January 2010
43 posts
Stop making that duck face! →
(thank to LPD for sharing)
Fed Up With School Lunch →
BAD SNACK ALERT. A teacher is eating school lunch every day in 2010 and documenting it in hopes of raising awareness for the lack of nutrition in the school system.
(as see on mindy’s husband’s facebook thingy)
week recap attack: 1.18
MONDAY
MLK day! Technically it was a day off for us ad folks, but one of my clients was featured on The View, so my partner and I got to go and rehearse with the ladies, hang in the green room and sit in the front row during the live taping of the show. Seeing Barbara Walters up-close was like meeting your birth Grandmother for the first time on a reunion episode for a seedy talk show. It’s...
Sometimes there's a boot.
And this is one of those times. I picked these pretty little pups up this weekend from Anthro. By Miss Albright. Way on sale and way the only pair left. I am in lub.
This song, The Littlest Birds by The Be Good...
Orecceta Pasta with broccoli rabe and sausage
johncooksstuff:
Snackgirl came over for dinner and asked that I post this recipe. very easy and always a winner.
heat a saute pan with a quarter cup of olive oil, cut two or three sweet or hot Italian sausage into 1/2 inch rounds and add it to the heated oil. Cook sausage till nice and brown, when done add a pinch of red pepper flakes or more depending how spicy you like it. Thinly slice four...
NYC restaurants Dine Out 4 Haiti this Sunday. →
Thanks to the handsome one for sharing. We have Seattle Amanda in town this weekend. Which one should we take her to and why?
Mindy in the Oregonian! →
So, my mom called a couple hours ago SO EXCITED because my friend Mindy is in the Oregonian today. She read me the article and promised to cut it out and mail it to me. Which is just the cutest thing ever. Us New Yorkish people don’t get the Oregonian out here, so I’m so glad she told me about it so I could see it today online and so happy that they worked in her love for cupcakes into...
nancylicious asked: are we gonna see your nanowrimo masterpiece? or never speak of it again? ;)
week recap attack PART 2: ice fishing.
It has been a dream of mine my entire life to go ice fishing. It most likely stems from the cartoons. Because nothing looks more fun or mysterious in a cartoon then ice fishing. So when I was offered a chance to go on an ice fishing trip for work, I jumped!
FRIDAY
Partner Matt and I left NYC in the morning, got on a plane and landed in one of the strangest, most exotic places I have ever been:...
week recap attack: week of 1.11
MONDAY
Last day with brother Jason in town. Husband took off to LA for a week early in the morning. So, Jason came with me to edit spots all day which is definitely one of my favorite parts about my job. Plus there’s always someone giving you snacks and lunches and drinks and stuff.
TUESDAY
I think I just stayed home and relaxed. Maybe watched weird Desperate Housewives on Instant...
laaate week recap attack: week of 1.4...
…in the year of Two Thousand And Get-Our-Shit-Together™.
MONDAY-THURSDAY
I felt a huge feeling of renewal with the arrival of 2010. And the little buzz that things are gettin’ good hasn’t slowed and is only getting heightened by good things that keep happening every day. Small things and big things, I will take all the goodness I can fit in my pockets and arms. And fannypack.
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I's like britney sperrrrrrrrs.
A couple of days ago I posted this video of Britney Spears because, well, it’s a funny one and we both apparently share some stress-induced jaw problems. And I love me some britney! There, I said it.
So, Evie was checking out this here blog today, and this happened:
HA! Best friend’s son (who I vid chat with most sundays) thought he was vid chatting me. I feel so bad that of course...
WatchLive hummingbird-sitting-on-eggs cam. Be still, my little heart.
six ways you can help in haiti. →
Well hello, my entire life.
I’ve been feeling my Return of Saturn heavily lately. In the way that I think I’m slowly coming out of it. I did this little Saturn Returns calculator and my suspicions are correct. And how weird is it to see 2068 as my third Saturn Return and a year that (hopefully!) I’ll still be around. I’ll be 89. And probably still wearing pink lipstick and stuff. Weird!
Then again,...
Saturn Return Calculator. →
Hear that, lil’ Saturn? It’s the dinner bell. Time to come home.
Hey My Little Ponies...
…your briefs* are showing.
“And those sweet smelling sunday best ponies all have ice-creamy designs.”
“I just love the way they turn their heads…when they look around!”
*Creative briefs. Not actual briefs as ponies don’t wear briefs. Or pants.
in case you have any questions.
psst. it’s up there. up. and to your right.
Tiny Pets.
The most memorable gift we gave this year was the gift of tiny pets! My work friend Maggie takes your favorite photo of your pet and then draws it as a tiny pet with a tiny personality. They are adorable!
Here is the portrait of walter I framed and gave to Husband. It was based off of Cyrus’ favorite photo of him and Maggie added the same headphones he uses when he DJs around little...
Omnivore's Hundred UPDATE.
A few year’s ago I posted the Omnivore’s Hundred here. Then I completely forgot about it until just this second when I was thinking about some of the exotic snacks that have come across my plate over the last couple of years. So, here’s my update.
1. Venison 2. Nettle tea 3. Huevos rancheros 4. Steak tartare 5. Crocodile 6. Black pudding 7. Cheese fondue 8. Carp 9. Borscht 10....
2009er.
A few funny things I heard people say about 2009….
“It’s me not you, etc etc, don’t call me. Kay?” -Huske Pup
“Smell ya later, 200Fine. There’s a new year in town.” -Bad Check (via Facebook)
And my favorite: “All is zen in 2010.” -LBD (via text)
2010 looks like this:
So, taking a hint of positivity from Amanda, here’s some...
a virtual conversation with my mom.
MOM: “Hey Jessy Lou, don’t you want to have one of these? C’mon, you know you want to. I’m ready for a grandbaby. Please? Eh? EH?”
ME: “Oh golly gee, Mom, I would love to help you out there. I really would! But we’re just too darn busy bottle feeding this golden deer baby to think about real children.”
“You’ll just have to hang on...
Holiday Recap Attack: small friends.
Cyrus holding Matt and Cece’s daughter, Solja.
Aiden. Who chased but never quite caught Walter.
Andrew and Kilee’s daughter, Ella.
Yala and Oz. But where’s Ze?
There he is!
The littlest Graham (for now at least), Oliver.
Birthday boy, Milo, and his “boo-tar”.
Cousin Karen’s little tiger baby.
And of course the littlest Coulter, Walter...
Holiday Recap Attack: family.
The 23rd.
Was my Dad’s side of the family’s Christmas party. We rented a room where my Grandma Cohoon lives and caught up with Grandma, aunts, uncles, cousins and new babies. Cue grandma with new baby!
(photo by brother jason)
Before the party, I was treated to a day with my mom at the Coldwater Creek Spa, so Cyrus and I arrived separately. He came looking especially handsome with...
“2010 is actually Two Thousand and Get-Our-Shit-Together.”
– Husband
Holiday Recap Attack: friends.
Both long and short. A nice, long break from work but much too short to give each friend the time we would have liked. But, fun is fun. So we did our best to have as much of it as we could.
We got into Portland late on the Friday night before Christmas. Cyrus’ dad picked us up and took us to MIL’s (mother-in-law’s) house where we snacked on some cheese and sipped a bourbon...
