9/30/14

1. Getting an economy plus seat for the flight to Chicago due to a family wanting to sit together.
2. Surprisingly wide spread of movies on United’s wifi, had a fun time watching trailers.
3. Cubano sandwich from Rick Bayless place being actually really good, and only $6.
4. Plenty of outlets at O’Hare, enough to fully charge my phone and laptop both during the layover.
5. Middle seat in my row being empty for the 8 hour Chicago-Brussels flight.
6. Watching the Lego movie, American Hustle, and Across the Universe (for the music).

A year ago today.

9/29/14

1. Wearing my new light brown sweater dress with brown leggings and cowboy boots, very comfortable outfit.
2. Getting a plug adapter kit from IT.
3. Remembering to print out directions for my trip while still at the office.
4. Having for dinner what I had brought for lunch.
5. Remembering to transfer the frozen blanched vegetables to freezer bags.
6. Finding the sunflower quilt and travel blanket after being unsuccessful when I went looking last week.

A year ago today.

9/28/14

1. Frying up some bacon and eggs to go with toast for a full breakfast.
2. Catching up with my BC friends over a Google Hangout for the first time in a couple months.
3. Much larger harvest that I'd expected of the Swiss chard I'd been growing, and I even left some of the smaller stalks on there still to see how long they'd last on their own.
4. Getting a couple laundry loads done.
5. Sous vide pork chops turning out splendidly, even Dan liked them.
6. Thinking of frying up the CSA turnips in the leftover butter from browning the pork chops.

A year ago today.

9/27/14

1. Sleeping in until after noon.
2. Buying the latest Tana French mystery novel, The Secret Place.
3. Spending all afternoon on the couch reading.
4. Dan making chicken stew for dinner.
5. Dan doing all the dishes.
6. Watching Cheaper By the Dozen (the original from 1950).

A year ago today.

9/26/14

1. Microwaved corn for lunch.
2. Figuring out how to copy over production data to my local database.
3. Doing a practice run-through of my talk with AK and really starting to think about how to adapt it for next week.
4. Getting a burrito from Santeria as I was suddenly very hungry.
5. Happy hour at secret Bailey's and getting to know RC better.
6. Staying up late reading Broken Harbor, just because.

A year ago today.

9/25/14

1. Remembering I needed to get in to the office in time for my 1:1.
2. Getting to try out the dumpling food truck over at the big carts for lunch.
3. Writing tests for the method I'd been fixing actually not being too bad.
4. Deciding to stay in for the evening instead of going to the gym, after having gone out for coffee to meet a new developer.
5. Spending the evening re-reading Alif the Unseen.
6. Going to bed early.

A year ago today.

9/24/14

1. Getting a ride to the office in the morning from my mom/sister, before they headed off to the airport.
2. Not too busy a day to get back into the swing of things.
3. Reading a graphic novel, American Born Chinese, during my hair appointment.
4. Seafoam color hair streaks this time being totally spot on!
5. Fixing myself a last panzanella salad for dinner.
6. Reading Alif the Unseen and getting really caught up in it.

A year ago today.

9/23/14

1. Excellent breakfast sandwich from the food truck Fried Egg I'm in Love, with Havarti, avocado, a fried egg, and sriracha.
2. Picking up bread from Grand Central in the car, so I wouldn't have to bike back up the hill afterwards.
3. Having time to return a bunch of books to the library and pick up fresh mozzarella for panzanella salads for dinner.
4. Seeing lots of salmon at the fish hatchery.
5. Amazing view from the Crown Point Vista House, even with the clouds and rain.
6. Teaching my sister how to play Dominion.

A year ago today.

9/22/14

1. Cobbling together a decent hot breakfast for my mom and sister.
2. Still a good number of roses in bloom at the rose garden.
3. Later start to the day working out with the Japanese tea garden not opening until noon anyway.
4. Playing chess against my sister with a random giant set of chess at a public square area downtown.
5. Playing arcade games with my sister at Ground Kontrol.
6. Going to the gym with my sister.

A year ago today.

9/21/14

1. "Bowl of the Gods" for breakfast at Kure, very delicious and healthy.
2. Taking a short nap in the afternoon.
3. Dan doing all the dishes and vacuuming and setting up the air mattress.
4. Mom and sister visiting!
5. One last roast duck available at Fubonn.
6. Making it to the drive-in in plenty of time.

A year ago today.

9/20/14

1. Getting up in time in the morning to get a lifting session in.
2. Successfully getting the salmon CSA home and fitting 2 shares into our freezer.
3. Great view from Pittock Mansion.
4. Making it to all the downtown locations on our list in time before they closed.
5. Discovering a really nice new food truck pod on Division.
6. Getting ice cream at Salt & Straw.

A year ago today.

9/19/14

1. Sleeping in in the morning and catching up on sleep.
2. Discovering a nearby vintage/thrifty store for 12+ sizes and finding a cute and comfortable sweater dress, brand new, for $19.
3. Taking with RS so much that my throat kept getting sore.
4. A late lunch at Lardo with a really good chicken liver and fried chicken skin sandwich.
5. Dan coming to pick us up from Division.
6. Having a good time listening to the bluegrass band at Alberta St. Pub, not too loud or crowded.

A year ago today.

9/18/14

1. Only a very light drizzle on my bike ride in in the morning, didn't even really get wet.
2. Brown huaraches not rubbing against the back of my feet, didn't need a band-aid at all. Might actually be broken in?
3. Having a fun time volunteering at the SE Portland Tool Library, mainly due to C and J's long-married-couple banter.
4. Fitting everything I picked up at Fred Meyer into just the front basket on my bike.
5. Roasted eggplant soup being easy to make, quite tasty, and finishing up just as we needed to head out to pick up RS.
6. Picking up RS from the airport!

A year ago today.

9/17/14

1. Fish sauce wings and the mussels at Luc Lac being really good, much better than Pok Pok.
2. Meeting CB's friend, BV and having a good time getting to know her.
3. Not failing at last week's weights for squat and deadlift, even though I hadn't gone for a week.
4. Bathroom being sparkling clean after a cleaning service I booked from a LivingSocial coupon.
5. Cooking up some tater tots to supplement a salad for dinner.
6. Sitting and organizing the various segments to the South Africa trip!

A year ago today.

9/16/14

1. Getting lunch from Sonny Bowl for the first time and finding the chickpeas and kale salad with peanut sauce being quite delicious and filling.
2. Going out for coffee and having a nice long chat with DC.
3. Getting a bunch of errands done, including getting my eyebrows done and returning items to Nordstrom and J.Crew.
4. Remembering to check up on my plants and finding that they were actually doing ok, despite not being watered for a couple days.
5. Dan's plan of getting takeout meatballs to supplement dinner working out quite well.
6. The return of The Mindy Project and the last 5 minutes of that episode being delightful (and objectifying, ok, but also delightful).

A year ago today.

9/15/14

1. Waking up refreshed at 8.
2. Getting a load of laundry in.
3. Not feeling too hungry in the afternoon despite skipping lunch.
4. Dan having spaghetti and meatballs all ready for dinner for when we got home.
5. JD and K being back at trivia, as well as DC and a bunch of others.
6. Winning at bar trivia finally!!!! First time in months.

A year ago today.

9/14/14

1. Lazy morning in the hotel.
2. K's friend's mother treating us to lunch.
3. Absolutely beautiful day and great view from our seats for the Mariners game.
4. Napping a bit on the drive back and not hitting traffic.
5. Dinner at home of spaghetti and meatballs.
6. Unpacking quickly for once.

A year ago today.

9/13/14

1. No line at all really to sign up for a Planet Granite membership and get the limited edition free t-shirt.
2. KL having an extra free ticket for us.
3. Fabulous fabulous time at the Washington State Fair: got a deep-fried oreo, seeing all the adorable rabbits and guinea pigs and piglets, riding a wooden roller coaster, elephant ears, chocolate chip cookies...good times.
4. Mutton bustin' (kids trying to stay on sheep) being just as delightful as I thought it'd be.
5. Dan finding the deep-fried butter stand and observing a group of teenagers try it out.
6. Getting on a shuttle that was just about to leave as we left the fairgrounds.

A year ago today.

9/12/14

1. Getting home canned goods from TF's wife for the veggies yesterday: peach butter and pickled strawberries!
2. Having lunch with ND, who was in town for XOXO.
3. Noticing a LivingSocial deal for visiting Pittock Mansion, which I was probably going to go with visitors next weekend anyway.
4. Engaging and interesting discussion with other Ruby devs and not acrimonious at all.
5. Staving off my hunger with the leftover green veggies.
6. Dan making me spaghetti and meatballs for dinner.

A year ago today.

9/11/14

1. Indulging in a chocolate chip cookie and a cinnamon sugar cookie from the afternoon Q&A with our head legal person.
2. Pairing with KM to figure out how to set up an email template for her email with an attachment.
3. Running into TF as I was leaving to hear that someone else had taken his box, so gave him the extra box of veggies I was taking home.
4. Going for the biggest bottle of fancy olive oil to have for salads.
5. Stopping at the library to pick up one book and finding 4 others that I'd just requested on Tuesday already being there as well, nice.
6. First harvest of some of the Swiss chard I planted.

A year ago today.

9/10/14

1. Getting to the gym for a lifting workout in the morning.
2. Running errands on the way home from the gym.
3. Going out in the afternoon for a slice of pie from Lauretta Jean's.
4. Successfully helping KM get set up to send herself emails locally.
5. Fixing both of the encoding tickets on my plate, both of which were one-line changes.
6. Using scallions instead of basil for my panzanella salad for dinner tonight, which worked out quite well.

A year ago today.

9/9/14

1. Dragging myself out of bed before the potential house cleaner came by.
2. Finding an excerpt from the upcoming sequel to Red Rising.
3. The newly hemmed fire red jeans stretching out a bit throughout the day to be pretty comfortable.
4. Fixing a second bug before I left the office for the day.
5. Making up a big salad with the remainders from Sunday, a couple of the CSA tomatoes, the remainder of the lettuce, and some bread cubes.
6. Going to bed early to make up for being up so late the night before.

A year ago today.

9/8/14

1. #14 bus coming by just as I crossed the street to the stop, after dropping off the laptop charger cable at the UPS Store.
2. Getting some practical and useful career advice from BR.
3. Making it to Penzey's before they closed, to pick up some spices.
4. Enough sausage & peppers left for me to heat it up quickly and bring with some bread to the bar for dinner.
5. Trivia wrapping up pretty quickly, got home before 10.
6. Getting really into Red Rising--it's Ender's Game + Hunger Games + Game of Thrones!

A year ago today.

9/7/14

1. Cantaloupe agua fresca being quite refreshing, I prefer it to eating cantaloupe straight.
2. The folks at the Tool Library being very patient in showing me how to work on repairing various tools.
3. Finally getting caught up on our finances for the last couple months.
4. Dan making lentils for dinner.
5. Started writing a Portland visitor guide.
6. Broke out the sewing machine to make a couple quick fixes and start whittling down the pile of jeans to be hemmed.

A year ago today.

9/6/14

1. Getting to the gym for a full hour's workout.
2. Picking up a big load of books at the library.
3. Dan making a delicious sausage and peppers for dinner.
4. Fixing the screws on the wobbly aqua shell chair.
5. Finally finding decent bubble tea in Portland, at the Jade Night Market.
6. Going through my recent clothing purchases and clearing out pants I don't like wearing.

A year ago today.

9/5/14

1. Getting taken out for lunch by BR to celebrate the end of the NA project, pork shoulder yum.
2. Figuring out on my own why my local server was sending emails just to one email address.
3. Getting really good news right before heading out for the day!
4. Dan bringing lime chips to the concert.
5. Getting a perfect spot at the venue, next to a diagonal aisle so wouldn't be blocked by people in front, near the beginning of the hill so wouldn't have to stand up to see either.
6. Really fun Avett Brothers concert!

A year ago today.

9/4/14

1. Deciding to skip an errand to make it to the sneak peek on time.
2. Meeting up with a guy I argue with on Twitter to go check out the gym together.
3. Going to a sneak peek of the new Planet Granite gym opening in Portland.
4. Getting to ask questions of the PG gym staff about their fitness area setup.
5. Learning a new game at board game night, Acquire, and enjoying it even though you don't really know who's winning until the reckoning is done at the end.
6. Supplementing dinner with sliced tomatoes on toast, sprinkled with a bit of sea salt, and one of the cantaloupes from the CSA this week.

A year ago today.

9/3/14

1. Sleeping in and getting 8.5 hours.
2. Going out with sushi with ELV.
3. Getting BM's help to knock out two bugs that I'd been plugging away at throughout the afternoon.
4. LU coming with me to this month's Portland Preservation Society swap.
5. Dan bringing home a new watermelon for me!
6. Finishing up my whole workout at the gym

A year ago today.

9/2/14

1. Satisfying lunch with roast chicken drumsticks and carrots/green beans.
2. Pie at the office to celebrate the opening of the staircase finally.
3. Helping TP realize a bug had already been fixed.
4. Starting to plan my trip to Belgium.
5. Catching up with AB(m) over Skype and planning a potential South Africa trip with him!
6. Having a large slice of chocolate banana cake with milk for dessert.

A year ago today.

9/1/14

1. Sleeping in until around noon, after being up so late to finish off the tomatoes.
2. Arranging the jars of tomatoes to set up a nice Instagram of the before/after.
3. Finally getting around to setting up a batch of red beet eggs.
4. Clearing out and organizing various papers and receipts.
5. Shredded cucumber with Nong's Khao Man Gai sauce and sesame oil for dinner, that was an inspired idea.
6. Pulling out "Elrond" to sweep the Middle Earth category.

A year ago today.