Thinking about closing up shop here. Not sure if anyone reads, and I'm just not as interested in the LJ communities as I was when I started.

You can catch me at [my user name].tumblr.com for now.

Idiots in Washington are still arguing about transit's place in the economic stimulus plan.  You know, as if trains and buses are actually propelled by magical unicorns and maintained by a cadre of mechanically-inclined elves, and the people who ride them are only going to happy fairy dust land.

The New York Times has an article about transit ( Read more... )

So, January was eventful.  I had interviews, got a job offer and accepted it.  I am moving to Washington, DC, in September.  I turned 30.  We got a new president!  And I was there for the inauguration!  And I didn't have to have any frostbitten toes amputated!  (ok, just kidding about that last one... )

Well, now I am celebrating the beginning of ( Read more... )

So I decided to calculate the walk score for various places I have lived.  Their algorithm is not perfect, and not 100% accurate as to what's in your neighborhood, but it's a good back of the envelope idea for what's available in your neighborhood if you're going by foot.

My old appointment in Carrboro: 80 - very walkable

My current place in East ( Read more... )

I had a very good interview today.  The work sounds interesting and the interviewers seemed to genuinely like their work.  I don't find out or have to make any decisions till mid-January at the earliest, so no pressure there.

I just realized that my library has pretty much all the TV series that I might be tempted to go get a Blockbuster card for.  West Wing, Lost, etc. is all there on the shelf, plus more that I can order from other branches and have delivered to me.  Score!  They have many British series, too.

Dear Hip Awesome Librarian,
Thanks for not judging me when I ( Read more... )

After the Mexican cooking (chicken enchiladas verdes and chilaquiles) I still had some sour cream and shredded cheese left over.  Shredded cheese is actually very easy to freeze and use straight out of the freezer, but I figured I only had a limited time to deal with the sour cream before I left town and it reached the end of its shelf life.  I put ( Read more... )

So I think I have diagnosed the cause of my bread fail.  The giant package of yeast I got at Costco appears to not be doing it's thing.  This is the first time Costco has let me down.

On a more positive note, I am happy to report that chilaquiles are totally tasty as leftovers, even if they're not still crispy.

So I bought a lot of food and cooked a lot this weekend.

I had come chard in the fridge dating back to when Monday Night Football invaded our town.  I had to get home before they shut the bridge down and on the way there, I stopped off at the local organic grocery to do a very un-MNF thing.  I needed a leafy green for a recipe, so I asked one of the ( Read more... )

I am looking for this LOLcat style image of Joe Biden on Amtrak.  The words say "I f*cking love this train!"
It's hilarious and I should have del.icio.us-ed it while I had it.

I smell like Dial because I tried to carve a bar of soap while at the art museum.  Also got some henna done on my wrist.