A good friend of mine from the college years, with whom I've kept in-6mo-updates touch, announced her divorce today. Apparently it was finalized in November after 1.5 years of marriage. Sadly, it's not exactly a shock (the wedding was actually a more surprising decision), but it is the first one of my friends from a younger part of my life to get divorced.
We're not close, it doesn't affect me in a way that makes me look deeply at my relationship and wonder, or anything like that. I guess I'm just recording it as one of those life's firsts.
Monday, January 29, 2007
Wednesday, January 24, 2007
Wine, wine, wine
For my readers who do not know: I love Trader Joe's. I love their food, I love their beer, their cheese, and their wine.
My recommendations for tonight:
1- Old Moon Old Vines Zin is outstanding (and $5 a bottle). I also love my husband who when I asked "Should we put wine in the pasta sauce?" answered, "Definitely. And let's break out the expensive $5 bottle instead of the Shaw this time."
Honestly though, nice body, not as heavy as most Zins, but also less fruity, with a better finish and a better blend.
2-Trader Joe's (relabeled Gordon Biersch) Winterbrew. 7.5% sweet dopplebock and very good for the $5/6 pack price.
3-Trader Joes special ale that comes in a wine bottle with a champagne top, 2006 Vintage Ale. This is bottled and produced by unibroue, and outstanding Canadian brewery that brews in the Belgian style. More flavorful than a Chamay, but with all the complexity. This is basically unibroue's "Terrible" (pronounce it French-style) rebottled at and $5 a 750 ml rather than 10. It's very good, very strong (9% I think) and outstanding with burgers, nachos, or a good, rare, steak. (then again, what isn't?)
My recommendations for tonight:
1- Old Moon Old Vines Zin is outstanding (and $5 a bottle). I also love my husband who when I asked "Should we put wine in the pasta sauce?" answered, "Definitely. And let's break out the expensive $5 bottle instead of the Shaw this time."
Honestly though, nice body, not as heavy as most Zins, but also less fruity, with a better finish and a better blend.
2-Trader Joe's (relabeled Gordon Biersch) Winterbrew. 7.5% sweet dopplebock and very good for the $5/6 pack price.
3-Trader Joes special ale that comes in a wine bottle with a champagne top, 2006 Vintage Ale. This is bottled and produced by unibroue, and outstanding Canadian brewery that brews in the Belgian style. More flavorful than a Chamay, but with all the complexity. This is basically unibroue's "Terrible" (pronounce it French-style) rebottled at and $5 a 750 ml rather than 10. It's very good, very strong (9% I think) and outstanding with burgers, nachos, or a good, rare, steak. (then again, what isn't?)
Tuesday, January 23, 2007
State of the Union
For anyone who is watching tonight, may I suggest: the state of the union drinking game.
A few nice things about getting older
At the ripe old age of 27, I have made some observations of things that seem to be getting easier in life rather than harder:
1. Teenagers listen to you more. Or at least they do when they're drunk and you're asking them to keep the party down, go to bed, and get off my lawn!
2. I don't get as embarassed trying new things for the first time and looking like a total fool.
3. My grey streak will kick serious ass when it grows in, and until then, I get to color it sparkly henna red.
4. Letting go of some of the body nonesence. A friend recently asked me if the body image baggage ever goes away. I'm sure some of it remains, but it does seem to get easier in you late twenties. As someone who has particularly memorable teenage experiences of sobbing in dressing rooms (flourescent lights are pure torture), the last few years I'm grown increasingly comfortable in my own skin. We'll see if that holds up as the wrinkles come...
5. Getting to make references to my young adult pop culture, have the references missed completely by my students/younger generation, and then getting to bemoan the state of today's youth/culture to my commrades.
6. Increasingly not getting carded.
1. Teenagers listen to you more. Or at least they do when they're drunk and you're asking them to keep the party down, go to bed, and get off my lawn!
2. I don't get as embarassed trying new things for the first time and looking like a total fool.
3. My grey streak will kick serious ass when it grows in, and until then, I get to color it sparkly henna red.
4. Letting go of some of the body nonesence. A friend recently asked me if the body image baggage ever goes away. I'm sure some of it remains, but it does seem to get easier in you late twenties. As someone who has particularly memorable teenage experiences of sobbing in dressing rooms (flourescent lights are pure torture), the last few years I'm grown increasingly comfortable in my own skin. We'll see if that holds up as the wrinkles come...
5. Getting to make references to my young adult pop culture, have the references missed completely by my students/younger generation, and then getting to bemoan the state of today's youth/culture to my commrades.
6. Increasingly not getting carded.
Thursday, January 18, 2007
One more...
Last Thursday night I had a dream that the goat proposed to my mom and they decided to get married. Yeah, my mom, who he has never met and is already married herself. It ended with my screaming, "I will not call you dad!"
Needless to say, it was pretty fucked up, and I forgot about it until reading goat's blog when it all came back. I'm not sure what I means, and I really don't want to know. I generally have fucked up dreams so I'll be sure to keep 'em coming as they float through my brain.
Needless to say, it was pretty fucked up, and I forgot about it until reading goat's blog when it all came back. I'm not sure what I means, and I really don't want to know. I generally have fucked up dreams so I'll be sure to keep 'em coming as they float through my brain.
Tahoe
I spent a wonderful 4 days in Tahoe over MLK Weekend. It took us 7 hours to get up there, but worth every minute waiting in traffic (and we hit none on the way home). I decided to take a skiing lesson my first day and it was the best $80 for lesson, lift ticket, and rentals, that I ever spent. My teacher was great and I had a wonderful time after that. Luke, Adam, Prabath and I all went out the second day as well. Despite a early set back due to an overestimation of my skill and confidence level, I went back to some easier slopes in the afternoon and had a blast.
Tahoe itself was cold (-5 - 20), but beautiful, and I'd love to go back.
I had time to get some knitting in, making progress on my "muppet scarf" and reknitting my dark red and gold scarf (pics will follow on Sat).
Two final pics of the hardcore snow-goers and further proof that snow clothing (especially the jacket I inherited from an old high school bfriend) is super hawt.
Tahoe itself was cold (-5 - 20), but beautiful, and I'd love to go back.
I had time to get some knitting in, making progress on my "muppet scarf" and reknitting my dark red and gold scarf (pics will follow on Sat).
Two final pics of the hardcore snow-goers and further proof that snow clothing (especially the jacket I inherited from an old high school bfriend) is super hawt.
Tuesday, January 09, 2007
Clarification and Dye Release
A brief note of clarification re: last post and Kungfu's comment re: food trumping sex. In the case of hot wings (and chile relleno burritos), it is the lingering chili/pepper oil that is sometimes forgotten in the heat of passion, only to remind the receiving victim of its presence with a slow and steady burn. If you wouldn't touch your eyes after handling certain foods, hands (and mouths) off pink bits, too.
and now for something completely different:
I had dye release with my henna. It only took 49 freakin' hours. But I glopped it on my head, read about Russian Jews, and several hours later have meadowy-smelling auburn hair. Hennaing my hair combines three of my favourite things: cooking, making a mess, and changing, even if subtle, my hair. I dig the no chemicals and they make my white streak bright red. Maybe when I'm completely white/grey I'll fulfill my dreams of becoming a redhead.
I also got to spend a lovely hour knitting with the Santa Cruz Fiber Artists, and tried out a new Eggplant recipe that Luke, who hates Eggplant, really liked.
I'll post pics when I con Luke into taking some. Although I don't think anyone beyond my fellow Santa Cruzians read this, so you can just see me in real life.
Also, for some reason my spell check isn't working, so I apologize for the misspellings.
and now for something completely different:
I had dye release with my henna. It only took 49 freakin' hours. But I glopped it on my head, read about Russian Jews, and several hours later have meadowy-smelling auburn hair. Hennaing my hair combines three of my favourite things: cooking, making a mess, and changing, even if subtle, my hair. I dig the no chemicals and they make my white streak bright red. Maybe when I'm completely white/grey I'll fulfill my dreams of becoming a redhead.
I also got to spend a lovely hour knitting with the Santa Cruz Fiber Artists, and tried out a new Eggplant recipe that Luke, who hates Eggplant, really liked.
I'll post pics when I con Luke into taking some. Although I don't think anyone beyond my fellow Santa Cruzians read this, so you can just see me in real life.
Also, for some reason my spell check isn't working, so I apologize for the misspellings.
Monday, January 08, 2007
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