day three hundred sixty-one.

i spent my new year's eve with a grape juice toast, fresh bread, and the sounds of fireworks.
(gunshots?)
happy 1/1/11, ya'll.

day three hundred fifty-five.

christmas day in the suburbs

my sister katie got some glassware that came with chalk to write one's name on the side.

the same idea as those scratch off solo cups.

a few had been toyed with at the store.

"it says balls on your face."

 tomatoey.

 i let cousin patrick label my cup.

we did an ornament exchange with all the relatives.

this is my new friend.

food coma.

day three hundred fifty-four.

 xmas eve at my sister's

 the tv was on fire.

 the table was sparkly.

my contribution to the table:

red quinoa, portabella mushrooms, and kale, cooked with olive oil, garlic and trader joe's spicy red pepper spread. a christmas miracle.

my dad made me vegan banana bread!

this will not last long.

day three hundred fifty(-ish).

let's pretend it's tuesday:

friend katie took me to the st. louis galleria, for sparkly fun librarian times.
santa was there and i think he had a cold.

then we ate thai lunch:

and hung out with a trolley car:

 then it felt a little like (luda)christmas:

day three hundred forty-eight(-ish).

sunday at soulard market

a lot of the stands were closed, but there was plenty of good produce for jj

and shiny candy!

day three hundred forty-one.

going to the store in a blizzard:

i regret nothing.

also, stress shelving:

day three hundred thirty-five.

monday afternoon/cafe/winter/wi-fi life.

my archives assignment is slowly working its way out of my brain.

 (veggie wrap with pesto. banana!)

day three hundred thirty-four(-ish).

 saturday spicy thai.

the governor of missouri.

hipster xmas.

i would like to bid on one space, please.

day three hundred twenty-six.

i got an early christmas present.
gamechanger!

come over, i will prepare you many carbs.
just bring your own chair.

steamy and perfect.

one of my sheets had a hole in it.
all better.

day three hundred twenty-four.

 

day three hundred twenty-one.

lining pages.

the weather today was sort of gloomy but perfect.

i celebrated by consuming a large pile of broccoli and hot sauce for dinner.

now i have been listening to the thunderstorm and doing research for my book crimes class (or, reading about sad librarians and x-acto knives).

it might have been a good idea to pay closer attention during the law section of my reference class last fall.

perhaps i will just look up pie recipes for the remainder of the evening.

day three hundred twelve.

 

 a gift from a bird

by jay williams

 friday night tapas.

there was a little confusion in the bathroom.

the good news is, katie and emma both smelled really good.

day three hundred seven.

classtime smarts.

(our professor broke her nose and was absent last week (ow), so she brought us halloween candy today upon her return. it seems like it should be the other way around. and yet, the sugar was nice)

monday night movie.

put me in the mood for some hitchcock later this week.

day three hundred one.

 frost on the grass, a few mornings ago (featuring: sweater tights).

take that, seasonal allergies.

sometimes the only two things one needs to be.

(found in a book by co-worker laura)

i had a dream once about eating cheetos and woke up with a stomach ache.

day two hundred seventy-one.

un fine de settimana en ottobre

(indoors)

i had lunch at za's with former roommate beth, who shares an intense love for halloween and garlic bread.
she put me in the october spirit with this:

(goblins are sneaky, dancing creatures) 

(i'm also quite relieved that they clarified who the fashion coordinator was on this video shoot for my future reference)

 at jamie and bethany's apartment. neighbors!

tiny dog i thought was a cat and/or ewok the first time i saw him emerge

then it was time for: librarian dance party!

movement clothes: check

 dance cookies: check.

 too much funk for camera lenses to handle: triple check.

so much work to do now 

hsuyfujshdfsyduifyasudyfpabf

day two hundred sixty-seven.

 (side note: my post from yesterday disappeared, but is still showing up in the rss feed. apologies if you are seeing this twice. thursday coming up!)

feeling a bit better this evening.
my brain is hitting that point, after several days of sickness, where i no longer want sleep or pillows or pajamas, and wish i just had the energy to move move move.
hoping for a thursday without fuzziness, or at least one with some momentum.
(antsy limbs need open spaces)


i also wish to resume eating like a normal human type person:

day two hundred fifty-six.

busy saturday here in the other twin cities.
an early morning at the public library, for computer tutoring sessions with senior citizens, followed by a nice brunch at the courier cafe:

(i love when places give you your own little pot)

then:

jessica, of the DC jessicas, came to visit! 

 spicy salmon at siam terrace.

she is on a dream vacation through the state of illinois and was kind enough to breeze through my area for the evening.

we followed our dinner with a movie and sorbet at cakes on walnut.

happy times.