Last week, my lost week of the bashed up face, I really didn’t cook too much. On Monday, my face was too sore – I had cereal and ice cream for all my meals. I’d been planning for awhile to make Jane and Michael Stern’s broccoli casserole, that I got out of the Splendid Table‘s … [Read more…]
Last Sunday at the WI Film fest, one week and a lifetime away, or at least a half a lifetime. We had fried eggs and toast (potato rolls and the last sesame bagel) and bacon for breakfast, then I biked off to do my first partial shift at Sundance. Basically I was there to get … [Read more…]
Going to try to do the whole thing in one post, except for the Sunday of the Fest – that’s its own story. For me, the film fest started on Thursday, although I’d been to two volunteer trainings already. I worked at home, and took a break to go out to airport, and pick up … [Read more…]
Between last Friday and today, Monday, I went to three different types of events, all with their own brand of ceremony and customs: a memorial service, a museum gala, and a piano recital. The memorial was for a prominent and popular University professor, Jim Baughman. He taught for us at the library school a few … [Read more…]
On Thursday I drove out to the far east side and traded in my old Miele Flamenco for a new one – a Jasper C2. My mom bought me the red Miele when she lived with me, which was from 2000 until she died in 2004, so I estimate it’s at least 14 years old. … [Read more…]
Or I feel like one, anyways. Thursday, the night of the first Bowie tribute in NYC, I came home from work feeling too lazy to cook dinner, and ate Chinese leftovers, and if the time stamp on the picture is anywhere near close, before 6:00 PM – so Midwest/small town. On Friday, the day of … [Read more…]