7/31/14

1. Wearing my new woven leather loafer flats ("huaraches") out.
2. Microwaving the potato-zucchini mixture for 5 minutes helping to cook them through and balanced well with unsalted scrambled eggs with basil and cherry tomatoes from the CSA.
3. Stopping by the Thursday farmer's market all ready to check it out, couldn't bring it home then but one of the fruit farmers has canning specials of a box of peaches for $20...next time!
4. Getting my hair color freshened up, colors a little on the bluer end of aqua this time around, as I wanted them.
5. Finding Preserving by the Pint on sale at Powell's for 30% off and full of interesting recipes to try!
6. Dropping in to the Home & Garden store for the first time and realizing that Home = Cooking + Craft books too, dangerous.

A year ago today.

7/30/14

1. Getting up with enough time to pull my thoughts together a bit before talking to MR's summer camp girls.
2. Figuring out an elegant way to do the path highlighting from clicking on the links between the nodes, after struggling for much of the morning to just get it to recognize the click.
3. Assembling a pretty good salad from hard-boiled eggs, buffalo mozzarella, walnuts, and CSA tomato and lettuce.
4. Finding cute pairs of flats and studded boots at Nordstroms.
5. Dan coming to pick me up from the office.
6. Not taking too long to convert the last of the cherries into canned jam.

A year ago today.

7/29/14

1. Sleeping for a few hours on the floor, where it was cooler than on the mattress.
2. Wearing my new triangle print sneakers with short socks whose mint border actually matched the sneakers.
3. Another brisk bike ride in, despite the sun.
4. Pretty quick to run my errands after lunch, thanks to the bike.
5. Starting up another batch of rice just as Dan got home.
6. Watching episode 2 of Orange is the New Black season 2 while pitting the rest of the cherries.

A year ago today.

7/28/14

1. Breezy sunny morning bike ride.
2. Figuring out how to set up the new route in the end.
3. My sandal waiting to break until I was almost home, rather than still on the bike.
4. Chicken provencal and watermelon for dinner.
5. Another fun night at bar trivia, especially with getting the "Whoever is closest" correct on a fluke.
6. All of the canned items from yesterday looking like they sealed properly.

A year ago today.

7/27/14

1. Leisurely morning getting caught up on email and linked reads.
2. Getting an 18lb. box of cherries!
3. Getting cool feedback on Twitter.
4. Starting the 2nd season of Orange is the New Black while pitting cherries.
5. Dan going out again to get another bag of sugar.
6. Fitting everything into the fridge.

A year ago today.

7/26/14

1. Getting to the farmer's market in time to pick up another pint of blueberries.
2. Finally dropping off the comforter at the dry cleaner's.
3. Delicious variety of meats and salads at SE's birthday BBQ.
4. Playing this ridiculous and hilarious post-Twister game called Swivel.
5. Successfully finding a rosemary plant in our neighborhood.
6. Thinking to look for a cherry pitter while Dan was at Freddy's and taking advantage of their buy 1 get 1 half off kitchen gadgets sale.

A year ago today.

7/25/14

1. Dan waking me up before I overslept too much.
2. Getting approval from Legal to submit a new talk proposal.
3. Open Q&A with our director.
4. Fun time at happy hour to celebrate TP's first week.
5. Getting dinner at Mi Mero Mole.
6. Staying awake through watching Her.

A year ago today.

7/24/14

1. Sushi for lunch with the team.
2. Figuring out the source of the excess vertical space issue before I headed out.
3. Succeeding in catching up to the bus that KF was on.
4. Not having too much trouble getting my bike on/off the bus bike rack!
5. Finally getting to try the Pok Pok wings.
6. Comfortable and flat bike ride home from Pok Pok.

A year ago today.

7/23/14

1. Talking to MR in the morning about his summer enrichment program for middle school girls.
2. Finally cracking the puzzling reinitialization bug right before lunch.
3. Smoothie walk in the afternoon to get a green smoothie.
4. Finding a fancy olive oil/balsamic vinegar shop in Portland to replace The Filling Station!
5. Dropping in on the meetup, which had some really nice hors d'oeuvres.
6. Dan giving me a ride home from the office.

A year ago today.

7/22/14

1. Getting 9.5 hours of sleep in and feeling refreshed.
2. Getting a positive mention of my Ask vs. Guess Cultures talk at the offsite from someone who wasn't even there!
3. My 2nd blog post for the New Relic blog coming out and getting recognition from a director and the CEO.
4. Checking online before figuring out which of the margarines would be vegan.
5. Dan buying me a large watermelon from Costco.
6. Making the vegan plum cake and scallion goat cheese muffins.

A year ago today.

7/21/14

1. Getting in to the office in time to introduce myself to the new guy on our team, TP before he had to head off to a meeting.
2. Gorgeous sunny but comfortable temperature.
3. Pasta with fried zucchini salad and steamed potatoes holding up well for lunch.
4. Going on on an afternoon walk to Whole Foods for our team to pick up truffle oil almonds.
5. Getting home in plenty of time to have dinner.
6. Really fun time at trivia, large group that all had some familiarity with the endearing quirks of the bar trivia host.

A year ago today.

7/20/14

1. Getting to the fruit harvest meet up site on time, before they'd gotten started.
2. Bringing home several pounds of delicious yellow and red plums.
3. Pretty straightforward in the end to set up the new laptop thanks to Time Machine.
4. Watching Netflix on the tablet while cooking in the kitchen.
5. Dan going out for the groceries that I needed.
6. Getting through making dinner, lunch for the week, and preserving the split or really soft plums that had to be taken care of today.

A year ago today.

7/19/14

1. Sleeping in until 11:30.
2. No one calling me about work, for a change that went into effect this weekend, which means it went smoothly (hopefully).
3. Using up all the rest of the lettuce for the week in a salad for lunch.
4. Re-reading North and South (the original novel).
5. Dan making risotto for dinner.
6. Watching Heathers with Dan.

A year ago today.

7/18/14

1. Contributing a few clever ideas to the labels placement problem JG and I were working on.
2. Getting the fruit harvest info in time to realize I needed to bring my bike pannier bag home.
3. Returning an order to Madewell.
4. Dan making meatballs for dinner.
5. Doing a Google Hangout with AL and catching up.
6. Rewatching North and South on Netflix.

A year ago today.

7/17/14

1. Unpacking in our new desk location and setting up my standing desk more to the side, so I'd have space on the desk to sit and write if I needed.
2. Lots of people coming up to me to compliment the Ask vs. Guess Cultures talk, and people mentioning that they've been discussing the differences and trying to figure out which side they lie on.
3. Going out for lunch with SC and getting to talk to her a bit, finally.
4. Korean tacos for lunch.
5. Figuring out how to fix the height resizing problem with our SVG.
6. Making a salad with CSA lettuce for dinner.

A year ago today.

7/16/14

1. Getting to Edgefield in time for some of the (very good) hot breakfast.
2. Lying down in the luggage room during lunch to get some quiet time in before my talks in the afternoon.
3. Getting big laughs during my Ask vs. Guess Cultures talk! Felt such a high afterwards.
4. Talking to more of the people from the Seattle office.
5. Dan picking me up from the office, to bring back my luggage and CSA box for the week easily.
6. Watching The History Boys special features before having to return the DVD.

A year ago today.

7/15/14

1. Finding a seat close to the door when the shuttle finally dropped us off there in the morning.
2. Clever way of setting up lunch table groupings by using the random cards that were handed out yesterday.
3. Delicious giant chocolate chip cookies at the afternoon break.
4. Persevering and getting through 75% of the pub golf course holes even in the heat, with a pear blossom cocktail in hand.
5. Hilarious dinner conversation with MZ's description of how he went about finding a compatible partner.
6. Skipping out on game night to head back to my room early instead.

A year ago today.

7/14/14

1. Realizing that I'd forgotten to pack my Vans and turning back to grab them.
2. Stopping myself from polishing off the entire lunch, after I was already a bit overfull.
3. Coming back to my desk from practicing with BK to find that my team had helped dismantle and move my standing desk already.
4. Playing pool and shuffleboard at the offsite and actually making a few good shots.
5. Interesting and ending conversation at dinner about ethical implications of new technologies like Google glass and self driving cars.
6. Playing a space game with JG and winning!

A year ago today.

7/13/14

1. Remembering to get the saltwater duck out of the fridge to bring with me on the flight.
2. Sleeping for most of the EWR-MDW flight.
3. Getting home from the airport in a reasonable amount of time.
4. Showering at home.
5. Dan waiting in line for me to get tacos from Porque No for dinner.
6. Getting out The History Boys from Movie Madness and catching all the small parts I’d missed the night before.

A year ago today.

7/12/14

1. Dim sum with my sister and grandma.
2. Getting a $400 voucher to fly a day later instead.
3. Dan’s mom coming to pick us up.
4. Dan being able to stay at my uncle’s to not have to spend another night at a hotel.
5. Pork/chive/shrimp dumplings and watermelon for dinner.
6. Watching The History Boys and Pitch Perfect.

A year ago today.

7/11/14

1. Seeing CP at the Manalapan Diner in the morning.
2. Winning on the first bet we placed at Monmouth Park.
3. Playing mahjong and winning a few hands myself.
4. Comfortable weather at the concert.
5. Enjoying the live music with my sister, sisters-in-law, and Dan.
6. Getting out of there with minimal car fighting.

A year ago today.

7/10/14

1. Getting breakfast at the Turning Point in the morning with the whole family.
2. Getting a bit of work done on the computer in the afternoon.
3. Going on a short hike with the family.
4. Successfully skipping stones for the first time ever.
5. Coming up with the idea of going bowling after paddleboating was closed due to the weather.
6. Fun time bowling with Dan, my parents, and sister. Everyone got at least some strikes, I had one set with 3 strikes right near the end randomly too! 123, highest I’ve ever bowled probably.

A year ago today.

7/7/14

1. Sleeping in until 10:30.
2. Curry squid and tomatoes/eggs for lunch.
3. Getting off the couch long enough to do laundry.
4. Some pork/chive dumplings with dinner.
5. Taking a couple of Advils to relieve my headache.
6. Finishing watching The Proposal in my sister's room, with A/C.

A year ago today.

7/9/14

1. Finding a random pair of beat-up sneakers to wear for helping my dad with moving the tree branches.
2. Going to see The Fault in Our Stars with my sister.
3. Having time for a really quick shower at the hotel.
4. Getting dinner with AT and meeting her new friend TK.
5. Really enjoying the music at the show Violet (soul/bluegrass, excellent vocals).
6. Meeting up with RC/AH/VL at a bar that was within walking distance of the theater.

A year ago today.

7/8/14

1. Getting lunch at the seafood shack in Sandy Hook with my parents and sister.
2. Walking up to the top of the lighthouse for a great view of the ocean and trees all around.
3. Delicious bao at Baohaus--even my mom liked them! Especially the pork belly, yum.
4. Realizing at 7:10 that the show started at 7 instead of 8 (missed the first song, basically, but better than missing the whole first hour).
5. Book of Mormon living up to really high expectations.
6. Hitting 10k steps easily with the walking in the city.

A year ago today.

7/6/14

1. Buying The Truth of the Harry Quebert Affair to read on the train ride in.
2. Surprisingly pleasant walk from Penn Station to Chelsea.
3. Meeting EM and ST for lunch.
4. Getting a tour of the new 11th floor at the Google office.
5. Hanging out with SD at a cafe on Long Island and meeting his girlfriend E.
6. Eating ribs and broccoli rabe for dinner and watching The Heat with my sister.

A year ago today.

7/5/14

1. Getting ready in the morning just in time for my sister to come home to go pick up EN and her boyfriend S.
2. DC meeting us at the dim sum restaurant.
3. Hanging out in Red Bank in the afternoon.
4. My sister coming home to give EN/S a ride over to West Long Branch.
5. Pork/chive/shrimp dumplings for dinner, yum.
6. Watermelon for dessert.

A year ago today.

7/4/14

1. Getting everything together in the morning just in time before the cabbie came at 4:30.
2. Really smooth descent into Denver.
3. Getting a sandwich just in time before we had to board the flight to Newark.
4. Getting some more sleep on the flight.
5. Surprisingly not humid in NJ.
6. Falling asleep at a reasonable hour.

A year ago today.

7/3/14

1. Having time in the morning to hard-boil some eggs and wash up CSA lettuce and carrots for lunch.
2. Second practice talks going over better than I had expected.
3. Getting around to booking my flights to Belgium for ArrrrCamp in October.
4. Deciding to take the bus home.
5. Blanching up the CSA kale and zucchini.
6. Finding a quick refrigerator pickled beet recipe.

A year ago today.

7/2/14

1. Remembering to bring in lettuce and the rest of the sausage/kale/onion filling for lunch.
2. Much cooler morning ride than yesterday evening's.
3. Benefit Brow Bar guy being cool with me wanting to reschedule for an appointment with L instead.
4. Getting some coding done on my laptop and catching a few things we'd missed out on that would've affected the demo.
5. Working on adding colors to the slides for my talk.
6. Dan picking me up from work.

A year ago today.

7/1/14

1. Getting dishes done before heading out in the morning.
2. Having some blueberries from ELV’s garden with my yogurt for breakfast.
3. Getting a compliment from KM on my geometric pattern black/white skirt + black linen heart dot t-shirt pattern mixing.
4. Surviving the bike ride in the 99 degree weather.
5. Switching out my hair color for aqua/green hues!
6. Cooling down at home with some ice cream for dessert.

A year ago today.