Our cat Sydney died suddenly last night. We don't yet know what happened, just that Ben found her last night and she had already died. I don't even know what else to say, we are all so devestated. She was 7 and a half years old. Here's a cute picture I found of Syd on our trip west last summer ( Read more... )

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We got home tonight and were feeling munchy, so I made mac and cheese. After I dished things out, I put the fork with stuck on mac and cheese into my mouth, intending to scrape it off with my teeth. Imagine my surprise when I couldn't pull it out of my mouth. The tines of the fork were lodged under my tongue and between some of my teeth, basically ( Read more... )

Tuesday was our anniversary, and after work we went downtown to a little restaurant we have adopted named Caffe Mingo. Their specialty is penne al sugo di carne, nicknamed "the sugo" which is penne topped with beef braised in espresso and chianti. This dish deserves its own album of love songs. But this story is not about the sugo ( Read more... )

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"Citrus Flavor" Faux Tylenol Cold tastes like a 1/2 teaspoon of moldy orange peel dissolved in 2 tablespoons of lighter fluid.

*hork*

This better fucking work.

Happy 2nd anniversary, Benjamine! Love you!!!

First present was waking up this morning to see the sun (for the first time in many days) behind Mt. Hood. Will post pics of that later.

In other news, end of sick + 3 hours of chorale practice = very raspy froggy scary voice today.

There once was a woman called Schmer
Who breathed in the germy plane air
Or perhaps it was guests
At last weekend's fests
Who beplagued her with pain and feVER.

Bleh.

I had my first rehearsal with the Oregon Chorale on Monday. We’re singing about 10 pieces, one in Russian with some amazing harmonies. I am so happy to be doing this again and my sightreading is soooo much better than it was last year at this time. This feels like the one thing in my life where I don’t worry if I know all that there is to know. ( Read more... )

The company I work for is undergoing rebranding, and we're all getting new business cards. We have each been asked to select a quote we'd like to put on the back of our cards.

What are some of your favorites?

(I work at Blackwell Book Services, so anything bookish is particularly topical, but isn't necessary)