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style observation: Farmer's Market edition

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 14:36:00 -0700

noted, today and Tuesday, that a Farmer's Market has a certain style aesthetic. You know what I mean: Teva sandles, cotton tees, evidence of walking (strollers, backpacks, dogs) baskets for groceries, and a sort of make-up-less ease that makes it feel like what casual was intended to feel like. I'm not making judgments, I'm just noting that as far as places to wear kitten-heel strappy footwear, tight designer jeans, and rhinestone-adorned tops, well, those things just aren't that impressive in a F M setting. More »

Beatin' off the doldrums...

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 20:40:00 -0700

I've been quiet. Yeah, it's not just a state of blogging, it's a state of mind. More »

Heaven...

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 13:23:00 -0700

I'm eating my curried cous-cous salad, exploding with flavors inspired by a TNT article/recipe I spied yesterday, and helped along into its gorgeously flavorful fruition through my Best Friends Ever at Terra Organics. I've used some of last week's lettuce, mixed in with some of this week's, as the bed of my meal, plated with a drizzling of fat-free Italian dressing. More »

Nothing about Tall Ships

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 09:23:00 -0700

I missed the Ships. Well, we did see a few as we drove out to a massage appointment, and then saw a few more signs of seafarers as we drove around and about the town. More »

green-ward momentum

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 12:06:00 -0700

I thought the tomatoes I'd planted about a month ago were goners. Turns out, happily, I was wrong --after a brief period of shock, they appear to be thriving. More »

Dealing with the summer grumpies

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 22:47:00 -0700

note: I'm nervous about posting. I fear someone might insinuate, on the one hand, that I'm vacuous and jobless, and therefore not worthy of life; the next person (or people) might insinuate that my silly post and blatant consumerism reek of vapid dilettante wealth. More »

Ouch.

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 17:46:00 -0700

A $277 grocery bill slapped me in the face a couple of days ago. Being that we were at Fred Meyer and all, I have to admit that the order was not only groceries; there was a Baby Alive, a couple of keys, a bottle of Advil, dog food, and laundry detergent. More »

critiquing a critique

Sun, 15 Jun 2008 15:40:00 -0700

I might have mentioned my art run around the MoG, the first time I did it. It was a nasty little (yes, little, I think it clocked in at about 2 miles) hilly/steppy run, but notable for the pieces of art and city that I saw on the round trip from the Urban Grace Church to the MoG and back. More »

A Brutal Bitch of a Day

Sun, 15 Jun 2008 09:56:00 -0700

I reached Vassault Park a little after 8:30, confirming on my walk there that the Nike + sensor was mostly calibrated, more or less. I couldn't find anybody I knew in the huge assembled crowd, and set out to warm up on my own. More »

merry merry happy

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 07:06:00 -0700

I woke up with a start this morning (and a little help from my canines.) Outside, cadence was being called, and the rhythmic voices invaded my house through my open bedroom window. It reminded me of first moving into this house, in the late nineties; I didn't realize how close we were to the Sound to Narrows route until we heard the voices of cadence, and even the footfall of the larger groups from our house. More »

observation

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:35:00 -0700

Here's something I don't understand: sagging. Isn't the idea, generally, behind "being dressed" that one has clothes covering one's underthings? More »

so many things to do

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:27:00 -0700

After a day of wondering wtf I've done all day, I realized I've been productive. More or less. More »

A near-death experience?

Sun, 08 Jun 2008 12:04:00 -0700

The dryer has been acting a bit weird for, like, 3 years. It started, quite naturally, right after the extended warranty petered out. More »

wheee! We Wii!

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 19:25:00 -0700

Kid's bowling now. I feel happy to have a shiny new toy. More »

becoming a pale shade of Green

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 09:58:00 -0700

Yes, I am deeply envious of those of my Feed friends with motorized two wheeled bundles of Italian fun. But "green with envy" isn't what this post is all about. More »

activating, now.

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 16:51:00 -0700

I kind of did a flip the calendar to a new month and new attitude thing, and decided to get away from the stamp organizing, house-cleaning, Flava of Love watching rut I was getting into, and to once again become A Vital, Living Human. To that end, on Sunday I enjoyed a lovely meeting, outing, and beering on teh first ever Feed Tacoma bike group; it felt good to be in the saddle, it felt good to meet new friends, it felt good to reconnect, and dang, did that beer feel good going down. More »

ready to commit!

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 14:07:00 -0700

For over twenty years I've been missing out on a shared experience many of my friends engage in, and enjoy. I've held off, as a bit of a rebel, because the person I'd enjoy to do this particular activity with also didn't want to engage in an activity that could be habit forming, albeit enjoyable. More »

Memorial Day Musings

Mon, 26 May 2008 09:22:00 -0700

My husband fell into power lines about 16 years ago, and died in service to his country. So I suppose it's only natural for me to feel a bit morose that my Significant One is headed off to war. More »

maintenance, part two

Sat, 24 May 2008 11:43:00 -0700

I just spent an hour of my life sweating against dandelions and inappropriately long grass (those bits that weren't brown, anyway.) I'm feeling a bit burdened by the load of things I want to do back there, like a raised vegetable bed, new and improved patio furniture, less weeds and more plants, and other banal things. Mostly, I fear the yard will once again become mired under by apathy and lack of energy, and yet... More »

me+early mornings=duuuuhr.

Fri, 23 May 2008 08:36:00 -0700

I did my early early oh god, way early morning chat with Marty Riemer and Jodi Brothers today. 6:30 is too early for my neurons and synapses to fire full force, so I left out about 92% of what I wanted to talk about. More »