people say she’s crazy…

Hello, lovelies. Remember me? I know, I suck.
I got a little wrapped up in the election. It kind of ate my life. Some of you know how I felt–lying awake at night, worrying about having to move to Rio if your fellow electorate ate the mushy pudding and decided that it is better to be […]

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Kathleen and I were just chatting about the food happenings in Atlanta, where my brother is presently visiting our parents and reaping the culinary benefits.  All you need to know is that they had lunch at 5 Seasons Brewery, one of my favorite Atlanta spots, and dinner at La Fonda Latina, another favorite:
me: i am […]

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Just sayin’ hi, and also saying:
1) Passover has almost passed over, and I am ready. I have eaten way too many eggs in the last week, as well as some questionable combinations (peppers, onions, peppers salad, tater tots topped with nacho cheese and bacon–look, I eat bacon on a regular basis, so just because I […]

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It’s been a long two days since we last spoke, all two of you who read this [please comment! please!].
Yesterday I started the day off with sleeping grumpily through the morning walk. Mom claimed that she opened the door to my bedroom and was overcome with the smell of garlic. This persisted throughout […]

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Sometimes, when celebrities are overexposed, they disappear for a while to re-establish their self-identity, renew their spirits, get facelifts, design wig lines and prepare for their next entrees into public life. Obviously, following my widespread internet fame, that is where I have been. Except instead of re-establishing my self-identity, I was working my tail off. […]

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The bad news:My post about the beet + goat cheese + raisin + chard + onion + garlic + tomatoes + jalapenos (wore gloves, no MADNESS) + lime juice killer concoction I whipped up for Alexandra’s dinner party was erased because firefox hates me and I didn’t “save as draft” at any point.
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This morning I picked out a pretty fuschia sweater to wear to work. The sweater was purchased at Express circa 2000 to wear over a dress to a family friend’s wedding. I found it in a dry cleaning bag under my bed last night and thought it would be a lovely jewel tone. Indeed, it […]

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Quelle week-end! The front pocket of my hoodie is soggy from dishes, my hands are dry (also from dishes), my head is throbbing, a serial drama is playing in the background (Brothers & Sisters on ABC… have you seen this? All of the brothers and husbands look the same (but not the sisters, thank […]

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I am pleased to find that this is my 200th blog post! It only took me four years, four months and ten days. Which is about 1,590 days, which is about 38,160 hours. I am 23 years and 9 months old. So I’ve been blogging for over 18 percent of my life. Except […]

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In our short but lovely relationship, Dan and I have become connoisseurs of the lakeview east dining scene. That is–we eat a lot of thai food. We basically split our time between Cozy on Sheffield and Ping Pong on Broadway. Cozy is cozy and Ping Pong is hilariously pretentious (everyone who’s been […]

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