Darned Musical Tag..
Al just tagged me...fine fine..i'll play along..not like I should be working or anything...
The Rules:List five songs that you are currently loving. It doesn't matter what genre they are from, whether they have words, or even if they're any good, but they must be songs you're really enjoying right now. Post these instructions, the artists, and the songs in your blog/xanga. Then tag five other friends to see what they're listening to.
My songs of the moment:
1. swing life away - rise against
2. fantasia on a theme by thomas thallis - ralph vaugh williams
3. slow motion - david gray
4. lights - journey
5. come fly with me - frank sinatra
and now i tag:
wugraph
xacto
monkeymar
kennmun
annechiu
you're it. no tag backs.
September 27, 2005
September 21, 2005
3 C's
Community.
Thanks, ladies and husbands and boyfriends of ladies, for a wonderful evening last night! Great food (salsa, ice cream, and strawberry milk soup)! Even greater company. I am publicly committing to more regular dinners with y'all. Rotating houses. On occasion, we may have to ditch our boyfriends/husbands for girls night. But, many times boys will be involved too!
It is good to spend time with girls...girls who are old friends. Girls who are like home to me. Girls who go to bed early! hahah. And it is good to be in the company of cheeseballs like Paul and Ben who like to pretend to eat whole, living, cows.
Funny story from last night:
I was talking to Paul and Elaine about a friend who lives in Syracuse.
Ev: "Do you guys remember Jason.....?"
Elaine: "Jason who???"
Ev: "umm...jassssoooonn...(thinking....) oh! what's his last name!?!?!?"
Janet: "Ho?"
Elaine: "HO!?! Janet, you think ev would forget her own boyfriend's last name?!?!?!"
ok, maybe it was only funny if you were there. we can reenact it for you someday if you ask us nicely.
I've been longing for community, and I've been blessed with community a plenty. Friday Night Krew (welcome back newlyweds!), LAME, Ohana, the old school BP/Saratoga girls and extensions of that circle, great roommates, quality time with jason, and now regular dinners with this crew. Time with people is so deeply satisfying. I do, however, need to make time and make it a point to spend one-on-on time with people. As much as I see people in groups, I miss some alone time with folks.
Calm.
My life is settling in nicely. Our house feels like home now. Work is settling down. Have lots of cool people to hang out with. My classes start soon. I've been reading a lot. (We didn't get cable. Who would've thunk it that if I didn't have 60 channels to watch on tv, I'd watch a lot less tv and have very few hankering pangs of "oh, I wish I had food network..Rachel Ray, where are you?!").
Contest.
Mary, Janet, and I are also soliciting names for our house. If we pick the name that you suggest, umm...you can...come over. hahaha. and maybe i/we will feed you (can't make promises for the other roommates. Please comment.
Community.
Thanks, ladies and husbands and boyfriends of ladies, for a wonderful evening last night! Great food (salsa, ice cream, and strawberry milk soup)! Even greater company. I am publicly committing to more regular dinners with y'all. Rotating houses. On occasion, we may have to ditch our boyfriends/husbands for girls night. But, many times boys will be involved too!
It is good to spend time with girls...girls who are old friends. Girls who are like home to me. Girls who go to bed early! hahah. And it is good to be in the company of cheeseballs like Paul and Ben who like to pretend to eat whole, living, cows.
Funny story from last night:
I was talking to Paul and Elaine about a friend who lives in Syracuse.
Ev: "Do you guys remember Jason.....?"
Elaine: "Jason who???"
Ev: "umm...jassssoooonn...(thinking....) oh! what's his last name!?!?!?"
Janet: "Ho?"
Elaine: "HO!?! Janet, you think ev would forget her own boyfriend's last name?!?!?!"
ok, maybe it was only funny if you were there. we can reenact it for you someday if you ask us nicely.
I've been longing for community, and I've been blessed with community a plenty. Friday Night Krew (welcome back newlyweds!), LAME, Ohana, the old school BP/Saratoga girls and extensions of that circle, great roommates, quality time with jason, and now regular dinners with this crew. Time with people is so deeply satisfying. I do, however, need to make time and make it a point to spend one-on-on time with people. As much as I see people in groups, I miss some alone time with folks.
Calm.
My life is settling in nicely. Our house feels like home now. Work is settling down. Have lots of cool people to hang out with. My classes start soon. I've been reading a lot. (We didn't get cable. Who would've thunk it that if I didn't have 60 channels to watch on tv, I'd watch a lot less tv and have very few hankering pangs of "oh, I wish I had food network..Rachel Ray, where are you?!").
Contest.
Mary, Janet, and I are also soliciting names for our house. If we pick the name that you suggest, umm...you can...come over. hahaha. and maybe i/we will feed you (can't make promises for the other roommates. Please comment.
September 19, 2005
Best brunch in....a long time.
Jason and I went to brunch on Sunday at Country Gourmet. I had the best food. I had one of the specials, the Banana French Toast Combo.
Two slices of really yummy french toast made with thickly sliced challah bread. (thick=the thickness of 2 slices of normal bread). Topped with a caramel syrup, sliced almonds, and a grilled banana. Served with a side of honey rum butter. SOOOOOO good. And suprisingly, not terribly sweet. I could still taste the challah bread amid the millions of flavors in my mouth that all melded so perfectly.
Served with 2 eggs, my way (over hard). And a cup of mixed fruit (with strawberries that were oh so sweet).
Top it off with a bottomless cup of hazelnut coffee, and the best breakfast buddy ever.
mmm....
post script: It's amazing how when I'm productive over the weekend, and I feel like my life is in order, Monday mornings are really quite manageable. I did SO MUCH this weekend. House work (LOTS of it), car fixing stuff, exercise, time with friends and roommates, reading. But it wasn't the exhausting fun. I still slept 9-10 hours each night. Our house looks and feels like we live there now.
Jason and I went to brunch on Sunday at Country Gourmet. I had the best food. I had one of the specials, the Banana French Toast Combo.
Two slices of really yummy french toast made with thickly sliced challah bread. (thick=the thickness of 2 slices of normal bread). Topped with a caramel syrup, sliced almonds, and a grilled banana. Served with a side of honey rum butter. SOOOOOO good. And suprisingly, not terribly sweet. I could still taste the challah bread amid the millions of flavors in my mouth that all melded so perfectly.
Served with 2 eggs, my way (over hard). And a cup of mixed fruit (with strawberries that were oh so sweet).
Top it off with a bottomless cup of hazelnut coffee, and the best breakfast buddy ever.
mmm....
post script: It's amazing how when I'm productive over the weekend, and I feel like my life is in order, Monday mornings are really quite manageable. I did SO MUCH this weekend. House work (LOTS of it), car fixing stuff, exercise, time with friends and roommates, reading. But it wasn't the exhausting fun. I still slept 9-10 hours each night. Our house looks and feels like we live there now.
