Sweet Blog O'Mine

Category: Life

  • History

    I saw a friend this weekend whom I hadn't seen in probably three years, although we Skype from time to time. Over the course of our visit, we came to the frightening yet strangely comforting revelation that we've known each other for close to twenty years — we met in 1995. So much has happened during that time, both in our own separate lives, and in the evolution of our relationship, yet it's still such a comfort to spend time together and know that we're still there for each other.

    I feel so lucky to have Christopher and many others who have been in my life for 20+ years — here's hoping we'll stick it out for at least another 20. Love you all!

  • Poof

    "And like that, poof. He's gone."*

    I am not a person who disappears. At least not deliberately. If I don't return a phone call quickly, I'll likely send an email letting you know I got your message and that I'll call when things slow down. If I don't want to talk to you because you've pissed me off in some way, I'll let you know. I won't just disappear.

    I don't understand how someone can communicate with you on a daily basis and then drop off the face of the earth with no explanation, but I am faced with that situation right now. I alternate between being worried, sad, and furious, and I have no idea if it's something I did or said or if this person just doesn't have the emotional strength to communicate with me or anyone right now. No idea. And that's the part that pisses me off the most; I want to know why almost more than I want to get a response to my last email or phone call at this point.

    But overall, I'm sad that I've lost a friend and I'll never know why.

    *A great line from The Usual Suspects

  • Want

    Things I want today (in addition to my MTV):

    • pączki
    • my work ID/key card to messenger itself to my office
    • 3 more hours of sleep
    • a new wardrobe

    That is all. For now.

     

     

  • These Are a Few of My Favorite Things

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  • I Need Salad

    Bobo chicken at Spicy & Tasty

    Meat-heavy weekend. Saxon & Parole, noshing in Flushing (pictured above, the spicy and delectable bobo chicken from Spicy and Tasty), Fatty Cue, Davis' chipotle mole chile, and Bo Ssam. Other weekend highlights: PDT, four little dogs in my apartment, Moxie's first trip to the vet, LUPEC meeting at the Beagle, Davis' dinner party fly-by, quality time with LA visitors @LushAngeles and @Allanvkatz, drinks at Booker and Dax, and meeting new folks.  Now pass the kale, please.

    PS — getting rid of my cable tonight. Wish me luck.

  • Weekend Wrapup

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    Bartending with @daisy17 and @cocktailspirit at FLICFest, snow day lounging with Moxie, making chicken soup, reading the paper, and watching episodes of 24, a visit to Terroir to see @colintuska and @beerguy1, delectable butterscotch pudding from Puddin' (which paired nicely with a Rob Roy), writing about fried chicken, dog play dates (ack! what have I become!?) with Frazzle, Mochi and Ninja, cozy dinner party with Carrie and @AlcoholOracle, delicious lamb and white bean stew.

  • Length of A Morning

    This morning, I was up and out the door at 7:15, walked with Moxie for an hour, got ready for work, put dinner in the slow cooker (tuscan white bean, kale and sausage soup; just realized I forgot the bay leaf), put Moxie's breakfast in a Kong to distract her when I left, slipped out unnoticed (hallelujah!) after leaving it in her bowl, and somehow managed to get to work earlier than I generally do. It's amazing how much longer the morning feels without 45 minutes of snooze button. That said, I may fall over at some point today.

  • Moxie!

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    For those of you who haven't yet figured it out through Facebook or Twitter, I've adopted a dog! Formerly known as Ashley (because she had a sister named Mary-Kate, who I also hope got re-named), I've renamed her Moxie. I adopted her through the folks at Badass Brooklyn Foster Dogs. I highly recommend them if you're at all interested in adopting. They rescue dogs from shelters, mostly in the South, and place them in a network of foster homes throughout the city before helping to find them homes. They've been great at holding my hand, and connecting me with resources I need as I figure this all out. Moxie is sweet and friendly, but has a bit of separation anxiety (as do I given that I had to leave her and go to work today).  Thankfully, the wonderful folks who fostered her through the past five weeks or so put in a great deal of work and had helpful suggestions on how to help her (us) work through it. They also did the hard work of housebreaking her (thank you!!!). She seems to know how to sit, but we're going to work on solidifying sit, come, and down as our first obedience priorities in addition to the separation anxiety stuff.

    I never expected to be a purse dog kind of gal, but I feel like Moxie is a big dog in a little body — she has been comfortable meeting dogs of many sizes as well as people. She even had her first dinner party the other night — she was incredibly well-behaved.  Her size will also allow me to cart her around the city with me, not to mention she is ok for flying, so she will get to hang out with the other family dogs at some point — get ready, Lucy, Teddy, and Ivy Brian!! 

    I also want to thank Rachel and Jimmy, who are both relatively recent small dog owners, for all of their suggestions and encouragement. Moxie is looking forward to meeting you, Mochi, Ninja, Barley and Hops!  And, by suggestion of @RonDiggity and inspired by @Bayduh, she has her own Twitter feed at @MoxieMutt. Yes, I have become the scary purse dog lady who carries dog treats in her pocket and has a Twitter feed for her dog. And I've only had her since Saturday. Watch out. That said, since I've never owned a small dog before, I'm still treating her more like a big dog than I should, except that she is allowed on the couch.  I haven't taken her out in a bag yet, but I'm sure that'll come soon.

  • Resolved

    I know it's sort of a cop out, but I am falling back to resolutions from prior years. They're still incredibly relevant and I think it's worth a re-commitment on my part.

    • Let go (probably the one I need to re-commit to the most).
    • Take action.
    • Slow down.
    • Appreciate what you *do* have instead of focusing on what you don't.

    These resolutions will always serve me well.

  • Clean Slate

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    I am doing my best to start out 2012 with a clean slate. When I set aside time for it, the purging of belongings isn't hard.  It's the other stuff that's not so easy. Leaving unneccessary emotional baggage behind is a truly difficult task, but I'm trying, and luckily I have a strong support network to help. Here's to letting go . . .