to keep up with our garden and CSA. Things seem to be slowing down now, which is kind of a relief.
We were lucky enough to be overrun with tom...
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (September 3, 2009)
I had the opportunity to rent a few movies this week, and after reading this post about The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, I decided to check it out.
I'm not sold on the entire dialogue being sung, but I ...
Enjoying the Summer (Mostly) (August 3, 2009)
Man, I meant to write about last weekend sooner, but it got so hot this past week, and I couldn't bear to have my laptop on my lap. But now, with the sun down and the fan aimed at me, I think I can ma...
Stumptown Challenge 2009 (July 24, 2009)
Last weekend, Star and I participated in the Stumptown Challenge, a Portland-centric scavenger hunt run. We were hoping to win the second-place prize: a year's worth of Dave's Killer Bread (which is t...
Rock, Paper, Scissors Trivia Questions (May 30, 2009)
On Wednesday, Patrick and I hosted trivia at Zach's Shack for the first time. It went well! The basic format is four categories, each with ten questions. Each round, the team with the highest score wi...
Laura Gibson, Handmade Nation, CRC Rally, Chickens (April 8, 2009)
Wonderfulness abounds lately! This past week we have done all sorts of great stuff (and are kind of exhausted, but in a good way):
On Thursday we went to Laura Gibson's record release/potluck with ...
Leethal Hat and Scarf Set (March 5, 2009)
For those of you not on Ravelry but interested in my recent knitting projects (probably a pretty small group of people), here are two new items I've knitted while watching The Wire and Buffy on DVD. B...
Patches Is Not a Zombie Cat! (February 17, 2009)
While working our way through the third season of Buffy tonight, we realized that we inadvertently named our sweet kitty after a gross zombie cat. Specifically:
Cut to the library. The caged cat is...
Waffles and Coraline (February 14, 2009)
I had a nicely spontaneous day today. For lunch, I decided at the last minute to meet up with Susan, Pearl, Sarah, and Josh for waffles at the Little Blue Waffle Wagon. I was so glad to get to catch u...
Snow in Portland, Christmas in California (December 25, 2008)
I haven't written in a while! When I last wrote, Tree and Andrew had just arrived in Portland for a visit. Soon after, the snow started. It kind of put a damper on our fun Portland activities, but it ...
Couch Pants, Decemberists, Ink and Peat (December 1, 2008)
What a good 4-day weekend! We managed to get a few things done around the house. We had been wanting to frost the lower panes of our downstairs bathroom window for a while, and I finally did it using ...
Love Letter to Portland, Continued (Crafty Wonderland and the Decemberists!) (October 16, 2008)
Man, Portland is great! I'm glad it has lived up to my expectations so far. First of all, check out the beautiful produce I bought at our farmers' market! That's not even all of it! I also bought a vi...
Rock Band Night (October 8, 2008)
We went to Rock Band night at Ground Kontrol last night. I ended up just dressing normally because I didn't have any good shirts to wear with my jean skirt. Lame, I know. But, as it turned out, there ...
Welcome the Rain, Biscuits, Accordion (October 3, 2008)
Last Friday night, we went back to Doug Fir to take in a show (that's what people our age are supposed to do, right?). We were there to see the second band of the night, A Weather, but we were very pu...
Pudding, Socks, Jacob and Amanda's Wedding (September 25, 2008)
We just found out that you can buy pudding at the farmers' market! Jacob's Creamery sells containers of homemade vanilla and chocolate pudding, alongside a nice assortment of cheeses. Totally awesome!...
Music Fest Northwest Recap (September 7, 2008)
We spent the last four nights at live music performances as part of Music Fest Northwest, and I am exhausted! It was great though. We did it in order to familiarize ourselves with the Portland music s...
Big Farmers' Market, Biking around SE Portland (August 31, 2008)
It has been raining off and on today, but the weather was nice yesterday, and we spent most of it riding around Portland on our bikes. In the morning, we rode across the bridge to PSU campus, to check...
Worms, Cycling, Live Wire (August 27, 2008)
Yesterday night we started vermicomposting! We had gotten a Reln Wriggly Wranch when we lived in Menlo Park, subsidized by San Mateo County, but we had never gotten around to filling it with worms and...
Colorado Recap and Moving Update (August 3, 2008)
I keep meaning to write about our visit to Colorado last weekend, but there hasn't been time to do a full write-up. In short, we spent a couple days last week visiting my dad, stepmom, and sister in F...
Garage: Mysterious No More! (July 23, 2008)
Well, Robbie finally gained admission to the mysterious detached garage at our new house, and it turned out that it was just a normal garage--no pot plants, no freezers full of dead bodies, nothing at...
Closing on Friday! (July 17, 2008)
House buying is back on track and moving along quickly. The second appraisal came back fine, and it appears that our loan has been approved. We're scheduled to sign our closing papers on Friday! We re...
Closing Date Extended (July 12, 2008)
Things are going smoothly with our second lender so far; hopefully we'll get a good appraisal this time. I suppose the first appraisal wasn't necessarily bad, but we're hoping this one will allow us t...
Miscellany (June 22, 2008)
We're still buying the Portland house, as far as we know. For the past few days, we've been working on gathering the financial documents required by our lender, and Patrick is going to fly back out to...
Visit to Portland and Bend (June 11, 2008)
As I mentioned earlier, we visited Portland and Bend, Oregon, over Memorial Day weekend. The main impetus behind the trip was that the Decemberists were playing a concert in Bend. This was the only De...
Last Berkeley Rep Play, Dutch Goose, Sunny Outing in Palo Alto (April 6, 2008)
A few weekends ago, we headed over the East Bay for our third and final performance of the season at Berkeley Rep. We stopped at Poulet for lunch. It reminded me of how JZ Cool used to be before it tu...
Washington DC (March 27, 2008)
Last week, I attended a class outside of Washington DC for work, and Patrick came along for fun. We flew out Saturday morning on a direct flight. There were a few in-flight movies to choose from, and ...
Weekends, Rock Band, and Winter Meals (January 18, 2008)
We've been trying to take things easy this month and have been enjoying some nice quiet weekends sitting around the apartment. Patrick got an Xbox a few weeks ago, but it hasn't prevented him from hel...
Holiday Baking Roundup (December 28, 2007)
Now the sweet things...
1. Lemon-buttermilk pudding cake. Recipe from my latest acquisition, the Tartine cookbook (my new approach to buying cookbooks is to get them at the library first, to make s...
Thanksgiving Desserts (November 22, 2007)
Happy Thanksgiving! Like I said before, I opted not to make dinner this year, but I volunteered to bring dessert to Patrick's family gathering. I brought pumpkin cheesecake and apple-persimmon pie wit...
Argonautika, Sens, Piccino (November 22, 2007)
Argonautika
Two weekends ago, we attended our second Berkeley Rep show of the season, Mary Zimmerman's Argonautika. There was a Cal game that day, and we ended up arriving at the theatre a few minu...
Saturday Relaxing and Recent Restaurant Visits (November 4, 2007)
We have enjoyed a string of nice, relaxed weekends recently. I love it! Last Saturday was especially nice. I made us a breakfast of Blueberry-Yogurt Waffles (from Dorie Greenspan's Waffles from Mornin...
Lazy Weekend, Lots of Fresh Produce (September 23, 2007)
This has been a pretty relaxing weekend. Patrick went down to San Luis Obispo to attend Eric's housewarming party, but I stayed behind because I was desperately in need of a lazy weekend. And that's...
Musicals, Food, New Domain Name (September 9, 2007)
Catching up, in list form:
We have harvested two Crane melons from our garden so far. They're small, but they taste like melons all right! The flavor is similar to a cantaloupe, but with a hi...
Bourne Ultimatum and Uncle Frank's BBQ (August 4, 2007)
I've said it before, and I'll say it again--women in Jason Bourne's life have incredible luck when it comes to dyeing and hacking off their hair in crappy, poorly lit motels. Maybe I should start cut...
Company Picnic, Paly Graduation, Hippie Food (June 14, 2007)
On Saturday, we biked over to Menlo College, to attend my company's annual family picnic. It was a beautiful day. We ate some barbecue and bounced in a bouncy house for a little bit (I think this wa...
Life Update (May 4, 2007)
We've been busy recently! Last Wednesday, we went to see the Decemberists at the Warfield with My Brightest Diamond. We only recently started listening to the Decemberists, and we like them a lot. ...
Yum, Yum, Fruit Cake! (March 25, 2007)
Patrick's off in Tahoe again this weekend (this time with his coworkers instead of mine), so I took this chance to sample the fruit cake that I won at my company's white elephant party in December. Y...
The Good Life (March 3, 2007)
A good movie at our local independent theater (with frozen Junior Mints!) followed by a nutmeggy cup of custard and a tall glass of steamed milk at Cafe Borrone. It was a good Friday night....
Recent Meal Roundup (March 2, 2007)
Recent meal roundup:
Farro Minestrone with Brussels Sprouts, Butternut Squash, and Chestnuts with Buttermilk-Dill Rolls from the freezer. The soup was pretty good, though a little strange. I love...
Portland Visit: Day 3 (February 25, 2007)
Friday, February 9
We had planned to go to Gotham Tavern for breakfast on Friday, but when we arrived (after walking around unwelcoming industrial areas in the cold and damp), it was closed, althou...
I did not choose wisely... (February 3, 2007)
This may come as no surprise--Because I Said So is not a good movie, even by my standards. It's inane and unoriginal and kind of appalling in parts. The rest of the women in the theater seemed to fi...
Garden Stuff + Brisket + Granola (January 16, 2007)
I put up a few pictures of our latest garden setup. Click the daisies!
As anticipated, the temperature has fallen below freezing at night for the past few days. The first night it happened, I...
New Year's Eve Pajamas and Hors d' Oeuvres, Year 2 (January 1, 2007)
We received some exciting presents last week, including a pretty cherry red Le Creuset tea kettle. It boils water and whistles and has a pretty black-and-white speckled interior. It makes me happy :...
Holiday Dress + SF Meals (December 12, 2006)
The Quattro has been serving me well lately. I bought a lot of cute clothes there near the end of my diet, and just last week I bought a dress to wear to my company's holiday party. It's kimono-styl...
Honeymoon Posts are Finally Finished (September 4, 2006)
I've finally finished writing about our honeymoon, which was almost a year ago. How'd that happen? If you're still interested, you can read about it from the beginning, starting here. However, ther...
Cookies, Social Outings, Shopping (September 2, 2006)
Nat and Sara left for Chicago on Thursday. Patrick took the morning off work to help them load up their moving truck. I did not accompany him, but I did make cookies for them to take on their trip!
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Exciting Trip Plans + Yummy Autumnal Dinner (August 28, 2006)
Last night, my need to use vacation time on a fun trip got the best of me, and we bought plane tickets to go visit Fort Collins in late September. It's going to be a great (though short) visit! In a...
Little Miss Sunshine (August 8, 2006)
We just went to see Little Miss Sunshine with some coworkers. It is a beautiful, poignant, hilarious movie. You should totally go see it if it's playing nearby. I haven't laughed that hard in a lon...
Chorus Line + Gumbo! (July 29, 2006)
Two things, neither of which is very exciting, but I wanted to document them before I forget:
We went to see A Chorus Line at the Curran Theatre in San Francisco on Wednesday night. There wasn't...
Fish Tagine with Chermoulla (April 11, 2006)
Tonight we had Fish Tagine with Chermoulla (from Moosewood Low-Fat Favorites) and Trader Joe's Brown Rice Medley (on my mom's recommendation). Not very attractively plated; my apologies!
I rea...
Rockstars! (January 29, 2006)
We bought a guitar yesterday after much hemming and hawing. Both of us are interested in learning to play guitar (you know, for taking on camping trips and playing songs for our hypothetical babies-t...
Hat and Mittens, Children's Opera, and Christmas Stuff (December 13, 2005)
Last week, I finished a little knitting project I'd been working on. My company participates in a giving tree program every year, and one of the cards I picked was for a 1-year-old girl who wanted a ...
Into the Woods and Tamarine (December 1, 2005)
We just got back from an awesome opening night performance of Into the Woods in Palo Alto (by Theatre Works). It was really well done, and the tickets were super cheap because we're young (I guess th...
West Side Story (November 3, 2005)
We went to see West Side Story in San Jose last night. It was enjoyable; even Patrick didn't mind it (he's not so big on musicals). The costumer did a good job using color to distinguish between the...
Back Home (October 18, 2005)
Tuesday, October 18, 2005
Back Home
We got up at 4:45am, as we had an early morning flight. It was so early that we had to have a cab drive us to the airport because the trains weren't running ye...
Brunch and Travel (October 9, 2005)
Sunday, October 9, 2005
Brunch and Travel
We woke up at a decent hour on the morning after our wedding and headed to Carmel to have brunch with our family and friends still in the area. We got th...
Wedding Eve (October 7, 2005)
Okay, let's do this! (All wedding- and honeymoon-related entries are back-dated)
Friday, October 7, 2005
Wedding Eve
I took the day off of work (my co-workers were surprised I hadn't taken more...
Bachelorette Party (October 2, 2005)
I had a wonderful (and small) bachelorette party today--just me, Tree, and Erin. I don't have as much fun around big groups of people, so this was great. First, we had lunch at Legendary Palace in O...
Two Weeks to Go!? (September 24, 2005)
I can't believe we're getting married in two weeks! How did that happen? I think we'll have a wonderful wedding and honeymoon, but I'm eager to be done planning and worrying and just get to the good...
Dress Pictures, Part 3 (April 5, 2005)
Our visit to LA this weekend had its ups and downs, but we got to spend time with Erin, so it was worth it. On Friday after work, we drove down to LA, planning on spending the night at Chrissy's plac...
Big Day in Big Sur (January 30, 2005)
We just spent an exhausting but great day in Big Sur. We drove down to Monterey last night after work. We were thinking about going to the Aquarium's member's-only night (since we are members and ne...
Happiness, vanity, productivity (January 16, 2005)
Nothing of much importance to say, but I'll say it anyway. Life is good right now. I was thinking the other day that it finally feels like my life is back on track, and that this is where I'm suppos...
Fun Sunday and Wedding Thoughts (January 9, 2005)
We had a fun Sunday morning. First we walked to the farmers market, intending to finally buy something there (we always just look around and leave without buying anything), but there were hardly any ...
NYE Pictures (January 5, 2005)
Patrick is back home, which means pictures from the New Year's Eve party at Erin's house! This is my favorite, I think. Click for more.
It was a good visit. We got there late Thursday night ...
Christmas in Colorado (December 29, 2004)
We had a really nice visit to Colorado. I wish it had been longer, but we made the most of our time there. We had the usual Christmas morning brunch with my mom, stepdad, stepdad's ex-wife, stepbrot...
Happy first day + snooty restaurants (December 7, 2004)
I had a very good first day of work today. I like my new job :) And I have my own business cards and cubicle! It's exciting having my first grown-up job.
We went to Carpaccio in Menlo Park for d...
Monterey/Big Sur Vacation (October 28, 2004)
Woo, Red Sox! I bet Boston is pretty crazy tonight. Patrick wore his Sox baseball cap during much of our vacation, and we got some comments on it. We missed Tuesday's game, but we saw tonight's gam...
Failed Okra Masala (October 2, 2004)
Last night, I made Okra Masala for dinner. I was hoping it would be similar to the Okra Masala at Darbar, since the recipe involved yogurt, tomatoes, and okra, but the two were nothing alike. The re...
Attack of the Termites! (August 17, 2004)
We've had good meals the past few nights. On Sunday, we went out for sushi at Fuki Sushi with Patrick's friends Sergei and Kristen (I guess they can be my friends too now). I'd never been to a real ...
Dinner and a Movie (August 14, 2004)
We had a nice night out yesterday. First, we went to see Garden State (it's playing in Mountain View now, so we didn't have to go to San Francisco). I liked it. It made me cry, but that's not a big...
Commute (August 12, 2004)
I know I'm not allowed to whine, since I get to spend almost every day at home, going on walks and taking naps, so just ignore the rest of this post.
Today, I had to go in to work at CyberSense in ...
Lazy Days (August 5, 2004)
These flowers are everywhere around Palo Alto right now. I think they're Guernsey Lilies. I was confused, because they're bulbs, but it looks like they're growing like weeds, just all over the p...
Recap (July 7, 2004)
I should write an entry before I forget what we did today and yesterday! I should also work on my thesis, but I spent most of today doing that, so it can wait a little longer.
Let's see...yesterda...
Schnell, Schnell! (May 30, 2004)
I had a good day at work today. I got results that actually make sense! And I think I even know what I did to make them better, so I can keep doing it and make my results more reliable from now on. ...
Mixed Bag (May 24, 2004)
A mixed bag today:
I met with Anne today about my results from this weekend's marathon XPS session, and we came up with two more experiments for me to do, which will take about three more weeks, ...
Baby Spinach and Gruyere Omelet (May 19, 2004)
So I had some eggs and Gruyere that were getting pretty old. If I had more time and some heavy cream, I would've made quiche (ooh, and I'd want some bacon in there too!), but since I've got other stu...
Cereal, a cable mishap, and barbeque dreams (May 11, 2004)
I bought two boxes of Cocoa Krispies (although I guess now they're officially "Cocoa Rice Krispies") on sale at the store today! I hope they taste okay with soymilk. Of course, the problem with most...
Mario! Mario! (March 31, 2004)
I just got back from a rainy night at the opera! It was no fun walking around in the rain, but at least I opted to wear warm clothes rather than a dress and fancy shoes. There weren't very many peop...
Is it spring yet? (March 27, 2004)
The tables and chairs are back out on the patio of the building across the street! Spring is coming! This past week, I've spent a good part of my walks to and from work looking up at the trees, sear...
Day on the Town (March 7, 2004)
Patrick's visit is winding down...he goes back home tomorrow morning (and just in time too; it's supposed to be getting cold again here). So, let's see...yesterday, we stayed in for most of the day. ...
Yum, Southern Food (March 6, 2004)
Yesterday, we watched two movies: Lost in Translation and Whale Rider (we're a little bit behind the times when it comes to last year's movies). Both of them were beautiful, and I'm glad I saw them, ...
Night on the Town (March 5, 2004)
Dinner last night turned out pretty well. I made us double portions of Herbed Crepes with Smoked Salmon and Radishes, but I substituted cucumber for radishes and scallions for chives (Star Market was...
Cultured, like a pearl (March 2, 2004)
I'm finally taking advantage of some of Boston's cultural offerings. I'm taking Patrick to his first musical, Oliver, this Thursday (it's at the Wang Center). It's not my favorite musical, but I gre...
The Asgard and Hart Bochner (February 29, 2004)
I realized I never wrote about our dinner at The Asgard on Thursday night. Our waitress was really nice, first of all. We (Seema, Shani the girl from the Media Lab, and me) started out with potato s...
Stupid VCR (February 17, 2004)
My VCR has tricked me again! I always forget to change the time when daylight savings time happens, and then when I set it to tape stuff, it tapes the wrong thing because it's an hour ahead/behind. ...
Life Is Good (February 15, 2004)
I've been having a good day today. It was beautiful this morning, so we ate part of our breakfast outside. And then we drove to the movie theater, and there were so many trees in bloom. And the sun...
Cat and Dog and the Mixed-up Week! (January 28, 2004)
Whee, I got a package today! It was just some stuff I'd ordered on Amazon, but still...So I got some CD-R's (boring, but necessary for storing all the college notes I've been scanning like a crazy wo...
Brrr! (January 9, 2004)
It was really freaking cold today (it has been all week, but today and tomorrow are supposed to be the worst). Mike Wankum said we might even beat our record low of 0 F for January 9 that was set in ...
Grad School (January 5, 2004)
Today I was the closest I've ever been to actually quitting grad school. I thought about how life is too short to be lonely and miserable for another 6+ months and how I don't feel at all motivated t...
Comfort (January 2, 2004)
Yesterday, I wore my pajamas all day. Patrick almost did too, but then he got a craving for pearl milk tea around 10 pm, so he put on real clothes to go out and get us some. Life with Patrick is goo...
But What Happens Next? (December 27, 2003)
My mom and I finished watching season 2 of Sex and the City last night, and she hadn't rented seasons 3 or 4, so I'm left high and dry, waiting to find out what happens. I've gotten sucked in! Maybe...
Sex and the City + Gardening (December 24, 2003)
My mom and I started watching Season 1 of Sex and the City last night (she'd seen them all before, while I'd never seen any). I'm enjoying it so far; Carrie's hairstyles seem almost attainable by peo...
Movies and Food (December 22, 2003)
And here's what we did today (okay, technically yesterday):
Today, we slept in and then had biscuits and scrambled eggs for breakfast (I have a limited amount of food, since I'll be going on vacati...
Thanksgiving Recap (November 29, 2003)
Well, I'm back in stupid, cold Boston (tickets for a Sunday return were way too expensive, what with it being Thanksgiving weekend). Here's what happened after I wrote last:
Thursday:
We headed o...
I Could Make That! (November 17, 2003)
I have a hankering to spend money tonight. That's no good...I got a new J. Crew catalog in the mail, and they have some nice-looking things, but they're all too expensive. Plus, I have the problem t...
Pomegranates (November 15, 2003)
So that pomegranate-opening technique I linked to yesterday worked well, although I still ended up with a few pink spatters on my kitchen walls. But I realized that I don't like pomegranate seeds too...
iTunes Is Addictive (November 14, 2003)
I just bought my first music from iTunes. It's way too easy to spend money there; good thing they don't have much music I like. I downloaded six Coldplay songs; after listening to excerpts of the ot...
Colorado Visit (November 11, 2003)
I had a very nice visit home to Colorado, although I wish it could've been longer.
Friday:
Patrick and I both arrived at DIA around 7 pm, and my mom and little sister Lianna picked us up a little ...
Stormare (November 2, 2003)
I'm rarely productive on Sundays, even if I plan to be. I always end up watching movies on TV instead of doing work. I guess my subconscious wants to relax on weekends, even if my logical mind knows...
Dun-Dun (October 19, 2003)
Today I did laundry and watched movies on TV. Last night, I watched three or four episodes of Law & Order in a row. It's crazy how often it's on during the weekend, either on TNT or USA. It makes m...
New Laptop! (October 2, 2003)
Oops! I lost track of time because my sweet, sweet Powerbook arrived this afternoon. I told myself I wouldn't spend a lot of time playing with it today because I have things to do, but I just can't ...
Lasagna (September 30, 2003)
I'm making more of that lasagna Patrick and I made earlier this month. Cooking complicated stuff is way more enjoyable when he's here. But now I get all the food to myself, so that's a plus :)
My...
Waterworks (September 27, 2003)
I've started crying again. I don't know if I mentioned this before, but all last winter, I would cry whenever anything remotely romantic happened on TV. It had stopped for a while, but it's started ...
Sick (September 25, 2003)
First, here's a picture of the Boston skyline I took from the plane last Friday (we had to wait awhile to take off):
Second, I'm definitely sick. I still went to class today, but I didn't go i...
Laptop Ordered (September 23, 2003)
Oh, I forgot to mention that over dinner on Sunday we had some interesting conversation. First, Patrick randomly said, "if a couple doesn't get engaged within one and half years, their chances of eve...
Laptop (September 23, 2003)
Well, I went to the Apple Store in Cambridgeside Galleria, and they didn't have any 12" Powerbooks. No instant gratification for me. So I'm just going to order online and hope it's still easy to get...
End of California Visit (September 22, 2003)
Home again, home again...I've decided to save the laptop-buying until tomorrow, and I'm just going to take it easy and catch up on things tonight.
So I think last I wrote, we were about to go out t...
Laptop Excitement (September 20, 2003)
Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy--I'm going to get a laptop next week! Patrick has thrown a (nice) wrench in my plans though, by offering to pay the difference between a 12" iBook and 12" G4 Powerbook. So I g...
Getting a Laptop (September 15, 2003)
Remember how I'm getting extra money from my fellowship guys this year? Well, I think I'll spend some of it on a new laptop for myself. My current desktop computer is on its last legs (it got really...
WB Outrage (September 1, 2003)
What the hell? The WB has replaced The Fresh Prince and Sabrina the Teenage Witch in its early evening line-up with two episodes of Just Shoot Me. That messes up my whole TV-watching routine when I ...
Light Reading (August 11, 2003)
I checked two books out of the MIT library today to read on my trip. The first one is Just Like Beauty, by Lisa Lerner. It didn't have a dustjacket, so I had no idea what it was about, but the title...
Yay, Corduroy! (August 10, 2003)
I lost track of time! I've been reading all afternoon, if you can believe that. I haven't just sat down and read for...at least a year. Normally I just have the TV on in the background and dink aro...
Pittsburgh Adventures (August 4, 2003)
I'm back! We had a great weekend. Luckily, I get to spend almost a week with Patrick starting next Tuesday (we're taking a few extra days of vacation in California before Tree and Andrew's wedding)....
Mr. Accident (July 27, 2003)
So last night, instead of going to bed, I got sucked into watching Mr. Accident on WB. I have no idea why they'd even buy the rights to show it, since it was just a weird movie, and not very compelli...
Da Vinci Code (July 22, 2003)
I forgot to mention yesterday that I read The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown on the plane during my visit to Pittsburgh. Patrick lent it to me, and it's a story about cryptography and the Knights Templar...
Pittsburgh Adventures (July 21, 2003)
I had a wonderful weekend. It's too bad that every time I visit Patrick, I end up hating MIT for a few days, before I get back into my routine. Why am I here? I don't enjoy anything I'm doing; at m...
Evil Eye Keychain (July 14, 2003)
One of the other people in our research group went home to Turkey for two weeks, and she brought us all presents today. They're keychains that are supposed to protect us from the evil eye.
Onl...
Boston Adventures (July 7, 2003)
Okie doke...all pictures are pop ups. Look out, this entry is looong! If you just want to look at the pictures, they're in my Boston photo album.
Friday: We had breakfast at Miracle of Science, a...
Happily-Ever-After Stories (June 29, 2003)
Dude, USA (the TV network) is awesome! This whole weekend, they've been showing endearing high school movies, including Can't Hardly Wait, She's All That, Never Been Kissed, 10 Things I Hate About Yo...
Pittsburgh Adventures (June 23, 2003)
I'm home! I had a very nice weekend with Patrick in Pittsburgh, but it wasn't nearly long enough.
Friday: When I was waiting for my plane at Logan, I noticed there was a bird flying around the ter...
Upcoming Movies (May 29, 2003)
I was in a good mood today--not sure if it's because I wore my new necklace or because it was sunny. It's nice feeling happy! Unfortunately, the rain's coming back tomorrow, so let's hope it was the...
Boston Adventures (May 19, 2003)
Yesterday we had beautiful weather, and today looks good too! First, we went down to Boston Common and watched people at the Frog Pond for a while. Then we saw The Matrix Reloaded (it was a matinee ...
Alumni Weekend Recap (May 5, 2003)
My email isn't working, so I feel all shut off from the world. Luckily, they're supposed to have it up and running again around 5 tonight. I hope so!
I did SEM (scanning electron microscopy) all ...
Magnolia's (April 19, 2003)
Magnolia's was very good. The walk there was really cold, but I was happy once we got inside. The restaurant had blue walls and murals and a big glowing moon--the only decoration element I didn't li...
Bay Area Adventures (February 16, 2003)
Yesterday was fun! We went to Target, and then we saw The Recruit at AMC Mercado 20 (the theater next to the Virgin Mary statue--pictures coming soon). It was good, but not spectacular. And then, w...
Quiche (February 1, 2003)
Today I worked on the journal article for my undergrad advisor (deadline is Monday, which is good, since classes start Tuesday). Then I watched Amelie and had a good cry. It's a beautiful movie. I ...
Sweet Potato Outcome (January 29, 2003)
Stay tuned for my thoughts on Sweet Potato Recipe #2: Smashed Sweet Potatoes. They're baking right now...
The Verdict: Not as good as recipe #1, but the marshmallows and edges of the sweet potato...
The Lovely Bones (January 26, 2003)
Incidentally, I finished reading The Lovely Bones on the plane yesterday. It was beautiful and moving, and I wish it wasn't such a quick read. I recommend it! Apparently not all the Amazon reviewer...
True Heart (January 26, 2003)
I'm back in wintery Boston. Hard to believe I was wearing shorts yesterday in Palo Alto. I figure I'll go to bed early tonight since that red eye flight and the three hour time difference have reall...
Real Chinese Food (January 25, 2003)
We just got back from a late showing of Catch Me if you Can. It's a fun movie. Before that we had real, homemade Chinese food with a friend of Patrick's dad. I could say more, but it's past my bedt...
Pink Eye (January 23, 2003)
I watched Riding in Cars with Boys while Patrick was doing work. It was a good movie. I don't think it's good enough to buy forever, but definitely good enough to rent. And it had Maggie Gyllenhaal...
Dutch Crunch! (January 21, 2003)
Patrick and I went all over San Mateo today because he doesn't have class until tomorrow (but he does have an IM basketball game tonight). We went to Barnes and Noble, where he bought the super-duper...
Arrived in California (January 19, 2003)
I'm safe and sound in California. When I left Boston, it was really freaking cold and windy, so it sure is nice to have warmer weather here in CA. I normally take the T to get to the airport in Bost...
Gangs of New York (January 5, 2003)
We saw Gangs of New York today. The tickets were outrageously-priced ($10 each for a matinee!), but the movie was worth it. We went to it because Patrick liked the cool-ass top hats from the preview...
NYE (December 31, 2002)
Happy New Year (more or less)! Patrick and I worked out this morning, then we went to Loew's near Boston Common and saw *two* movies: Adaptation and Two Weeks Notice (both of us wanted to see the for...
Pork Chops (December 30, 2002)
Patrick's here! I made him pancakes for breakfast, then we went grocery shopping, then watched Almost Famous (my dorm has a small DVD library, where we can check out DVDs for free). Just now, Patric...
Lord of the Rings (December 23, 2002)
Today was great. We went to an early showing of Lord of the Rings in Santa Clara, which is like 20 minutes away from Stanford. There's a huge statue of the Virgin Mary across the street from the the...
Honey-Roasted Peanuts! (October 12, 2002)
I'm in California (and happy!). The flight here was much better than last time--they had honey-roasted peanuts this time (instead of stupid salted peanuts) and my headphones worked with the armrests,...
LSC Practice (October 9, 2002)
I just got back from doing an LSC screening (without audience) of About a Boy. I still need practice projecting movies before I do it for a real audience. Too much pressure! Anyway, I watched the m...
Pumpkin Muffins (October 5, 2002)
Mmm...I made these pumpkin muffins today (using canned pumpkin instead of the real thing). They would've been much more satisfying yesterday, when it was cold and rainy (as compared to today, which w...
Angell Street Sweater (July 20, 2002)
Amelie was great...it made me cry (happy tears). It also made me want to collect discarded pictures from photo booths and work at an upscale French porn shop, but neither of those will probably happe...
Better Off Dead (VHS) Cover (July 19, 2002)
I couldn't stop thinking about Better Off Dead being on sale, so I went back to Hollywood Video and bought it. Now I can sell my video and make some money back *and* save space while moving! My only...
Amelie + Daiquiri Ice (July 19, 2002)
I finally get to watch Amelie! It came out earlier this week, but Patrick said we should wait until today so we could relax and watch it. Hollywood Video didn't have any (but they did have Better Of...
Fraggle Rock on DVD (July 10, 2002)
My dad just alerted me to this petition to have Fraggle Rock released on DVD. I loved the Fraggles when I was little! We used to have a tape with the Fraggle Rock soundtrack that we listened to ever...
Nicolas Cage Mini-Marathon (July 6, 2002)
Sigh...since Patrick isn't here, I've had the TV on nonstop today (well, excepting the four hours I spent AFMing--how insane, working during the weekend). Moonstruck was on this morning, and It Could...
Minority Report (June 24, 2002)
Well, I didn't get any of my projects done this weekend, but I had a good time. We went and saw Minority Report with Erin and Harley, and it was a good movie. I also made applesauce from scratch and...
The Bourne Identity (June 21, 2002)
I realized I never mentioned that I saw The Bourne Identity last weekend. I liked it. Especially Franka Potente. I wish that if I hacked off all my hair, it would look like hers did when she cut it...
Felicity (May 23, 2002)
Aww...I just watched the series finale of Felicity. Geez, WB, why must you play on my emotions so? Why do you always play Sarah McLachlan's "I Will Remember You"? You know it makes me teary-eyed. ...
Mystery Flower (May 21, 2002)
First off, before I forget, here's a flower that I'm trying to identify:
There are huge amounts of them growing along Baseline near Mills Ave. Patrick thinks they're wildflowers, and I agree. ...
Sixteen Candles (May 14, 2002)
Sixteen Candles is such a good movie. It has a beautiful happy ending and even a young John Cusack. Wonderful, wonderful stuff. Good thing I have it on DVD so it can keep me company when I'm far aw...
NYE (January 1, 2002)
I wish I had pictures to put up, but I decided to leave my camera stuff at my mom's house so it wouldn't get lost. So no pictures...I'm sorry!
I spent New Year's Eve alone (by choice, partially) w...
Failed Mittens (December 30, 2001)
Ocean's Eleven was fun. It had cool gadgets and lots of famous people. After the movie, we went to Johnny Carino's, a fake atmosphere Italian place. I ate too much, as usual. But at least I didn't...
Movies (December 30, 2001)
Not much new to tell. I'm at my dad's house for the next week. Tonight we're going to see Ocean's Eleven. Because there's no TV (reception), I rented a few movies. Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? was ...
A Christmas Story (December 25, 2001)
I'm happy. TNT was showing their 24 hours of a Christmas Story last night, so I got my fill. I love that movie. If I ever have a family of my own, we're going to watch a Christmas Story every Chris...
Fall Break (October 23, 2001)
I'm boring...Fall Break has been nice and relaxing, just like I wanted. The most exciting thing I've done is go see Serendipity (you know, John Cusack being all cute and awkward yet again). My apolo...
Pictures (August 25, 2001)
Pictures from Boston are up, as well as a few from the NNUN Convocation in DC (not as many as I would've liked, but I was feeling lazy). Not too exciting, but there you go...
We just got back from...