After living in Portland for four years, I've finally bought a raincoat! Wrestling with an umbrella and a stroller while wearing a baby on my front is just too hard. I've had my eye on Hillary Day'...

As I mentioned earlier, I've been participating in the MPB Men's Shirt Sew-Along, making a Colette Negroni shirt for Patrick (Version 1, Size M). The sew-along is helping me do a much better job sewin...

The biweekly Arlo update is coming soon! In the meantime, here are a few pictures of the new Mixie dress I just picked up at Mink! I've been waiting seven months for them to get more Mixie dresses in ...

Here's our little 23-week-old chubby boy! And here he is demonstrating the maneuver I mentioned last week where he goes from sitting up to being on his tummy on the arm of the chair (followed...

Here are Arlo's twenty-two-week chair pictures. He was feeling a little sensitive during our photo session, thus the quivery lower lip in the second picture. Arlo's first Halloween went well....

Arlo is twenty weeks old! Wow, where has the time gone? He's doing really great with the neck control lately! He has pretty much stopped complaining when we do tummy time, probably because he's...

Here are Arlo's nineteen-week pictures, from last Sunday. The lip-sucking thing he's doing in the second one is apparently related to teething. I think it's pretty cute. And here's a bonus pi...

Here is Arlo at eighteen weeks old, wearing his cool shark onesie! Here he is hanging out with Patches (they're still not sure what to think of each other). Arlo had his four-month c...

Arlo is seventeen weeks old and fast approaching his 4-month birthday (on Thursday)! He gained another 11oz last week, and his thighs are getting nice and chubby. Fun! We've pretty much reach...

Thirty-two weeks! This marks the start of the eighth month--whoa! If I think in terms of months, two months still sounds like a decent amount of time to get ready, but 8 weeks, not so much. Babies are...

Twenty-one weeks--the baby is allegedly as long as a (large) banana. That seems about right. His kicks are getting stronger, which is exciting! We can count on him to put on a little kicking show righ...

Today marks the start of week 19! Highlights for the coming week include the baby reaching 6 inches in length and the start of vernix production. Oh, and we find out if it's a boy or a girl on Wednesd...

When I was at Black Sheep, I bought a very large skein of pink handspun wool. My plan is to make some cold-weather accessories with it (not sure if I'd wear them all at the same time though; it might ...

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 ...

Hey look, I sewed something! It has been a while since that happened... When I saw Betz White's shirred pillowcase top tutorial on the CRAFT blog, I knew I wanted to try making one for myself, ...

I spent the past week in California for work and took a few days to visit my mom, grandma, and aunts while I was in the area (it's always so much fun when they all get together!). Now I'm back home in...

Back in January, I decided I wanted to try knitting socks, so I bought some pretty Koigu KPPPM yarn and tiny knitting needles. I started knitting the socks in March, using Wendy's Generic Toe-u...

Back in November, I mentioned that I'd found two cloche patterns that I really liked, both in Laura Irwin's Boutique Knits. It took me a while, but I finally made one of the hats--the side slip cloche...

It's exciting to see signs of spring here in Portland! Daffodils and a lone crocus have popped up around our yard, and we have other mystery bulbs poking up that have yet to bloom (maybe tulips?). A f...

Today is Patrick's birthday--yay!! We had lunch at Little T, and we're going to have dinner at Clyde Common. I also made mini birthday cupcakes to take to trivia at Zach's Shack yesterday. I ma...

I haven't had any luck finding rain boots locally (apparently they all sold out a few weeks ago when the rain started--go figure), so I ended up buying a pair online (on sale!). Now my feet will stay ...

I posted some pictures of my new clothes on Flickr (click the pictures for more). It's also a mini-tour of our house, as I went from room to room, trying to find good light and a ledge to put the came...

I bought some nice fall/winter clothes yesterday! My original plan was to stop by Pin Me to buy some Orla Kiely rain boots at 25% off (there seemed to be lots of big sales this weekend), but the boots...

What an exciting day this is! We voted by mail a couple weeks ago, so we don't get any "I Voted" stickers, but we're wearing our one-of-a-kind Obama shirts for good luck. I had originally planned to s...

We had a good time in California last week. The main reason for the visit was my monthly work trip, but Patrick came along too (so much nicer than being alone for a week!), and we visited my mom, step...

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...

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 ...

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...

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!...

Some things I've been meaning to tell you about: I couldn't resist the okra at our farmers' market, but I wasn't sure what to make with it. I tried Madhur Jaffrey's recipe for okra with tomatoe...

Although it has been rainy, I've enjoyed myself. Sunday before last, I walked to the farmers' market in the drizzly gray, and on my way there, I spotted a rainbow! There weren't many farmers there bec...

Some bits and pieces: We went to the Menlo Park Connoisseur's Marketplace a few weekends ago. My coworkers said it was one of the best art and wine festivals in the Bay Area (I didn't realize ...

Since the 4th of July fell mid-week, I took Thursday and Friday off and enjoyed a nice long 5-day weekend. I did a little relaxing, got some stuff done, and even made it up to the city for a day. It...

I had a good birthday weekend. We headed to the East Bay on Saturday, stopping by Romolo's Spumoni and Cannoli Factory to pick up some cannoli for our picnic with Tree and Andrew. I read about Romol...

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...

I have a bunch of tidbits I've been meaning to mention for the past week... Appearance I haven't gotten my hair highlighted since right before our wedding, and last time I got it cut, the la...

Anniversary Weekend, Part 2: Olema Druids Hall After leaving Manka's full and sleepy, we headed down the road to Olema. We had a room reserved for the night at Olema Druids Hall (there are no long...

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! ...

Yesterday, I got my hair cut at Juut. Nothing remarkable. I've found a length I like, and I'm sticking with it for now. None of the hair pictures we took turned out great, but here are two if you'd...

I feel like we're living a little bit outside our means at the moment because of all the wedding spending that's going on, but I think we're fine. Spending will be curbed drastically once the wedding...

Monday: Finished making wedding invitations while watching Patrick and Nat play Katamari Damacy. Tuesday: Mailed invitations. I didn't get to choose the stamps the guy used--they looked like either ...

I'm so excited! We signed up for Organic Express tonight. I've wanted to sign up for something similar for awhile, and we got a flyer in the mail from them today, and we agreed that it's worth tryin...

My company's softball team won their first game tonight! It was exciting :) I still haven't had to play, which is a relief. But I'm ready to go if they need me! I wore my new workout top to the ...

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...

(This is a post from 2005 that never made it onto my site because I didn't want Patrick to read about my wedding dress before our wedding day. I'm adding it now for posterity) More dress pictures, ...

I had a fun day in the city today. I met up with Tree, and we tried on dresses at Bella Bridesmaid. I was afraid that they'd be snooty, but they weren't at all! Our saleslady was really friendly an...

This entry is mostly so I have a record of what I've tried on, but if you enjoy looking at pictures of people in dresses (as I do, from time to time), feel free to take a look. A) Watters and Wat...

I was going through our recent pictures, and here are a few pictures of the cornbread and chili we had a few nights ago. Patrick thought the cornbread looked like Pacman. I agree. I know, ove...

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 ...

I had given up on finding a pair of work shoes prior to starting my new job (first day is tomorrow!). But on our way to dinner at Siam Royal in Palo Alto, we passed a Clarks shoe store, and I found t...

Patrick and I are going to spend Christmas with my family in Colorado! It'll only be for a few days, but I'm still very excited about it. I've been wanting to visit home ever since I moved here this...

I had my second day of work today; my feet are all torn up from my pretty new shoes, even though I put bandaids on my ankles as a preventive measure. It was inevitable, I think. I've realized now th...

I had my first day of work at the stationery store today. It was only for 4 hours, but I'm tired! There was a lot of information to put into my brain. The store is full of cute stuff, including a b...

Yesterday, after we'd finished our daily walk to the post office to mail off more of Patrick's old books (we've already made over $100 on them!), we happened upon a cute women's clothing store (also i...

Note to self: remember to make something similar to this skirt. As I just commented over at JenB's, I can never bring myself to buy cute crafty stuff because I always say "I could make that myself an...

I had an unplanned day out today. I called Liquid this morning to make an appointment for next week, and it turned out they had an opening today at 3:30, so I decided to go today and spend the rest o...

Today I went to the mall in between experiments at work, to get my watch battery replaced (it stopped running on Tuesday, and it's very disconcerting not to have a functioning watch on my wrist). The...

We had a fun day today, despite it being rainy and cold (in June!). Oh, but first I should mention that I gave Patrick a surprise present last night (just for being done with quals and because I like...

I wore my happy striped capri pants today (that picture is from almost a year ago, when I bought them). They remind me of the beach and California because that's where I normally wear them. It's...

I don't think I've mentioned that I love my Converses! It took a few painful days to break them in, but now they're super-comfy, and it makes me happy to wear them. Only I think I'm a little more pr...

Last night, I went to a SP women's group meeting, where we watched Iron-Jawed Angels and ate good snacks. It was a good movie (especially considering that it was made by HBO instead of released in th...

I got new shoes in the mail! I saw a girl in the elevator wearing them a few weeks ago, and copycat that I am, I ordered my own pair a few days later. I like them though. They'll match a lot of...

I am dressed almost entirely in Old Navy clothes today. I should feel bad about that, since I just finished reading No Logo, and Old Navy is one of those companies that uses horrible sweatshop labor ...

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...

My hair's a different color! I dyed it with Feria Cinnamon, the same color I used a year and a half ago. It's okay, but I don't think it looks as good as it did that first time. Maybe it's because ...

I bought some Macoun apples to make pie with. They were on sale, but I had to buy a 5 lb. bag of them, so I'll have lots leftover. I think I'll make applesauce with the extra ones! Plus I found som...

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...

I was going to do work today, but I guess I needed a break, because I haven't done any. Instead, I did laundry, dropped off old clothes at Salvation Army, and bought a cute sweater at Gap. Of course...

I was sitting in my room, feeling mopey and unproductive this morning, and I decided I should get outside and enjoy the nice weather while I could. So I did! I took the T downtown and went to DSW (t...

I went to the mall today and found some good bargains! I got a king-sized pillow (to replace my almost 3-year-old pillow) for $4 at Sears, plus two towels for $5 each. I'm going to take the old pill...

I really really like my new shoes! Today it was pointed out to me that they are velcro shoes, and that reminded me of Curtis (Curtis was a Mudder who wore velcro shoes--he was also late to the final ...

My Diesel shoes got here today, and I love them! They're comfy and pretty and unusual. Much more stylish than normal tennis shoes. I'm not sure if I'd mentioned it before, but I also ordered a pi...

The weather was great today! It was the perfect day to leave work early, rent some movies, and eat ice cream. So that's what I did :) See, Anne (my advisor) took the day off, so we didn't have gr...

Well, I passed both of my classes, so that's good. I'm a little sad because I did pretty poorly in my biosystems class. But I rationalize my poor performance with the fact that I'd never taken a che...

So Patrick let me choose my birthday present this year, and I've decided I want some fun colorful sneakers. After a lot of looking, both online and at the mall, I narrowed my choices down to two pair...

Today I braved the overcast, drizzly weather and bought spring clothes! I'm tired, but I think I did well. I didn't find everything I was looking for at the Cambridgeside Galleria, so I think I'll g...

I left my window open today because the weather was so nice! Wow! It's supposed to be less nice for awhile now, but even one day of springtime weather makes me happy. Of course, when I went through...

I had a good day today. I worked some more on my image database, and I'm pleased with its level of functionality. Anne has been sick for the last few weeks, so I haven't gotten much (any) input from...

I had a good trip to the mall today. Even though it was only 37 °F out, the sun was shining, and it felt almost like spring. A good day for a walk. I dropped off the ring at Kay Jewelers to be si...

Ooh, sparkly! I'm not one for fancy jewelry, but this ring is special to me. It's my great-grandmother's (on my dad's side) wedding ring, and I remember seeing ...

I went to the MIT dentist today, but just for a consultation. All I want is a teeth cleaning, but they wanted to take X-rays first, since I haven't been to the dentist in 3 years. Both the dentist a...

As I just told Patrick, I have a clothing-buying dilemma. Gap is having a sale on jackets through December 11, and I like these two jackets:    They both cost $100, which is reasonable for ...

So I have a monthly clothing budget of $20, and this month's purchase was an Old Navy V-neck lambswool sweater. In purple! Anyway, it's not as soft as they led me to believe in the product descripti...

The most exciting part of my day was that I wore this bracelet that I got at OG Suite's pirate party in May (they had a treasure chest filled with cheap crap from the Oriental Trading Co.--I'd say thi...

Remember when I was looking for pretty rain boots? Well, here are some likely candidates. Too bad they cost $90 and are hard to find online. But I thought I should make a note of them anyway, just ...

I just bought these incredibly soft slippers at the Payless Shoes in Central Square. They're like a really fine terry cloth or a velour with a really thick pile. Whatever they are, they're so soft! ...

I had a good time at the mall. It's so comforting; a mall in Cambridge, MA, is basically the same as a mall in Montclair, CA. Yeah, I know--it's depressing that everything's the same, and we should ...

I was exploring Newbury Street yesterday (apparently it's *the* place in Boston for super-expensive, froo-froo stuff), and found a John Fluevog shoe store. I'd heard about Fluevog shoes from Prof. Ba...

I updated my progress pictures for the Angell Street sweater. Here's one of the front pieces. I foolishly went to Ontario Mills this afternoon, hoping to find a ruffle-front tailored shirt (li...

I have a shoe dilemma. I need to wear closed-toe shoes to work, but I don't like wearing socks in the summer time. So I need some sort of mule-type shoe. I went to awful Ontario Mills to look for c...

I want this necklace: Unfortunately, it costs $56. It was made by a cool independent female artist (for more of these, see another girl at play, daughter site of girl at play), so I understand...