Bookseller, baker, ricotta-cheese maker. I'm a reader, a wannabe writer, have a mothballed J.D., and am little bit crazy. These are the days of my lives.
Posted in books, chains, good things, nerd on Feb 8th, 2009
I was browsing at the shrine to the “Twilight” vampire series at one the downtown chain bookstore that has a decent sci-fi/fantasy and poetry section and observed the aftermath of the Harry Potter books. I’ve never read these books, but I see people of all different ages and social groups reading them on the train […]
Posted in Better Half, chains, good things, links, sparkly on Oct 1st, 2008
I may still have student loans to repay, and furniture inherited from relatives. I finally have a job with grownups, for grownup pay. But the real, true sign of adulthood? Matching silverware. Oneida Calm, if you’re curious. Many thanks to the BH, who got a $100.00 gift certificate to Linens n’ Things (or “Sheets n’ […]
Dear Sandwich-Making Guy at the Quizno’s Near Work:
When I tell you which sandwich I want, naming it by the full name assigned by your store, the correct response is “Everything on that?,” meaning, of course, that you want to know if I want everything listed on the signboard as being included in the sandwich. (Although, I […]
Posted in chains, cooking, flickr, food, gluten free, low carb, photos on Jul 13th, 2008
I have been cooking, just not recently. Tonight, I actually got to make some dinner with the produce of a shopping trip to Roslindale Square. (Or “Rozzie,” for those in the know.”) Dinner was just a caprese salad, a simply pan-roasted pork chop, and broccoli sauteed on high heat with onions, red […]
Posted in Secret Girlfriends, chains, friends, good things, just plain silly, links, photos, sparkly on May 1st, 2008
Ok, it’s perhaps anticlimactic to name my new bra as my second-ever secret girl(s)friend, but really, meet my new inner beauty. I introduce to you the “Barely There” Invisible Look Underwire Bra.
My girls are not as, ahem, generous as the ones in this picture, so I can use the light padding and underwire to boost […]
Posted in Clutter, Uncategorized, chains, flickr, just plain silly, links, photos on Apr 6th, 2008
Sparkling Lemon Laxative, originally uploaded by BipolarLawyerCook.
Mmm, laxative. Well, at least it cheered me up. I thought I was having a bad day, and then I realized, at least I didn’t need this!
I decided not to be an asshole tonight. It was hard– I’m Boston (area) born and bred, so being assertive, opinionated and ahem, self-oriented come naturally. (As Ed the Gent can attest, there’s a reason the denizens of our fair Commonwealth are known as Massholes.)
Anyway, I digress. We were supposed to have a massive ice […]
Posted in Better Half, chains, cooking, food, links, recipes on Jan 13th, 2008
No, this isn’t a post about my formative cooking experiences, or how I knew that cooking was an avocation upon the first taste of something or other. Rather, it’s a post about the first cooking class I’ve ever taken. Helen Rennie has a blog called Beyond Salmon, and runs Helen’s Kitchen, a series […]
Posted in chains, good things, links on Dec 16th, 2007
There is a long profile of Etsy, its business model & philosophy, and some of the sellers up at the New York Times.
Posted in Better Half, baking, bipolar, chains, meds on Dec 9th, 2007
The BH and I took the T to the mechanic’s, picked up the car with the newly-replaced window, and drove up to the FedEx depot near the BH’s work to pick up a package that ended up being a surprise present from my wonderful assistant. Dropped the BH off at his office to do […]