8/31/13

1. Getting to the 8am house viewing early.
2. Stopping at Trader Joe's and reveling in its familiarity.
3. Going to the Saturday farmers market and buying many vegetables, salmon, and even a small watermelon!
4. Breaking into the watermelon and finding it to be really sweet.
5. Doing a full reset of laundry.
6. Cooking up the Swiss chard in the April Bloomfield way, along with the salmon, for a very satisfying and simple dinner.

A year ago today.

8/30/13

1. Talking to ZK in the morning and being encouraged about how long to get up to speed in this job.
2. Getting to know JVP more at lunch.
3. Getting to the Hawthorne-area duplex first and putting in an application!
4. Following along what DC was working on on my own computer and then putting in the bug fix myself, actually better understanding the whole process.
5. Getting caught up on notes for the week.
6. Doing a end-of-first-week check-in with DC and setting some good goals for myself for the next few months. also got some cool manageable-sounding project ideas.

A year ago today.

8/29/13

1. Getting permission to duck out tomorrow afternoon for an apartment viewing.
2. Meeting people on different teams in 1:1s to learn more about what they do.
3. Lunch with VW and AC, other women in the office.
4. Seeing an apartment with lots of great period vintage details in the light fixtures and tiles, with great trees out front.
5. Radish chive cream cheese sandwiches being delicious.
6. Long chat with JH.

A year ago today.

8/28/13

1. Pretty much inhaling bibimbap for lunch.
2. Running into VW before heading out and talking about league of ladies at the office.
3. Remembering to grab my leftover Indian food to have for dinner.
4. Finding the right apartment in the end, after initially knocking on the front unit and being told there was no open house there.
5. Watermelon and leftovers from food trucks over the last few days for dinner.
6. Video chatting with Dan.

A year ago today.

8/27/13

1. Meeting my mentor DC and learning a lot from him.
2. Great value on meat special from an Indian food truck for lunch, lots leftover.
3. Making a bunch of apartment viewing calls at lunch.
4. Checking out the roof of the building and finding it to be really nice.
5. Dad buying me some additional staples he thought I needed, like toilet paper, paper towels, garbage bags, and aluminum foil.
6. Dad leaving me his laptop to learn Linux and have it for messing around with programming on.

A year ago today.

8/26/13

1. Having someone next to me all day to bug for help on my first day at New Relic!
2. Korean bulgogi taco for lunch.
3. PUSHING CODE WHAT WHAT!
4. Seeing the first apartment.
5. Dad noticing we'd overshot our stop coming back from Pill Hill.
6. Cracking into the watermelon from Whole Foods and finding it to be very sweet.

A year ago today.

8/25/13

1. Healthy tasty breakfast, scrambled eggs with mushrooms and spinach.
2. Discovering a Whole Foods just a couple blocks away, went and stocked up on basics.
3. Dad approving of the shrimp in seafood noodles from the food cart.
4. Walking to the Brewvana tour pickup stop.
5. Good pizza/snacks at the 2nd brewery so didn't need dinner.
6. Figuring out a way to take the lining out of a suitcase a bit to better deal with the shampoo spill.

A year ago today.

8/24/13

1. Red duck curry and papaya salad for lunch.
2. Getting large luggage on at 48lbs.
3. Leftover pizza still delicious.
4. Remembered to look at departures floor for spare luggage cart for free at PDX, saved $4.
5. Really nice digs in temporary housing, everything is provided for.
6. Reading Howl's Moving Castle on my Kindle.

A year ago today.

8/23/13

1. Dan being home all day.
2. Finishing the final exam for my algorithms class and getting 37/40 on it.
3. Cleaning and spackling of the apartment not taking very long. Yay magic erasers!
4. Dinner at Leo's one last time with RC.
5. Getting free dessert after letting the waitress know about a mistake on the bill.
6. Finishing Orange is the New Black.

A year ago today.

8/22/13

1. Dan handling sleeping on the floor quite well.
2. Binge watching Orange is the New Black. So good!
3. Cooking up stuff in the freezer to pack away in tupperware.
4. Re-packing stuff I'm bringing on the planes and having enough room/weight allowance.
5. Not taking too long to take down the rest of the shelves.
6. Chicken patty to augment dinner.

A year ago today.

8/21/13

1. Finishing up packing the couple boxes I had before the movers came.
2. Movers giving me a call to let me know when they were on the way so I had time to run to the bank before they got here.
3. Chilling in the bedroom while the movers packed up the apartment.
4. Taking down the wall braces and top shelves of the shelving unit in the bedroom in time to still give the movers the drill and stepladder.
5. Dan comforting me and being very practical about having lost my engagement ring (hopefully it's accidentally packed into the vacuum box...).
6. Watching Silver Linings Playbook from iTunes and really quite enjoying it, mostly due to Jennifer Lawrence.

A year ago today.

8/20/13

1. Deciding to just throw the stuff I wanted to bring to Portland into my suitcases a bit haphazardly and repack it later.
2. My mom coming to help me pack, bringing saltwater duck and some figs with her.
3. With my mom's help, getting everything (food processor, stand mixer, keyboard) except the TV into their respective boxes.
4. Having enough time to put all the blinds back on the windows and put the light fixtures back, so shouldn't need the drill or ladder anymore.
5. Dan helping pack up the living room/coffee table area.
6. Calling it quits around 10:30 when I was too tired to spend much time standing anymore.

A year ago today.

8/19/13

1. Getting some papers and digital stuff in order before heading out.
2. Making it in for lunch with AJ/EM on time.
3. Softshell crab with a delicious aioli and fries at lunch.
4. Getting my eyebrows done by MM for the last time.
5. Picking up a cookbook I've wanted to a long time, Cook's Illustrated's Slow Cooker Revolution used from Strand.
6. Cooking up a storm to use up everything left in the fridge: chorizo-corn chowder, chocolate chip banana muffins, and cherry tomato/green bean salad.

A year ago today.

8/18/13

1. Making breakfast pretty much all from CSA groceries: eggs, tomatoes, basil.
2. Getting to the gym to lift for the first time in 3 weeks.
3. Bringing my bike in to the building before it started raining.
4. Dropping off the bar stools in Manhattan without too much difficulty.
5. Dan dropping me off back home before going grocery shopping.
6. Finishing out the last problem set for the algorithms course and getting a perfect score on the first try.

A year ago today.

8/17/13

1. Being surprised by the flock of chickens that my grandma is raising in her backyard. Really cute!
2. Dim sum with the whole family.
3. Going to the outlets and helping my sister pick out clothes.
4. Dan coming down to help me carry my stuff in.
5. Watching TV and lounging on the couch after getting back to Hoboken.
6. Sneaking some of Dan's meatballs to snack on.

A year ago today.

8/16/13

1. Grabbing the last pieces of avocado at breakfast for myself.
2. My mom and sister making it in for lunch just before the cafes closed.
3. Squeezing in a half hour catchup with MS.
4. Making it to the Arts Center not too long after 7, despite leaving the office 45 minutes later than I had planned.
5. Really enjoying the Goo Goo Dolls and Matchbox 20 concert! Quite comfortable on the lawn.
6. My mom making a Korean seafood pancake for us to have after we got home, plus a very sweet watermelon that my dad had bought.

A year ago today.

8/15/13

1. Massage with AS.
2. Buying a veggie/egg CSA share for a good price.
3. Going to TGIAF with the DSM eng team.
4. Getting a personal phone again.
5. A bunch of HTHSers gathering to essentially see me off: CP, AB(m), AL, RC. A lovely time.
6. Talking everyone into going up to check out the Hoboken food trucks.

A year ago today.

8/14/13

1. Walking to the train station with Dan.
2. Avocado bagel and scrambled eggs for breakfast!
3. Lunch with AJ.
4. Wrapping up one project I'd been letting sit for awhile.
5. Getting dinner at the office.
6. Getting in touch with my mom to figure out what to do about getting a personal phone.

A year ago today.

8/13/13

1. Grabbing at least some oatmeal for breakfast and finding it rather satisfying.
2. ST joining me for the tail end of lunch.
3. Getting dinner at the office.
4. Running into MW on the walk home and learning about a Hoboken food trucks pod uptown, gotta check that out next week before I leave.
5. Watermelon after I got home.
6. Going to bed at 10.

A year ago today.

8/12/13

1. Sharing a car with EN to get to the airport.
2. Snacking on plums and salami sandwich. Quite good food on the plane, too.
3. Getting a couple hours of sleep before watching movies for the rest of the flights.
4. Dan picking me up from EWR.
5. Lentils made by Dan for dinner and watermelon for dessert!
6. Making it to about 9:30 before falling asleep.

A year ago today.

8/11/13

1. Remembering to take screenshots of Google Maps to find our way to the hotel.
2. Getting groceries for snacks/lunch.
3. Making it onto the train with about 10 minutes to spare.
4. Munching on leftover duck breast.
5. Winning a hard-fought game of 3-way chess.
6. Great friendly service and seafood at the Little Whale.

A year ago today.

8/10/13

1. Heat wave breaking at last.
2. Being able to rent a swimsuit and towel.
3. Hungarian spa with different pools (including outdoor ones) and saunas.
4. Walking throughout the city with DC.
5. A random marching band going by turning out to be part of wedding procession.
6. Seriously delicious Jewish bistro dinner, with matzo ball soup, salad, and duck breast with latkes.

A year ago today.

8/9/13

1. Hot chocolate and soft egg with rolls at breakfast.
2. Getting to see the morning exercises of the Lippizaner stallions.
3. Tablets accompanying museum exhibits showing the automatons on display in action, like a mechanical ship firing cannons.
4. Buying reserved seats for the train ride back.
5. Direct ride on metro to the hotel after a taxi tried to rip us off.
6. Gorgeous view from our room of the parliament at night.

A year ago today.

8/8/13

1. Paper version of the castle tour being available.
2. Getting lunch of panini at the cafe with a great view.
3. Buying multiple bottles of cold water.
4. Apfelstrudelshow! (a demo of how to make apple strudel that was surprisingly delightful)
5. Running through the sprinklers to cool off.
6. Night fest of food stalls and opera broadcast. Surprisingly good seafood (grilled calamari, whole fish), watermelon juice, and spritzer.

A year ago today.

8/7/13

1. Getting scissors from the front desk to fix my Luna sandals.
2. Klimtiing it up--the Beethoven frieze and The Kiss.
3. Finding the right Klimt postcard I wanted, the one with gold edges, at the 2nd gift shop.
4. Convincing the others to take the metro back to the hotel.
5. Dinner of leftovers from yesterday on bread, tomato, cucumber from market and blueberries.
6. Watching Breaking Dawn Part I and II in all its ridiculousness.

A year ago today.

8/6/13

1. Waking up refreshed.
2. Getting back to the castle and making full use of yesterday's tickets.
3. Refreshing light beer at lunch.
4. Playing 3-way chess on the train.
5. Chatting all the way on the 5-hour train ride.
6. Fancy schnitzel for dinner and beer with lemondae.

A year ago today.

8/5/13

1. Sleeping on the flight from Germany to Prague at least.
2. Successfully getting from airport to finding EN/DC in the lobby of the hotel.
3. Staying awake throughout the day.
4. Walking around Prague's cobblestone paths and art nouveau architecture details.
5. Cool mint tea at cubist cafe & iced tea at castle cafe really hitting the spot.
6. Firm hotel mattress.

A year ago today.

8/4/13

1. Not taking too long to pack in the morning.
2. Quick CVS run on my bike and finding a second kind of munchies for EN.
3. Dan vacuuming the apartment.
4. Dan giving me a ride to the airport.
5. Large amount of legroom even in economy on Lufthansa.
6. Decent dinner of pasta and a brownie for a dessert.

A year ago today.

8/3/13

1. Getting to CP's mom's home in plenty of time.
2. My yellow fascinator being a big hit.
3. Elaborate picnic by MB, especially the radish & cream cheese sandwiches, but also the first good watermelon feta salad I've ever had, plus fancy cocktails.
4. Picnic table situated to be able to see the horses walk by on their way in and out from the track.
5. Getting home by 11.
6. Keeping my sleepiness and falling into bed.

A year ago today.

8/2/13

1. Successfully putting my hair up.
2. Latkes with applesauce in addition to the sandwiches for lunch.
3. Ceremony going smoothly, even with some unintentional hilarity.
4. CS and PG getting married!
5. Great food at cocktail hour.
6. Talking Dan into getting on the 10:30 shuttle instead of the 11 with everyone else.

A year ago today.

8/1/13

1. Dan running back to the apartment to get my hair dye for me.
2. Getting a replacement shell for my work laptop and not having display problems anymore.
3. Lunch with AJ.
4. Squeezing in a last meeting with JE/KK/AS about the shortlist for next month.
5. Getting the streaks in my hair re-dyed, the color this time is more blue than purple.
6. Learning a new blowdrying technique to get wavy hair using just a round brush, no curling iron needed.

A year ago today.

7/31/13

1. Morning meeting getting canceled so I could attend at least the first half of the study group meeting.
2. Lunch with AJ/MM.
3. Getting my laptop slightly working enough for a couple hours in the afternoon to get some work done.
4. Picking up a Kevyn Aucoin book from the library after being on the waiting list for months.
5. Getting a mani-pedi in preparation for the wedding.
6. Watching Four Weddings and a Funeral to prevent further damage to the manicure.

A year ago today.

7/30/13

1. Another really comfortable day in the morning! 
2. Pork belly sandwich at lunch.
3. Being able to deliver good news on some upcoming product improvements.
4. Staying late in the office to get the classwork done.
5. Powering through and submitting the problem sets for both week 4 and 5 both.
6. Hunger holding off until I got home to re-heat burgers from last night.

A year ago today.