My Boyfriend

Um...

Does the girl in Fruit Bats look just like Jane Adams?

Mini Mixes

Every now and again I put my music on shuffle.

Sometimes one song fades perfectly into the new one.

Examples include:

Karma Police - Radiohead

to

I Love Creedence - Casiotone for the Painfully Alone

Dry the Rain - The Beta Band

to

If She Wants Me - Belle & Sebastian

Maybe You can Owe Me - Architecture in Helsinki

to

When U Love Somebody - Fruit Bats

et-cetera

** House Spoiler Alert **

In loving memory of

Kutner.

Thanks for the good times, the good attitude, and totally baffling House.

You Rock!

And, Kal, tell Obama I say "Hello!"

you are ALL potential zombies

Zombie movies seem to be one of my favorite movie genres.

And recently, Travis' brother lent us a new series that plays on E4 called "Dead Set."

SCARIEST ZOMBIE SHOW EVER!!

Watch it for yourself.

It's springtime. And that means it's also sewing time!

I made a dress two years ago that I adore...

but I have worn it far too many times. It is tattered and torn. I'm tempted to find the same fabrics and do it again!

I've also been sent a Nordstrom catalog. I don't think I'm going to be able to help myself. I need some spring clothes. One can only cross so many pieces from winter to spring. So, I'm going to buy some khaki pants [Semantiks pants fit me perfectly]. And I'll be in need of some colorful cardigans. Maybe short-sleeved or 3/4 length sleeved blazers. But for sure I want some cutsie, frilly, and creamy white tops to help me float through spring.

Here are a couple of my faves:

Foxcroft Pleated Cuff Shirt [pg. 22]

Muse Floral Print Poet Dress [pg. 33]

Entire outfit [pg. 38]

Halogen® Picot Trim Tank [pg.40]

Top & Cardigan [pg. 42]

Jina + Sushi = Happiness

I keep thinking I'll call Jina and go out for some

happy hour sushi in the post alley.

...Like this much...

Oh, but she's so far away.

Seattle was beautiful today, by the way.

The water was sparkling!

Another Classic

Mickey Mouse

stars in

Brave Little Tailor

Oh, how much they didn't know 70 years ago.

But they were onto something when they thought of wind power.

Well, how was everyone's Easter?

I'm kind of on a cooking/baking kick [glad it's a good thing] and I wanted to share what I made for dinner last night for Travis & his parents.

Lamb Chops Sizzled with Garlic

Steamed Asparagus

Sweet Potato Oven Fries

paired with red wine [Ripasso is my new favorite]

Chocolate Lava Cakes with Strawberry Ice Cream & Fresh-cut Strawberries

in red souffle ramekins I found on sale at Macy's

My other favorite dark chocolate brownie recipe is below. Super Easy and Super Delicious. Be sure to have a ton of milk on hand!

Bittersweet Brownies

These brownies have a texture between very moist cake and rich chocolate mousse. One secret is whipping the eggs with the salt; another is using lots of 70% bittersweet chocolate. If you bake in a round rather than a square pan and serve wedges topped with whipped cream (on plates with forks), people will think you have made something very fancy indeed.

Ingredients: Makes sixteen 2-inch brownies

8 ounces 70% bittersweet chocolate, coarsely chopped

6 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into several pieces

3 large eggs

1 cup sugar

¼ teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

1/3 cup plus 1 tablespoon (1.2 ounces) all-purpose flour

Position a rack in the lower third of the oven and preheat the oven to 350ºF. Line the bottom and sides of the baking pan with foil. Place the chocolate and butter in a heatproof bowl and set in a wide skillet of almost-simmering water. Stir frequently until the mixture is melted and smooth and quite warm. Remove from the pan and set aside.

In a medium bowl, beat the eggs, sugar, salt, and vanilla with a hand-held mixer on high speed until the eggs are thick and light colored, about 2 minutes. Whisk in the warm chocolate. Fold in the flour. Scrape the batter into the lined pan and spread evenly. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes. Cool in the pan on a rack.

Invert the brownies on a rack and peel off the foil. Turn right side up on a cutting board and cut into sixteen 2-inch squares.

Enjoy!

My Childhood

Words can't describe how I feel when I watch:

The Little House

"Well, do tell, here I am surrounded by progress."

&

Johnny Fedora & Alice Bluebonnet

"OOOHHH! I thought you were someone I knew."

[In case you couldn't tell, there are links.]

MARKETING

Yesterday I wanted to die if I had to do another moment of marketing, but today redeemed my faith in marketing.

Look at the cutie batootie invitations that I made for our Annual Mother's Day Brunch.

The people that we meet,

are the people we are ready to meet.

Some people are embarrassed when they're caught singing in the car, moving to their headphones, dancing with the door shut.

I love it.

Almost every morning I drive by one guy coming out to catch the bus, bopping to his music.

Brings a smile to my face.

Tonight was