no one knows how long the curse lasts, either.

1) This is all that’s left of the Uptown Bar. Well, this, and about 30 pint glasses in our cabinet. 2) I made Curry-Roasted Butternut Squash and Chickpeas for dinner last night. I only used one squash because the recipe serves twelve, plus it takes about 4 days to peel an unroasted squash. We still have enough left over to ...

stompasaurus meets grumpasaurus rex 6

Guys. I still have to write up my travel journal for Boston, but Matt did a good job of covering the basics. And, seriously, muchas gracias to drinkboston.com for showing us the way to five different excellent establishments. Their recommendations were spot-on. Last weekend was excellent and relaxed, except for the couple of hours I spent pulling my hair out ...

the great monday list.

1) This is my new phone. It’s a Motorola Cliq. I’m absolutely in love with it. It’s like living in the future! 2) These are my awesome Gophers socks. Wearing them did not help the Gophers one bit, unfortunately. I’m going to have faith that the beginning of this season is just extra-difficult, and that they will improve. There’s a ...

goals: accomplished.

Here’s what I brought home from the fair yesterday: This was for Girasole, of course. I’m pretty pleased with the whole thing! I was worried about my half-assed blocking job (it’s so big it hangs off the sides of the queen-sized guest bed), but I guess that wasn’t a problem. HOORAY! I finished Infinite Jest last night. Overall I liked ...