tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-138259252009-11-10T23:15:50.086-06:00<a href="http://disasterkitchen.blogspot.com/2005/06/wiping-cookie-dough-off-walls.html">Wiping the cookie dough off the walls</a>CëRïSëhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18133935575651973096disasterkitchen@gmail.comBlogger580125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13825925.post-78937226342563352002009-11-10T22:41:00.004-06:002009-11-10T22:50:10.736-06:00

I posted two, long overdue, reviews today over at the book blog, which means I'm almost caught up with the summer's reading.Because I wrote a bunch over there, and because David and I only just now returned from partaking of Cheap Date Night at Zeno--which included a viewing of the delightfully bizarre The Men Who Stare at Goats at the Lagoon--I'm going to call that good for tonight and go to

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Today I ran in shortsIt has been a lovely, warm November so farApparently we only had three 60° days in October, and are already at six for NovemberAfter the run, I ate a big dinner and then sort of passed out on the couchI'm still feeling a bit sleepy, and thus rather uninspiredThe slumber party was great funWe plan to do it againI feel very happy and grateful to have made such good friends in

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David (who loves squirrels): Oh look, there's a squirrel! He's so cute!Me: I don't like squirrels.David: Oh, he's going to jump! Maybe if I scare him, he'll fall! (Knocks on window. Looks down. Pauses.) ...He may have fallen.

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Awww, peeps, I'm a NaBloPoMo failure, already! I missed posting yesterday--'completely spaced it with the slumber party. I guess it takes a bit of pressure off for the rest of the month, although I will still try to get in a daily post (or two; I think it was Mandy who once said that NaBloPoMo is 30 posts in 30 days, and a post a day was really more of a secondary thing).Anyway, here are those

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Tonight, I made hats! I haven't taken pictures of them, yet, but I think they're pretty cool. One I had already started, and the second went really fast because I was using four-ply yarn and my new giant (size Q) crochet hook.I also made bang-up pad thai, which is quite a lot easier than you might expect. I did take some pictures of that (though I haven't uploaded them), so you may be treated to

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So, it's Day Five of NaBloPoMo, and I'm already sort of running out of ideas. Yesterday was a halfway-freebie, too, because I had started that post weeks ago and had just never finished it. Anyway, here are a few snippets:Tuesday, I voted, mostly because Mpls was using instant run-off voting for the first time, and I wanted to be there for the history-making.Speaking of history, I remembered how

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This lamp at Design Within Reach is beautiful. It is made from fiberglass, and it is $980.I made mine, albeit somewhat smaller, and of humbler materials, for about a tenth of that. Here's how, with nods to these helpful tutorials.Supplies:1 17" balloon, inflated at store1 150 yard skein of hemp yarn1 bottle Elmer's glue1 cord set (mine was Hemma, from Ikea)1 metal hangerWhite paint (optional)Step

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As those of you on Facebook already know, tonight I saw They Might Be Giants at First Ave! My ears still feel a little fuzzy, and I'm hoarse from singing along, which, in short, means I had a fantastic time.I hadn't heard anything about the show, and would have missed it completely had David not spotted it and let me know this morning. I love TMBG's album Flood and the songs "Cowtown" and "Ana Ng

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So this year, I joined a friend to run the Monster Dash Half Marathon bright and early Halloween morning. I had considered various costume options (for a while, 80s cheerleader was the forerunner), but ultimately decided that I was too cheap and the weather too cold for anything fancy. I did at least go for colorful, thanks to last-minute striped legwarmers, an orange scarf a friend crocheted for

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Hello, Blog Friends!It is November again, and that means NaBloPoMo. Last year I remember it being quite a bit harder than I would have anticipated, so this year I'm expecting another challenge. The good news, I suppose, is that I have all sorts of stories and pictures that I haven't posted here, including more or less the entire roadtrip back to Minneapolis (in August). Maybe the obligation to

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I took these pictures of my office (and out the window that consistently fascinates me) yesterday with my camera phone. They appear to be a little smeary, but do sort of capture the permeating feel of the light. As always, click for larger images.My desk:Window, with Pillsbury Hall:More Pillsbury:Bookshelf and radiator:Sink(!):Closet:My open office door, from the hallway:And here are a few more

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Or, Things I've Been Doing to Avoid Writing My DissertationInternets, I've been remiss, about many things, but I apologize to you, in any case, for my lack of blogging. Exciting (or at least vaguely interesting) things have been happening here--I just haven't been posting about them! So, to hit a few highlights...I ran that marathon. The next morning, I had my first chiropractic appointment--that

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The past several days have been on the cool and wet side, so when the sun came out today, I decided to play hooky after my dissertation workshop and enjoy the glorious fall afternoon. I persuaded David that we should go to Minnehaha Falls, which neither of us had seen in its unfrozen form (which, needless to say, is a far sadder reflection on me than on him) to take full advantage of it.It was

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Internets, I am so tired that I am the slimmest of margins away from pulling on my ears (and squealing) à la Baby V. I thought I was tired last week, after the Urban Assault Ride, but of course that was child's play compared to 26.2 miles on my (even ninja-taped) feet.I did finish the race in 4:49:39, which is no speed record, even for me, but which I did think was totally respectable for the

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Today at the Expo I had my feet taped up like a ninja!I didn't go in with that intention, but that's what happened. I was lured by the sign that promised a free chiropractic consult and $29 first treatment when I signed up at the expo. I asked the guy if they could fix my feet, which have been bothering me--the first joint of the big toes, alternating from one foot to the other. He examined them

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Tonight a friend and I saw Much Ado About Nothing at the eponymous Theater in the Round. It had only been a couple of months since I'd last seen Shakespeare, but quite a lot longer since I'd seen theater performed in the round (I'm thinking the Virginia "we do it with the lights on" Shakespeare Company performances I saw in Lincoln were the closest in recent memory). This was the first time I'd

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I just rediscovered this video that David shot the weekend before we left Walla Walla. It makes me very happy, but sad at the same time. My pedestrian academic existence here in (currently cool and rainy) Mpls pales in the glow of the epic summer!

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Because I am a sucker for punishment, today, exactly one week before the Twin Cities Marathon, I rode in my second Urban Assault Ride. Last year, my partner and I had both been doing a respectable amount of biking (it helped that I'd actually been using my bike as my primary means of transportation, whereas recently I've become woefully spoiled by David's car!), but this year neither of us had

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This is the first and only text message my mom has ever sent me, a missive so elegantly simple and direct that it could not be ignored:So, here I am, trying to blog. The sheer volume of the things I could write about the past few weeks--not to mention the photos I could post--would be daunting enough, even without school and my shiny new fellowship starting; unpacking and reclaiming my apartment

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So David and I are in Alamogordo, New Mexico, after leaving Albuquerque this morning and hitting the Petroglyph National Monument; White Sands Missile Range, Missile Park, and Museum; and White Sands National Park, with stops along the way in Socorro and Truth or Consequences (plus one creepy police-state-type border-control check point just outside WSMR preceded by a bank of surveillance

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1997: Auburn (party at my (parents') house, my senior year)1998: Pacific City (Big Lake staff surf retreat)1999: Lincoln (party at Paul and Ter's)2000: Spangle (pre-session at UCA)2001: Lincoln*2002: Florence, Italy (intersession at Villa Aurora)2003: Lincoln (dinner with J & L)2004: Bowling Green2005: Bowling Green2006: Minneapolis (Tibetan food in St. Paul)2007: Minneapolis (party at my

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So a couple of weeks ago, my aunt, uncle, and Small Cousin embarked on an adventure to Glacier National Park. (I tried to convince David to come, but at the time he had a pesky day job.)We left early Friday morning, stopping for a picnic lunch at Riverfront Park in Spokane, and arriving at Flathead Lake in time for dinner. We stayed at Ilo's cabin there for two nights before heading to the park

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Hello again, Few Readers I Still Have Left.I write from the rest area in the middle of the Grapevine, at which we have paused en route from Santa Rosa (where we stayed with the ever-fantastic Jon and Lauren) to Loma Linda (where we'll stay with the charming Becca and Justin), via LA for dinner with Jeni and Soroosh. Epic Roadtrip II is underway, and more reports will doubtless follow, but for the

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Yesterday, I went to my first rodeo! We had box seats, which is not as fancy as it sounds, but every bit as entertaining.Tomorrow, I'm headed to Glacier National Park with P & T and my Small Cousin. We come back on Tuesday.I'm leaving Lappy here, and I think it will be the longest time we've been apart since I got it. I'll try to make up for it by posting lots of rodeo and camping pictures!

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So here are a few of those fabled pictures from Seattle, courtesy of David.25 gifts for Joel's 25th birthday:Another gift from me was a website for Abraham, where the adoring public will finally be able to legally purchase their music. Coming soon!Mom made an amazing French silk pie with homemade whipped cream and fresh raspberries:April had her SCUBA check-out dive Saturday afternoon, so we all

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