Wednesday, May 16, 2012

5/15/12

  1. Going with my sister to Hatch Show Print and admiring both their music poster designs and their big and mellow orange cat Huey.
  2. Delicious smoke smell immediately upon stepping out of the car at Martin's Bar-B-Que Joint.
  3. Feeling less stressed after going for a run.
  4. Steak, broccoli rabe, rice, and watermelon for dinner.
  5. Discovering that I'm a surprisingly good shot. Went with the whole family to a shooting range, on a LivingSocial coupon that my sister had gotten.
  6. Going to downtown Nashville and listening to some live music.
A year ago today.

5/14/12

  1. Sleeping in and getting a full night's rest for the first time in over a week.
  2. Finding that you don't need email confirmation to create SweetJack accounts to buy coupons for Oakland winery and bike tours that I want us to do on the Big Sur trip, since you could only buy one per account. Concerning for spam utilization, but convenient for setting it up without needing to involve the family members too much.
  3. Getting breakfast food at Loveless Cafe with my sister. Highlights: soft and fluffy mini-biscuits, white creamy grits, creamed corn, pulled pork sandwich, and fried green tomatoes.
  4. Going around to a few different vintage shops and picking up a metal elastic belt that actually doesn't feel too tight around my waist ($18) and a pair of awesome-ugly metallic flats ($5).
  5. Lifting at the rec center and getting someone to spot me during my bench press working set.
  6. Eventually getting through and successfully registering for the Radisson and Country Inn Club Carlson giveaways.
A year ago today.

5/13/12

  1. Mom calling me back just in time to advise me to take the $500 voucher they were offering to go on the later flight.
  2. Dan bringing me home from Newark so I could nap until the later flight.
  3. Dan's new liquid ant traps seeming to finally do the job of getting rid of them.
  4. Using the $20 meal vouchers they gave me for a yummy crab cake sandwich at the Oyster Bar in Terminal C.
  5. Comfortable stationary bike at the tennis center for me to work out on.
  6. Hitting a few balls and finding that I still mostly have my tennis forehand skills.
A year ago today.

5/12/12

  1. Cooking up half of a chorizo with eggs for breakfast, which turns out to be the perfect amount of chorizo (full sausage is too salty for a 3 egg breakfast).
  2. Eventually succeeding at figuring out how to mount the bike rack to the trunk of Dan's car, along with the crossbar adapter, to bring my blue bike to the shop and get it fixed up.
  3. Just finishing up cleaning the apartment in time before CS/PB arrived, so we didn't have to keep the bedroom door closed with stuff thrown into it.
  4. Everyone being very polite about the perhaps too-rare leg of lamb.
  5. Learning to play Carcassonne with CS/PB/Dan and finding it to be easy to grasp the basic principles of but plenty of room for advanced strategy. Also I got 2nd.
  6. Getting laundry and packing done.
A year ago today.

5/11/12

  1. Wearing my new orange J.Crew Factory dress for the first time (pockets!).
  2. Realizing I didn't actually have to be in on the morning meeting call.
  3. Booking AirBnB in Montreal to share with RC.
  4. Trying out the double Shake Shack shackburger for the first time. Good amount of meat, which is my favorite part of the burger, but near the end the ratio was indeed a bit much.
  5. Dan carrying my stuff home for me.
  6. Working out at the NYSC for the first time with the Google Offers deal. Front desk let me through even though their machine for setting up new memberships was down.
A year ago today.

5/10/12

  1. Finally finishing the categorization task (very early in the morning).
  2. Rode green bike to the PATH station safely even with all the stuff I needed to carry. Front basket and rear rack are very useful!
  3. Fresh coconuts available at the juice bar again.
  4. Learning that AS is training for a half-marathon through Team in Training at the info session I stopped by to check out.
  5. Booking plane tickets to Montreal and doing some AirBnB research.
  6. Leaving my work laptop at the office for the first time all week.
A year ago today.

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

5/9/12

  1. EM alerting me to a Google Offers deal for discounted intro rate to NYSC clubs, perfect timing to get access to those for triathlon training.
  2. Lunch with BB/EM/Bl/St.
  3. Getting to the tailor and picking up clothes that had been there for awhile.
  4. Got to J.Crew just in time before they closed to return some stuff that had been sitting around for awhile, after having gone to Bed Bath & Beyond to buy a splatter protection screen.
  5. Dan being home to accept multiple UPS packages for me.
  6. Fixing my old horseshoe necklace to extend the chain--I've had this for years and always was bothered by it being a bit too short, now it's so much better! Picking up basic jewelry alteration skills from EN in college was really useful.
A year ago today.

5/8/12

  1. Taking the morning meeting from home.
  2. A mostly free afternoon to continue working on reading and categorizing feature requests.
  3. Sandwich of roast beef and salami really hitting the spot for lunch, along with root beer, chips, and pickles.
  4. Ran across the GW bridge and back at the group run tonight--that's part of the Ironman course!
  5. Rain holding off so the weather was just nice and cool for the run.
  6. Pistachio sausage with peppers for dinner, went well with the leftover risotto.
A year ago today.

Monday, May 7, 2012

5/7/12

  1. Very shiny new office for my ob/gyn, compared to the old place which was a bit dark and dingy in comparison.
  2. Getting my re-sized engagement ring back.
  3. Having the blue Ikea bag to haul a bunch of stuff back from work.
  4. Rain mostly holding off on my walk back.
  5. Having some of Dan's fried rice with TJ's chicken andouille sausage as the meat for dinner.
  6. Watching Mad Men on DVR with Dan.
A year ago today.

5/6/12

  1. Getting to NYC from Boston in less than 4 hours.
  2. Opening up the Australia study abroad photobook and being pretty happy with its design and the new printer they're using.
  3. Dan making risotto and chicken cutlets for dinner.
  4. Getting Dan's help in cleaning the apartment.
  5. Re-reading Breaking Dawn some more.
  6. Skipping TV and going to bed early to catch up on sleep.
A year ago today.

5/5/12

  1. Going for a run with LW in the morning before brunch.
  2. Making a brunch of pancakes, bacon, and frozen hot chocolates with peppermint schnapps with DC, LW, and LW's roommate.
  3. Exciting Red Sox-Orioles game with all sorts of weird things happening, including a bat getting flung into the stands.
  4. Catching up with DC.
  5. Walking down to Newbury St. and poking into different stores, including a new fancy olive oil/vinegar place where I got a bottle of maple syrup balsamic vinegar.
  6. Starting to re-read Breaking Dawn.
A year ago today.

5/4/12

  1. Despite being late to the meeting, eng was still reviewing carryover items in the morning planning meeting.
  2. Getting the revised wedding album layouts back from KP and LOVING them.
  3. Lunch with BG/LC/JD.
  4. Catching up with MF.
  5. Leftover Indian food from the night before being just as tasty as it was fresh.
  6. Hanging out with LW in Coolidge Corner for the night, browsing the Brookline Booksmith where I got a used copy of Breaking Dawn for $4.50 and getting froyo.
A year ago today.

5/3/12

  1. Dan driving me to the PATH station with my luggage.
  2. Catching up on sleep on the bus after I gave up on the wi-fi.
  3. Making it to the Boston office in plenty of time for lunch.
  4. Getting a haircut at Zen Hair, as always.
  5. Discounted dinner of Indian food with tons of leftovers in Coolidge Corner with LW.
  6. Watching HP#7 Part 1 with LW and finding that it held up better on re-watching than I expected.
A year ago today.

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

5/2/12

  1. Realizing that the library was open by 10 instead of 11 so could stop by there to drop off a book that was due and pick up repaired shoes from the cobbler.
  2. Being impressed by MP's frankness in the Q&A session she had with our team.
  3. Getting sushi for lunch with AJ.
  4. The Second Time Around store on 6th Ave. actually accepting 3 pairs of shoes and pair of jeans from for consignment.
  5. Making it back to Hoboken alive with the green bike (biking in Manhattan to get to 14th St. with the easier stairs was terrifying! though there were nice people in the PATH stations who helped me after seeing me struggle to get the bike over the turnstiles on my own).
  6. Making sausage with peppers and spinach for dinner.
A year ago today.

5/1/12

  1. Successfully snoozing on the train ride in.
  2. Catching up with AJ over breakfast with AJ.
  3. Having time to run errands after work since I ended not going to Fort Lee for triathlon practice (no bike).
  4. Guys at the bike shop being very complimentary about the green bike I bought from a co-worker.
  5. Getting 3x5x150 lbs. squat! Definitely heaviest I've ever squatted before.
  6. Leftover risotto for dinner.
A year ago today.

4/30/12

  1. Very comfortable, monochromatic outfit: gray/white striped button back t-shirt, gray cardigan, black skinny jeans, gray Vans.
  2. Some random guy letting me know my backpack was unzipped on the way to the PATH station.
  3. Getting linguine with pesto and meatballs from the pasta bar along with garlic bread and feeling satisfied by it but didn't overeat.
  4. Tide pen from SG to help reduce the tomato sauce stains on my shirt.
  5. Just making the 5:07 train despite having to turn back to get the power cord for my work laptop.
  6. Finishing the New Orleans trip photobook and feeling quite proud of it overall.
A year ago today.