Back from vacation with tons of pictures to sort through, and stories and recommendations from the northern half of Italy.  But for right now I have a question.

What kind of shoes do you ladies wear every day?  I'm a daily wearer of the Dansko Professional but I'm getting tired of a) how bulky and heavy they are, b) how much I turn my ankle in them ( Read more... )

Thanks to the input of my lady friends on my previous post, I wore a very cute outfit to the dinner Saturday night, and had a wonderful time.  And I succeeded in not wearing jeans!  Hoorah.

Friday night, Thomas was out with his Man Friends so I made myself a pretty dinner.  Sauteed five big Walla Walla sweet yellow onions for a half hour in a nice ( Read more... )

Hmmm.

We have a dinner tomorrow night with the director of the movie Thomas is working on.

Fun, right?  I have no doubt.

But really.  What the hell do I wear?

Things I know:
a. It's at her house in Marin (shorthand for people not in the Bay Area: moneyed, middle aged hippies with exquisite taste... also, dolphin art).
b. She has a daughter who's, like, ( Read more... )

Things I have been ignoring:

I have to empty out our guest room so my mom can stay there when she gets here in a week and a half.  It is time for me to move the boxes downstairs, sort through the bags, and give away the things I have set aside to give away.

Our bedroom is currently painted in test squares, and has been for months.  There is also a ( Read more... )

I finally had my little car towed.  Needs a new clutch, but brakes are ok.  I'm considering selling it once it's happy again ( Read more... )

I think I'm in love with Social Primer.

Today is all about looking for trouble.  And maybe a fresh fish sandwich, I haven't decided yet.

Color help!

I'm interested in knitting something for my aunt, but she has very different coloring than I do, so I could use some color help from people who have a better idea of what works well on olive skin....

and it's just fun to talk about colors anyway.

( more color talk in here )

 WOW.  What a great weekend.  Saw the premiere of the brand spanking new Disney-Pixar film Up.  Cried, but only once.  Okay, maybe twice.  Seriously, bring hankies.

Dudes.  I am so busted.

"Laziness will stop your progress in your spiritual practice. One can be deceived by three types of laziness: the laziness of indolence, which is the wish to procrastinate; the laziness of inferiority, which is doubting your capabilities; and the laziness that is attached to negative actions, or putting great effort into ( Read more... )