June 29, 2009
A Softer World knows our pain. (click to enlarge)
A Softer World knows our pain. (click to enlarge)
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June 17, 2009
Hundreds more sign up to testify at anti-discrimination hearing
(apparently this video is not embeddable) The woman playing violin is my amazing Aunt Mari, and you can also see my friend Christina giving testimony. So exciting. Don’t screw this up, hometown.
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June 16, 2009
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Eleanor Murray - Nickolas

(from The Evergreen Student CD Project 2007)

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Eleanor Murray - Electric Sky

I just learned of this woman’s existence at Folklife this year and her debut album, For Cedar, has been on heavy rotation since. Viva Oly Folk!

If you’d listened to 2007’s cd project you would already know that this lady is awesome. I’ll post her song from there in a minute.

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June 11, 2009

beets & broccoli

I pretty much feel like it is impossible to cook beets in any way that is not delicious. Here was my foodsperiment from tonight’s dinner:

Slice up a large beet fairly thinly (about 1/4” slices), sautee for a minute or two with a little butter and a lot of garlic. Add broccoli, in bite-size pieces. Put some water in the pan, cover it, let it steam while you make spaghetti. When the pasta is done, throw it all together with some olive oil, pepper, and parmesan cheese. Yum! Also if you are like me you will revert to your 8-year-old self and use the beets as lipstick.

tags: food I made
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June 2, 2009
“ The wanted Ms. Rubin carries a $50,000 reward and “should be considered armed and dangerous,” her wanted poster says. The doll Ms. Rubin costs $95 and can be bought with pet kittens and a toy challah bread.
NYT article on how American Girl’s newest doll has the same name as an FBI-wanted arsonist.
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June 1, 2009

Sad news, guys.

My second attempt at yogurt-making was a dismal failure. Oh well, tomorrow is another day.
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May 28, 2009
This year’s Random Google Image Result for “sophie and eva’s birthday”. Also, Wikipedia tells me that in Ethiopia today is celebrated as “Downfall of the Derg” Day. I would like to start using “derg” as a new family-friendly swear because it sounds like a race of aliens from Star Trek and also something that Liz Lemon would say on 30 Rock. But I won’t, because actually it was a military junta that killed and imprisoned tens of thousands of people in the 70s and 80s. Bummer! Happy birthday, birthday buddy!

This year’s Random Google Image Result for “sophie and eva’s birthday”.

Also, Wikipedia tells me that in Ethiopia today is celebrated as “Downfall of the Derg” Day. I would like to start using “derg” as a new family-friendly swear because it sounds like a race of aliens from Star Trek and also something that Liz Lemon would say on 30 Rock. But I won’t, because actually it was a military junta that killed and imprisoned tens of thousands of people in the 70s and 80s. Bummer!

Happy birthday, birthday buddy!

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May 19, 2009
“ …blah blah black sheep,
hippy wippy wool…
the almost-four-year-old I babysit
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May 18, 2009
it is totally bizarre and surreal to me that we have a president who is like a cool dude. what is happening to the universe??
it is totally bizarre and surreal to me that we have a president who is like a cool dude. what is happening to the universe??
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