Want lemon bars. Must make.
That cubicle-shelf house is innovative and neat. But I could never relax with all the square corners. I love wood finishes, but the same wood finish and no other finishes on the walls, plus the endless grid pattern...well, it would be like living in a beehive. Only square. A+ for innovation and utility. C- for comfort on my scale.
I have no problem levying cruel punishment on people who are cruel to animals or kids. The world wouldn't miss them.
In a complete change of mood, to end on a high note, Happy Birthday, Suzi! And yay to a daughter who is wise in the ways of what sort of contents one should box and send in the mail!
4 days till my 50th birthday. I'm beginning to enjoy the idea, kind of like when I turned 30 and thought, "Well, if my mother keeps trying to run my life at this point, it's her problem." I am now girded up to go "Back off, kid, I'm 50 and don't have to listen to your shit."
Oh! And I did get to pick up my Zoya order from the post office. I didn't hear back from their customer support, but I was wrong to have harangued the Fedex people, because instead of line two of my address, where it said my town and explicitly not to send it USPS, they just put my name again. Which was unhelpful.
Anyway. I like the color lock system a lot, and I think the hurry up drops are going to be my salvation. I'll have to see how long it wears, but it won't be with this coat, because although the pink is a perfectly cromulent pink, I don't love it. I doctored it up with a few layering things, and it looks fine. It's just that I don't like pink. I don't know why I feel obligated to have pink. I should probably just play around with my other neutrals and be happy.
But! My namesake color looks gorgeous in the bottle, a shimmery gold red. So that'll be this weekend's color.
well, it would be like living in a beehive
See? Like the Borg.
Happy birthday, Suzi.
I'm off to drop off the not-working yet under-warranty espresso machine with the service center. Do people really still fix stuff? I expect they'll just give us a new one, though.
The fencing company that is coming to make an estimate on Monday is Borg Fencing. My dad made a joke about resistance being futile when he talked to them and they had never heard that before.
The Ateneo Grand Splendid Bookstore
It's in this beautiful old theater.
First, let’s admire that name. There’s no pretense of modesty in christening your theater the Grand Splendid. Built in 1919 by an Italian architect in the eclectic style, the theater entertained Buenos Aires for a decade with top-tier tango concerts, before it was converted into a popular cinema. In 2000, the building was leased by a publishing house and found new life as a bookstore.
The conversion from theater to bookshop has proved nothing short of magnificent. The painted ceiling, detailed balconies, and stage are all intact. The private boxes are now small reading rooms. The stage is a café, where you can sit and peruse books you’re considering buying. And though it occupies three floors, there’s not an overwhelming selection — the shelves fit perfectly around the theater’s original shape, and comfortable chairs are scattered throughout.
The Ateneo Grand Splendid is a bookstore in which to spend a leisurely couple hours. Choose a couple books and get cozy in a theater box. And if you get weary of reading, just look around… there’s plenty more to feast your eyes on.
My dad made a joke about resistance being futile when he talked to them and they had never heard that before.
My boss told me that her daughter works with a guy whose first name is Rohan. This guy is a foreign student, and he mentioned that in the university's international student organization, there's another guy whose first name is Rohan.
(This is a long setup for a silly comment.)
My boss asked her daughter, "So when they get together, do they call themselves Rohirrim?"
My boss told me about it because she said I would be the only person in the office who would get it.
