day three hundred sixty-three.

friendly faces from a twenty-fifth year
(click to embiggen)

(i like you guys)

day three hundred fifty-two(-ish).

thursday:

suburban shenanigans.

i finally finished food/gift shopping with my mom for the holiday and had lunch at green basil.

at casa earlywacz in the evening, we all gave letter grades to our year, as per new year's tradition (though i may need to chart out each month more precisely. or not.).

the holidays seem to have sneaked up quickly this year, but that is something people always say.

unless you are 8 years old and really waiting to see if you got aladdin on vhs.

then time just stops altogether.

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:

eight pages in.

me:  i feel like i have to make a title page in comic sans for this thing

Robyn:  with clip arts!

me:  yeah, 8-bit pictures of file folders.
me:  and dust

Robyn:  and like, a giant silverfish monster. that you're fighting with a sword
Robyn: actually, turn in a comic book about that instead

Robyn:  I'd watch the hell out of that (now it's a tv show)

day three hundred twenty-seven.

friend and violist jan had his final doctoral recital, which i attended with suruchi this afternoon.

lovely room, beautiful music.

his second piece of the day

arvo pärt, fratres

(except on the viola, of course):

viva estonia.

day three hundred twenty.

i had one of the better weekends in recent memory.
friends, food, and harry potter.

team trivia saturday at the library.

we came in second!

day three hundred thirteen.

you guys last night was kind of the best

 a 1989 original

 ready to consume.

abe lincoln approved.

 there is a sale at the: record store.

romance is not dead.
not as long as there are malls.

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 two hundred eighty-nine.

movie night at robyn's, complete with hot cider and a kitten.

day two hundred eighty-two.

the suburbs:

 ghost fish

ghost art

it became dark so very early tonight.

the weather is mild, but the trees still know to change.

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-two.

dance friday is for concert goers.

things making me happy this week:

• good music
• familiar photographs
• great friends and their hugs
• pumpkin-flavored everything
• books about magical baking pans

now, i want some apple cider in a giant mug.

happy fall.

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.

day two hundred forty-four.

last night there was a kicking and screaming party at robyn & joel's rather grand new apartment, followed by scrabble, instant streams of 30 rock, and watching a raccoon descend from a large tree. emma swore that he would be friendly.

today i slept late and woke to sunshine and excellent breezes creeping through the windows.
alas, the long weekend must end.

day two hundred forty-three.

saturday: lunch at siam terrace with suruchi and jan

my bookshelf, revised.

robyn and i went vintage/music shopping after our librarian brunch at radio maria today:

meant to be listened and observed together

PREACH.

wall of heads.

day two hundred forty-two.

happiest of long weekends to you all.
thus far we, jc at 25, have enjoyed:

-dancing
-thai dining
-friend hugging
-blanket sleeping
-hot tea savoring
-cardigan purchasing
-and telephone conversating

tomorrow: brunch!
(and pictures to share)

day two hundred thirty-six.

holding onto the last particles of summer


rugby!

sweet corn!

bookmobiles!

sugar!

my sister beth, friend katie, and i saw soul asylum play at sweet corn festival last night as well. we waited 75 minutes (highlighted by a wyclef cover) to hear "runaway train" and then peaced out. they wished us all a happy harvest. worth it.




now doing spanish homework at la biblioteca.
i bought the "clueless" soundtrack at the booksale yesterday and it was the soundtrack to my sunday toast. amazing.

day two hundred twenty-five.

my drive back to champaign involved listening to coverage of the blagojevich verdict and reading miranda july.

after a trip to the grocery store and light dinner, friend jamie picked me up for my reintroduction into high society.

tabletop at the pig.


i needed french fries and the fellas played pool.
we listened to david bowie and elvis costello on the jukebox.


this morning i performed errands and got CDs at the library

sunny quad

espresso royale at the undergrad, for lunch and a reunion with the newly bespectacled emma

time to organize my books!

day two hundred twenty-four.

yesterday i cooked a birthday lunch for friend robin, with mango sorbet for dessert

(stir fry is the new cake)

the new aspen library opened in my absence, so we paid a little visit


lonely computers

spicy

i'm heading back to champaign county later this afternoon, to get reacquainted with my life/record player.