last night the gods smiled upon nilee, and i was able to attend a showing of the dark knight at pudas' imax theater. just go see it. flawless.

hey guys,

i don't know much about bicycles beyond the sick huffy i beat the crap out of until about the age of 18. but i'd like to know more. i used to really enjoy riding, and now a situation has arisen where this may become my main means of transport. can anybody give me a rundown of what i should know before i go raid salem cycle?

zing,
-jp

alright, a few yummy achievements today ( Read more... )

tonight i am going to chicago on a business trip to attend this guy's one day course:

http://www.edwardtufte.com/tufte/

i am very much looking forward to what he has to say, but probably not as much as i am looking forward to massive amounts of hot dogs. oh holy nasty bits.

sesame street...

i came across a lovely article today that took me right out of the workplace, and back into a smile.

i hope you enjoy this as much as i did.

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hMcWtG5WTmu3Hj4tkvUoAxKiBN0AD91B4PVO0

i watched rachel ray for a tad this weekend and it has reawakened my opinion of her "mediocre-ness".


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i finally caved and purchased a quality mini bento from zojirushi, inspired ultimately by laura. i find that making my lunch is one of those day to day accomplishments, particularly in that i don't end up busily wolfing down fritos from the vending machine, or buying an 8 dollah salad from cosi downstairs in my building. in fact, i take an awful ( Read more... )

we ordered two sundays. paid promptly. and then on the way out, the man at the counter said "see you soon." i may be eating too much ice cream:)

last night i created a dish that was, at least by my husband's opinion (who has no qualms about telling me when my cooking isn't even a stitch as wonderful as his), "restaurant worthy". i only did this because i felt like i was sick at being a mediocre cook ( Read more... )

this insomnia thing is really kicking my fucking ass. the only thing that makes it better is the reassurance that i'll dream about powerpoint. i have reached that nightmare of a life. damnit.

fine. i'll listen to the kinks until i'm psyched to go to bed. nothing does it like a little powerman.