September is National Sewing Month! But you already knew that, right. :/ I found out via a Joann’s Fabrics email. If you cant find a Happy Sewing month cards at Hallmark, you could always make one yourself 😀 My last weekend was originally supposed to be 4 days, but turned into 6 days off… leaving…
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Manhattan/Financial District as seen from Hoboken, NJ September 11, 2004 It’s weird living in Texas on September 11th. Texas itself isn’t to blame. It just feels different, almost inappropriate, on how normal the day feels here. As many of you are aware, I was in Washington DC as a college student on September 11, 2001….
How to go on the St Arnold Brewery Tour
Lets start by stating the obvious. Beer is delicious. And beer should not taste like water. Yes, some people choose to drink beer that tastes like you just dunked your dixiecup in a toilet for one reason or another. But wait, you say… it’s inexpensive, and refreshing, and the commercials are so funny. Seriously? Maybe…
Fine Dining Wrap Up: Chicken al Mattone
I was determined to actually make something out of the food magazines I love to read. My sights were set on bon appetit’s September issue cover art: Chicken al Mottone from Sfogila. (Yes, I realize this just means “chicken under a brick”, but that’s not exactly something a restaurant would want to list on the…
Rockets and Droids, a Houston Staycation
Yesterday, my family and I journeyed to Space Center-Houston. It was a good day trip, especially considering my family has been living her for 8 years or so and hadn’t ever been. It’s easy to forget that Houston sport teams are named “Rockets” and “Astros” for a good reason… NASA’s Johnson Space Center (just across…
Butterflying a Chicken
Bon Appetit did provide some written instructions on how this little chicken operation works… but I like visual demos. And YouTube is a great place to find a video demo on pretty much anything you’d want to do (what, you thought it was just for funny videos that you’re totally NOT watching at work right…
Fine Dining at Home: Chicken al Mattone
This is the goal Looks incredibly delicious, no? It’s the cover art for the September 2009 issue of Bon Appetit. The recipe has graciously been provided by Sfoglia, a restaurant in on Lexington Ave in New York City. I checked their menu; currently, a Chicken al Mattone dinner entree runs $24. Thats $24, plus a…
But I thought you said EVERYWHERE I want to be *sigh*
So I’m not irate or mad. Only slightly perturbed. And I realize in the grand scheme of things it’s just a minor inconvenience, but still… who in this day and age does NOT take Visa Credit Cards?!? Sams Club, thats who. I went to Sams today to purchase a year’s worth of contacts. The astigmatism…
Make it work
Today was a good day, and not just because of the long-awaited premiere of Project Runway (more on that to follow). It was my 1st day off after working 8 days in a row, and it was great to finally have a day to get things done. Nothing major. Just a lot of those things…
2nd Quarter 2009, in a nutshell
So after committing to keep my blog up to date and posting regularly, I completely abandoned it for a good 3 months… which is a bit silly, considering the last 3 months have been jammed packed full of life-altering events… happy, tragic, exciting and humbling. Events significant enough that it seems too trivial to post…