Dean and I have reinstated Date Night… ‘cos we literally can’t get enough of one another. We work almost completely opposite schedules so it’s a treat to carve out some time just us. Since this was our first date night in awhile, we decided to splash out a bit and grab dinner at Bleu Bistro- […]
I love it all year round, but most of all coming into nicer weather. There’s no playground and it’s not the nicest place to picnic, but it’s a swell little park. I must’ve spent an extra half hour strolling around yesterday- I was so pleased to see all the flowers coming up. At last, spring […]
Last night, I watched the new adaptation of Jane Eyre. It’s a fantastic film, beautifully shot and brilliantly cast. I was especially taken by lead actress Mia Wasikowska who is radiant- even when styled with a severe hair-do and dowdy dress… Though I will say her classic good looks are made up so plainly, she […]
I am so sad that this store is closing in a couple days! Twice Sold Tales on the Ave has been a familiar marker for me since I moved out here. It’s a wonderfully unfussy place to browse through used books, with friendly employees and skulking cats. I will miss passing by on my way […]
Also this past weekend, I saw my friend Sarah for the first time in about EIGHT years. Sarah and I go way back. Our folks went to the same church so we’d play together at Sunday School, then we attended K-12 together. Imagine my surprise to learn that she and her husband Zac (also from […]
Today I am 26 years old. It’s been a lovely birthday, filled with friends and foods. Cakes! The Hellblazer cake my co-workers got me on Friday! Kristy first made sure to use an image from the Mike Carey run (he’s my favorite Hellblazer writer) and then, because of copyright issues, she altered the image for […]
This is the third movie in Peter Morgan’s Tony Blair series (presumably, it’s also the last?), taking place between 1992 and 2001. Michael Sheen reprises his role as Blair and Dennis Quaid co-stars as Bill Clinton. I enjoyed it well enough but it’s not as captivating as The Deal or The Queen. Call it mild […]
Every year, James visits and we take a picture with the paper as a sort of end-of-trip memento. The photo quality is never good enough to see the date but I think it’s a nifty tradition anyway. This one was taken early Tuesday morning. We walked into a bagel shop, grabbed the paper, and posed […]
Nate, Dave, James and I went for all three days. We spotted lots of Boba Fetts, ate out every day (we did Genki Sushi twice ‘cos they were doing $1 plates and are delicious!), sat in on lots of panels, and got to meet a lot of neat cartoonists/writers. Good times! I’m a little bit […]
James is in town for his annual visit. He flew in Thursday evening but there hasn’t been time to jot everything down so, I gotta start in the middle. We kicked off our Sunday with breakfast at Ipanema Grill, an all-you-can-eat Brazilian BBQ. We first went last year and had such a blast consuming endless […]
