July 2010
Woohoo! @unluddite surprised me with tix to see Come Fly Away on Broadway tonight
Spicy Shrimp & Avocado Salad Sandwiches →
Last week I read the book Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger (she of The Time Traveler’s Wife fame). I ended up not really liking the book as much as I expected. In…
Spicy Shrimp &Avocado Salad Sandwiches via Always Order Dessert - Last week I read the book Her Fearful … http://tinyurl.com/3245wbh
Inspired by this great post by @mbhide http://www.monicabhide.com/my_weblog/2010/07/once-upon-a-story-what-makes-you-tick.html
I’ve been flopping and bopping around on my exercise ball all week and just realized now how sore it’s made me all over.
colleague just gifted us a delicious Meyer Lemon candle from Williams Sonoma as a thank you for helping him w/ a big project. So sweet!
Esquire magazine is looking for men born in 1960 for a photoshoot. Interested? DM or @ me for details!
Bagged Lunch Ideas: Cucumber Chickpea Salad →
This is a simple salad for lazy days. Just chickpeas, diced cucumbers (lots of them), and big bright showers of cilantro and lemon zest. (OK…a little bit of diced onion too.) The dressing…
“No matter what path you find, no matter where you end up, it’s beautiful. There...”
– Zen Habits
Should be home gearing up for Mad Men. Instead am stuck in traffic at the GWB. :(
Will definitely stay up to catch the midnight rerun.
Engagement party this afternoon (ours). Finishing up frosting the cake (murder in this heat!) and then heading off to get a mani/pedi
RT @sammyd22: If you are from Georgia, please be in touch! I’m visiting Athens, Georgia end of August & requesting inside scoop! sammy@s …
Attention nerds! RT @unluddite My company, Fidessa, has openings for dev, QA, accounts, sales, business analyst, trader support. @ for info
Gearing up for our engagement lawn party this weekend. Hope it doesn’t rain!!
Just suggested that my boss buy us a few exercise balls to use as chairs here at the office.
As fun as it may sound, loitering models are actually kind of getting on my nerves. Talking loudly on their cells 2 ft from me. Not cool.
shoot going on in the office today and my desk is currently surrounded by (mostly male) loitering models.
Chocolate Banana Fudge Brownies via Always Order Dessert - I know. You’re thinking, “Again with the … http://tinyurl.com/269q3w4
Chocolate Banana Fudge Brownies →
I know. You’re thinking, “Again with the bananas, Alejandra?!?” I’m obsessed, I tell you… I’ve been craving these babies nonstop lately so I keep buying them. But it’s approximately a…
Just got excited. Decided to peek in on my registry and saw that the first few items have been purchased. Fun!!
Haha. Boss on business trip in Europe. Called room service for “a lemon” tea; they brought up “eleven” tea pots.
Mad Men marathon time on AMC again in just 8 minutes! Time for my weekly dose of @DonDraperSCDP
Finished reading The Group by Mary McCarthy. Amazingly well-written, but incredibly frustrating reading struggles of women in 60s
Quoted in this AP story about wedding gifts. @unluddite & I also posed for some pix http://bit.ly/bB2Hko
Sweet! Just sold our side table to a craigslist vendor. Big tv and big table gone! Now I have room to dance.
Despite all the douchy drunks in the audience, it was a fabulous show. LOVE Dave!!
Also happy to have discovered the Zac Brown Band because they are seriously awesome.
very happy for the couple behind us that got ENGAGED during You and Me!!! i totally teared up.
i love Dave Matthews, but I have to say that his fans here at the NY show are kinda gross and sloppy
zac brown performing kick-ass version of Into the Mystic. one of my fave songs ever!
Off to the Dave Matthews show at Citi Field!!!!!!!!!!!!
Delicious sandwich of whole grain bread, spicy cheese, and sweet habanero pickles. So good! Cheese & pickles rock!
Met w/ AWESOME wedding coordinator today; feel super excited. Also got greenmarket goodies & a pedicure. DMB tonight!
Big day! Greenmarket, meeting with potential wedding coordinator, working on invites, and…Dave Matthews concert tonight!!!
This would make a pretty wedding dress for a casual ceremony: http://www.etsy.com/listing/47528410/vintage-1970s-sweethearts-dress-70s
Also, I really like this hat: http://www.etsy.com/listing/46188658/vintage-1960s-the-tall-stranger-cloche?ref=v1_other_2
“STILL LIFE WITH WOODPECKER
–Tom Robbins The bottom line is that (a) people are...”
– Words To Read When You Wed: Water, Wine « A Practical Wedding
I am DEFINITELY going to be entering this Mad Men style contest: http://www.dmnews.com/banana-republics-mad-men/article/174414/
RT @justinmarantz 18th century ship found at Trade Center site! http://nyti.ms/d54NXe
I love seeing @DonDraperSCDP’s photo near my train every morning. Makes the subway commute bearable.
Watch This: Children of the Harvest via Always Order Dessert - At the Dan Barber talk I attended a few … http://tinyurl.com/39kq7je
I’m sick of Gwyneth Paltrow recommending “The Four Seasons” in every city in the world like it’s something unique and special
My friend Nick filmed & produced this Dateline documentary about illegal child farmworkers in America: http://bit.ly/a4zYo5
RT @thelampnyc FDA stepping up against health claims of products for kids. Why now? Consumer ed? http://nyti.ms/aSlTbc
Watch This: Children of the Harvest →
At the Dan Barber talk I attended a few weeks ago, Dan expressed his belief that it is the stories behind the food we eat—the stories of the seeds, the land, the farmers, the cooks,…
