Andrew Bird-Action/Adventure

Posted on June 16, 2005
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Fly Me to the Moon (In Other Words)-Roy Haynes Quartet

Posted on June 14, 2005
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Cocteau Twins-My Love Paramour

Posted on June 11, 2005
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Saturday, Farewell, The Good Fairy, and Blue Moon

Posted on June 11, 2005
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Nora went home today. It was so nice to visit with her… it seemed weirdly sudden when we dropped her off at the airport. Later at home Ezra was saying that he was about to ask me when Nora would be back from whatever she was doing, and then realized that she’d gone home!

Her parents came by last night, too. It was really nice to see them. I last saw them at Nora’s wedding, and before that I hadn’t seen them for probably close to ten years.

So there were a few rough hours this afternoon after Nora left. It was hot and stuffy in the apartment. I felt wiped out. The Red Sox were on tv, but they were on Fox. At least flippin’ Joe Buck wasn’t on. They started out winning, but ended up losing in another miserable turn of baseball events. Finally it has cooled down a bit tonight.

Ezra and I made yummy empanaditas for dinner… so delicious… hot veggie food with cilantro and mexican spices and raisins–ah so good! Then we watched some UB Iwerks cartoons, followed by a favorite Moonlighting episode, The Murder’s in the Mail. It’s the “man with a mole on his nose” episode. It’s been fabulous for me watching the old episodes. I can’t believe I was only ten when the pilot episode aired.

Maddie: “What are you doing?”
David: “Nothing. I’ve been clean for years.”

Now we’re going to watch the end of The Good Fairy (1935) with Margaret Sullavan (love her), Herbert Marshall, Frank Morgan (yes, the wizard), Beulah Bondi (Ma Bailey), Alan Hale (the skipper!), and Cesar Romero. We watched the first half the other night… it’s good, as I expected it would be.

Where We’ve Been

Posted on June 8, 2005
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It’s been a good few days in my world. My good friend Nora (most of you reading this probably know her!) is gracing us with a visit this week. She arrived Saturday afternoon, and we’ve been busy enjoying ourselves since.

Saturday evening we went to see her cousin Samantha’s dance recital in Winchester. We hadn’t been to any ballet–professional, kiddies, whatever–in quite a while. It was neat to see. Samantha is very serious about dance, it seems, and I thought she was quite good. She takes classes at the Boston Ballet school, so we discovered afterward that we are familiar with some of the same ballet people. We also got to finally meet some of the Gallers I’ve been hearing about for years. By putting together different characteristics from various Gallers, especially Nora’s uncle Don, I felt like I could come up with something that looked/sounded a bit like her dad. So it all made sense! Nice people…

We saw some fireworks over a pond in Winchester as we were walking through the parking lot after the recital.

On Sunday we decided to take a crack at going to the Red Sox game. Since the Sox headed out on a road trip on Monday, it was our only chance to try to take Nora to Fenway. We started our day with some Dunkin Donuts coffee and breakfast bagel action (it’s only appropriate), and then headed down to stand in the day-of-game ticket line. We seem to have pretty good luck when we try for day-of-game tickets, and this time was no different. We got the last available tickets before they started selling the no-shows. We couldn’t get three seats together, but we were able to get two good seats behind home plate and one standing room ticket for the right field roof. Once you get in the ballpark it’s possible to move around, and the people sitting near us weren’t in their seats for about 1/2 of the game, so Ezra roamed the park, checked out the right field roof, and sat with us behind home plate. It was a fun game, especially because we won, 6-3. Afterward we made our way over to the North End for some general exploring. We ended up having dinner at a “Mom and Pop place” (Nora’s description) and then stopping in at a soccer-oriented espresso/gelato cafe. We enjoyed our coffees and gelati as Spiderman played on TBS (I think) in the background.

I did a bit of work Monday morning and then Nora and I spent much of the day in Harvard Square. We shopped, she made the necessary shoe purchases, and we got some drinks at Cafe Paradiso. I managed to get through the day without buying much more than a magazine… exercising great restraint, I purchased vicariously. We met Ez at Shilla for a little sushi, and then went to see Faust (the Murnau film) with Cul de Sac musical accompaniment at Coolidge Corner. If you don’t know them (I didn’t), Cul de Sac describe themselves as a noise/atmosphere/psychedelia band. They have provided accompaniment to Faust and other films at venues around the world. I liked the film and the whole experience. And I’m certain I’ve seen one of the band members on the T about 40 times. He must live or work on the Red line.

We were pretty slow to get going on Tuesday… I think all the activity caught up with us and we were tired… and the warm weather didn’t really help. John arrived from Portland around 2:00, and we grabbed some caffeination from the Someday to try to get ourselves moving before heading down to the waterfront for the FNX Best Music Poll party. I had never been down to the Bank of America Pavilion (formerly the FleetBoston Pavilion and before that Harborlights), and I hadn’t been to an outdoor venue in many ages. It was the first Interpol show (yeah, Interpol again) for both Nora and John. I thought they played quite well, but the crowd wasn’t strictly an Interpol crowd, and it’s just a better experience–in my opinion–to see them at a club where they’re the main event. I guess I’ll just have to take John and Nora to see them again sometime. (Yeah, twist my arm.) My fan activity this time was a surprise one. Sam, Carlos, and Daniel did a little signing before their set, and I got their signatures on a beaten-up Antics poster (apparently the last one). I’ve heard that Paul was around, but I didn’t see him and he certainly wasn’t signing anything when I was there. A guy next to me got them to sign a ticket for his small son. Nora relieved Ezra of his fan enabling duties and stood in line with me for the signing while Ez and John got beers.

And that brings us up to today. Nora went into town to meet up with a friend of hers and then headed off to visit family for a few days, so I had an opportunity to get more work in. Hope to see Nora again on Friday… and I might even get to visit with her parents! Haven’t seen them since her wedding.

It’s still hot here. Gah. I hate it. If you don’t know already, you should–I really hate hot sticky weather. I’m not physically made for it. If anything, I’m made for Fall weather. I endure the heat to get to that!

Besides the heat, I am also enduring a frustrating Red Sox game on tv. At least they’re not currently losing. They’re just not scoring yet.

I’m having visions of ice cubes… “I’m melting… melting!”

Yo La Tengo-Cast a Shadow

Posted on June 1, 2005
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Notable Tofu Experiences

Posted on June 1, 2005
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I came across two very enjoyable tofu experiences in the space of three days. It’s worth sharing with you. First, there was the organic tofu yumminess at The Elephant Walk in Cambridge on Sunday. THAT was really good… spicy and fresh with crisp vegetables. MMMMmmm. (Incidentally, I really liked their downstairs bar, which still brings back memories for me of the early Terri and Ezra days at Finnegan’s Wake, and I see us going there a lot in the future.) Then last night Ez and I ordered in from East Asia in Powderhouse Circle. I got the Royal Tofu. I had read that their tofu is especially worth trying because they make it themselves. My Royal Tofu lived up to the hype. It didn’t look like much, but then I started to actually eat it. So good! The tofu is very fresh, springy, and porous. It soaks up the sauce and is just really yummy. On the strength of the Royal Tofu (just one of at least 4 tofu offerings on their menu!), East Asia is a new order-in favorite.

Return to Form

Posted on June 1, 2005
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So, somewhere along the way I forgot my initial statement on this blog. I don’t have to write about anything in particular. That worry out of the way…

We painted the bathroom over the weekend. I like it. I think I like it a lot. It’s certainly better than the graying white with crayon we had before. And we liberated the window. We still need to put up the overhead light, so for now we just have these wires hanging from the ceiling. Once that’s done maybe I’ll take a picture or two for the world.

My teeth are clean. I had them cleaned today. I don’t mind the dental hygenists so much. It’s the dentist himself, and some of his receptionists, that I despise. So my chompers are feeling groomed.

I have knitting projects to attend to, among many other things.

More soon, I hope…

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Rhapsody in Tweed cabled pullover for Ezra! using Tahki Donegal Tweed in Forest, from Fall 2004 Interweave Knits. I've just picked this one up again, so it's moving up in the queue!

Sweater with Cable Patterns pullover using Araucania Nature Wool Chunky in Mauve, from Rebecca Magazine Number 28

Heather Pullover using Classic Elite Wings in Larkspur, from Rowan’s A Season’s Tale... This needs the knit doctor. I'm going to have to frog back a little bit and redo the shoulder area. Long story.

Hush Pullover using Jo Sharp DK wool in Wine, from Rowan’s Calmer Collection

Recently Finished Projects

In the Groove boatneck pullover using Manos del Uruguay in Black and Cheek (pale pink), from Fall 2006 issue of knitscene. SWEATER IS DONE!

Stash Stealer Scarf for me, using delicious yarn that darling Amy let me raid from her stash. I made up the pattern--a couple of wide ribs rimmed in moss stitch. It's soft and fuzzy and DONE!

Moss Stitch Jacket with Collar for Hope using Classic Elite Wool Bam Boo in Ivy, from Quick Baby Knits by Debbie Bliss. JACKET IS DONE!

Next in line

Brompton cardigan using Noro Cash Iroha in Jewel Green (my name for shade #100)

Eyelet Yoke Pullover using Debbie Bliss Merino Aran

Under consideration

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