Conversations

I'm going to a pool party this afternoon and forgot to buy beer yesterday, so today I called my neighborhood wine store to see if they were open.

Me: Oh, hi! I was just wondering what your hours are today.
NLS: Nine to eleven.
Me: (Looking at clock) So if I run in I can still make it?
NLS: Oh, honey! Eleven p.m.! Don't you run anywhere in this heat. You come in nice and leisurely. 

Thanks, Boston. Missed you.

Unemployment = More Cooking

I made a bastardized niçoise for dinner. It's big enough to take over the world. 

Re-entry

It's been a busy time. I had a friend in town, then I went out of town, then I threw a bachelorette party, then I moved across four states. I'm still pretty exhausted, and it will take me a while to settle back in. But tonight I made myself a nice, healthy dinner, opened a beer, and went up to the roof deck to hang out at a rain cloud rolled in. Moving is hard, and adjusting to new circumstances is difficult, but sometimes it's more than worth it.