tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171931602012-01-04T00:16:39.641-08:00life's little helpersTraceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12515113077679755491noreply@blogger.comBlogger1771100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17193160.post-27849110216655195412012-01-01T22:03:00.000-08:002012-01-01T22:03:15.995-08:00

As our first Christmas in our new house, for the first time in many, many years, we had a tree. Last year my mother gave me many ornaments that were given to me by her, old friends, my grandmothers and aunts, ornaments I'd made as a kid. It was pretty emotional opening up the last one my Nana gave to me in 1991, before she died in 1992. We also got to hang ornaments our kids have made, and others

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It's been a pretty lazy, hectic summer. Where did it go? Suddenly it's fall. I had my first Dunkin' Donuts pumpkin donut and muffin last week, and tonight had the first pumpkin beer (Harpoon UFO) of the season. I grew tomatoes, but with the wet weather, I'm waiting for a bunch to ripen. We didn't lose power during Hurricane Irene. My moonvines are well over 6' tall and on the brink of blooming.

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As I sit here with a sleeping baby on me, this seems especially true is a couple different ways. We've finally mostly put toddler-boy to sleep in the crib at night. Except when we're both exhausted between 4-6am and sleep is more important than discipline. We *are* still nursing, just at night, though I'm trying to cut down on this, too. At least when he's in his crib, I feel like I'm slowly

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It has been a crazy time with moving, house renovating, and now settling in that my poor blog has been sorely neglected. It doesn't help that co-sleeping and laptops don't mix, either. Blogging on an iPhone isn't fun, so I may only post sporadically until one of those items are remedied. I've noticed that my traffic is up, and I'm wondering if that's a result of being linked to SAM's blog? If it

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Well, we didn't really. But we did move out of our condo (sniff), moved in with my parents (!), and closed on a house a week later. In that week Rory turned one, and on his birthday he stayed up way too late and mushed his cupcake. Which I then had to stuff some in his mouth. We also had lobster & corn, and he liked petting the lobsters and carrying around the corn--very tactile! Two-plus

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Needless to say, it's been pretty hectic this summer. Owen has been loving his summer camps. Rory is getting huge, and is really crawling around, trying to pull himself up. He loves the cat, and gets very happy whenever he sees one. Rory wants whatever you have, especially if it's a phone or a remote, which as soon as he gets a hold of it, he'll put it in his mouth. The biggest news that I've

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I love my husband. And because I usually fall asleep at 9 before I can actually do the things I need to, he picks up the slack, which is awesome. But sometimes he does things in a way I wouldn't. Take these Betty Crocker low-fat fudge brownies, for instance. He, being a good husband & father FTW, baked them for a school event that is now technically tonight. Before he came to bed, he told me that

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(And yes, I have been listening to a lot of Lady Gaga.)Since I'm failing to show a photo of the Rorster in this post, instead I give you "Just call it, 'Another one of my masterpieces,'" from #1 Son. Alternatively titled "Three Circles," it was one of 10 pieces chosen from his school to be shown in the Annual Art Showcase at Boston City Hall. The show comes down tomorrowI keep trying to get a

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Finally! A night that I'm not crashed out with the Rorster at 8pm and my laptop batteries aren't dead. How about a little updating, hmkay?The Rorster is a whopping 16 or 17 pounds at 5, almost 6 months. He's rolling around, smiling, cooing--very alert and curious. We're still working on solid food, bottles, and sleeping. I just can't do the crying out thing right now, and I just love snuggling

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New Moon: I really liked it, and was so thankful the CGI was better and it didn't have so many campy moments in it. Could have done without so many circling shots, though. I love the whole soundtrack even more, and hope it replaces Garden State as the default indie soundtrack my massage therapist uses. Right, and I like that True Blood is heading in a different direction than the books.If

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Roasting pumpkins was a lot easier than I thought. We had Rory's Halloween pumpkin and the sugar pumpkin Owen picked from his class trip. The jack o' lantern pumpkin I baked whole (it took about an hour), and the sugar pumpkin I cut in half, gutted, and roasted face down on a cookie sheet sprayed with a little bit of oil and covered in parchment paper until the skin was dark. The oil carmelized

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Baby Rory just put himself to sleep! It's maybe the second or third time he's done it. Granted, it's the morning, he's on his tummy, and he's on the bed. For safety's sake, yes, I'm watching him. He'll probably wake up as soon as I sit down on the bed, but still, it's progress. He's also fallen asleep in the swing a couple times (which is good for when I go back to work), even at night.Sleeping

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Enter the pumpkin: one of the many reasons why I love the fall! Pumpkin beer is one of the best things. Shipyard Pumpkinhead, Post Road, and Dogfishhead Punkin Ale are all good. A friend recommends Southampton Pumpkin, but I haven't found it up here. Dunkin Donuts has trotted out their pumpkin muffins and donuts; I also like the low-fat (!) apple caramel muffin. I've had my obligatory decaf skim

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Eat, sleep, bathe, pump, or go on the computer to check email or shop online? Never mind trying to clean, do laundry, switch the seasonal clothes, write thank you notes, blog/yelp, or knit. The best days are sitting on the couch, nursing, having the baby sleep on my chest, and reading on my iPhone Kindle and/or watching all-day marathons of Dr. Who or Torchwood on BBC America, with the only

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After our jaunt back in the hospital for jaundice, we've been having a steady two weeks of getting acclimated to something like a schedule consisting mostly of sleeping in 2-4 hour shifts, nursing, and changing diapers. While I had high hopes of reading, catching up on my yelp reviews, and trying to get back into knitting, I've mostly been enjoying the days with the baby, feeling lucky if I can

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two weeks ago, Rory arrived weighing 6lbs, 9oz! With one week of bed-rest, we almost made it to 36 weeks. Labor was roughly 5-8 hours with 5 minutes of pushing and no epidural. It was a very different experience--more medicalized, more on the clock. He still had to go to the NICU, but he came down to our room at 2am. It was weird in a great way being able to bring him home and get to know him.

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Husband refused to touch it, and told me it looked like a meth lab. And for wont of something fun to post, here it is.I use Smitten Kitchen's recipe for cold brewing, Trader Joe's Smooth and Mellow or French Roast Organic Fair Trade, a Mason pint jar from Grandma's Lemonade, and filter with a cone & paper since that's easier than trying to use a sieve.

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...but I can't get a pedi. :( It was a gorgeous day outside,, so I lay in bed with the window wide open to enjoy what sun & fresh air I could. Yesterday we went through the boy's old clothes, only to find that his infant wear is MIA. My mom found some things, but not a lot. Like either of us needs the excuse to do some shopping. Thank heaven for the internet. People have said this is a great

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Today I got the news that I'm 1cm dilated & having irregular contractions, therefore needing to go on bedrest for 2 weeks. At first I was freaked out because I had to wrap things up at work and think about what I can do at home. If I go on Short Term Disability now, it eats into the time I have after the baby is born. He's been moving around a bunch now that I've been still. Also saw John

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It's been a pretty exciting week here: -Mr. Man got his driver's license! He's had his permit for over two years, taking driving lessons, and passed the driving exam on his first try! Woo-hoo!-The boy has really taken to his bunk bed. It's really high, and he sometimes misses being read to at night on his bed, but overall: success! -I had my 20th high school reunion last week. How did that happen

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Call it the calm before the storm. For the last two weeks. the boy has been staying with my parents and going to a nature summer day camp in the afternoons and taking swimming lessons. Husband & I have been cleaning, working, sleeping, and (gasp) going out, either together or with friends. Tak actually went to NYC last weekend for the first Asian American Comic Con, while I went home and hung out

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Some things are a combination of all of these. 1) Coffee. Yes, I'm down to half-caf in the morning, but I have slightly upped my iced decaf consumption. I've also tried cold-brewing my own, using the smitten kitchen's recipe with varying results. The key is not using artificially flavored coffees. 2) Foot Soaks. These do double duty to relieve my swollen toes and general relaxation. I love Earth

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Part of why I've been horrible at blogging lately is because I wasn't sure how to break this news. You'd think it'd be the first place I'd tell the world we were adding to our family, but for whatever reason, it's the last. I was thinking that maybe I'd sneak it into a post about finding the right sandals or the best foot soak, but I haven't had the energy to write those up yet. So, yeah. I'm

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Within a couple weeks of each other, Apple slashed the prices on the swanky new iPhones, and the Palm Pre was released. Last summer I couldn't justify spending the money on an iPhone contract, so I went with the Touch, which I love. But my work has recently cracked down on "acceptable use" of Internet/personal email use, and combined with a crazy summer of running around, I feel like I can better

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So I have to say that I really love the twitter as mini-blogging. As I thought, it has replaced some of the blogging, but hopefully whoever is reading this is enjoying it!

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While Tak was at work, I took advantage of his empty table to wind new & old yarn that I don't want Owen to "help" me with. Some of it is very new: the Noro Cash Iroha in teal & dark purple I got on sale for $5.99/hank from Webs (yay!); the sock yarn in the back is from Fiber Notion that I picked up in Brooklyn a couple weeks ago--a very cute shop. The yellow silk is Colinette Tao which smells

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I've been intrigued by Twitter, mostly because it feels like a mix between lazy blogging and a beefier status update. Also, since I haven't been the best blogger lately, it's a fast way for me to get around the "acceptable use" policy at work and have something fun to say as well. Let's see how it goes!

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About a month ago, I lost one of my favorite earrings. I’d just got my hair cut, and went to Hammersly’s for Tak’s birthday dinner. Carelessly, I’d thrown my earrings in my handbag, and when I went to get my sweater, one of them fell out. Just in case, I left my name, number, and a description of the errant hoop with the very nice hostess. While I was willing to let it go, I was really sad; I’d

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I've caught up with all of the Jim Butcher Codex Alera books, and waiting to borrow the latest Dresden book that just came out, Turn Coat. The next Sookie Stackhouse installment won't be released until late May, so inbetween I just started The Time Traveler's Wife on several recommendations. I like it so far, and (for now) it'll be a good commuting read--something I can put down. With the lack

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Sometimes I forget how much Tak puts into Secret Asian Man that is, for the most part, straight out of our real lives. In a recent story line, we goes into our break-in from a couple years ago. (No, I don't actually have a vintage Woodface T-shirt, but it would be cool if I did.)What else is funny--this is what our place looks like--the colors, the layout, the furniture. Only cleaner!

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We've been playing a lot of board games in the last couple weeks as a TV alternative. It's been fun to get back into Trouble, and Sorry! I found a new travel-sized version of Mastermind at a game & tobacco shop in Brookline, and rescued our travel-sized Othello dating back to the 70's from my parents' house. Owen loves Othello, and I've even downloaded it to my iPod touch (called Morocco).

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I have been tearing through a couple of fun series lately: the Sookie Stackhouse books (the basis of HBO's True Blood), starting with Dead Until Dark, by Charlaine Harris. Soap opera-y but with vampires, I've seen the show, but love love love the books. One of them I finished on a train ride to NYC, it was so engaging. With a break to read Junot Diaz's The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (a

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There's a fun Facebook meme about the 15 albums that changed your life. It was really hard. For me, music is so intertwined with memory. For the most part, I have very clear picture where I was when I heard something, who I was with, what I was doing. Being of an age where "albums" denotes an entire disc, turning the record or tape over, and listening to it--I did a lot of that, in the car, in my

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It happened relatively fast: I got Owen the the Wall-E DVD when it came out in November, and suddenly, everything was all about Wall-E, and robots. He occasionally made a track, but by Christmas, that was all he wanted. It was pretty amazing, and it seemed like he was ready to move on to something different. Considering how much he was upset and sobbed when we took him to see it in the theater,

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Yelp collaborates with the Boston Metro once a week, a daily paper chock full o' AP stories. Today I was one of the highlights, and got top billing! Check it out: http://www.readmetro.com/show/en/Boston/20090108/1/12/ It's a pretty saturated scan, but I'm OK with it.

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"Every year unfolds like a petal inside all the years that preceded it." –Naomi Shihab NyeOh, yeah, I had a birthday! Since we were in NYC, we met friends in Hoboken for lunch, went to the cray-cray Toys R' Us in Times Sq. with the indoor Ferris Wheel. While we were tromping around looking for a Disney store, I saw a pair of Tokidoki rubber rain boots and got an immediate case of the "I wants."*

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I'm procrastinating packing & cleaning to post photos. Hope you all have a lovely holiday!

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Tonight is the night of Tak's art show at Space 242, so we'll have both of our art shows wrapped up and will be able to start celebrating the season properly this weekend.Photos TK of my art show last week; to be honest, they're not very good, but oh well. Tak's compatriots in the Weekly Dig design crew are the other exhibitionists, plus there will also be a series of short films which seems

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literally and figuratively...We had a great, mellow Thanksgiving, with a lot for which to be grateful. My mom had dinner sort-of catered: all pre-cooked, just needed heating up, and everything but the pies were excellent. Tonight I'm using the cranberry-orange relish on pork tenderloins, which should be yummy. If there's a lot of typos, it's due to stress & lack of sleep. I've been knitting and

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Part of the reason why I haven't blogged in awhile is that I keep falling asleep at 9, and am just really tired. Not sure why that is. I have a ton of stuff to do, too. Facebook is probably the other big reason. I love just the quick updates. Anyway, I've been to Seattle (awesome), seen a few movies in the theater, no less (City of Ember, Nightmare before Christmas in 3-D with the Coraline

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I've always hesitated doing a lot of political stuff on here, but obviously can't resist a cupcake. Here's a great two-fer, from my Seattle trip (thanks to work, and the cupcake--thanks to my new-old friend Kathleen). And yes, it's chocolate with vanilla frosting.

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I know I've had the major fail in paying more attention to work, sleep, the kid, knitting, and Facebook than the blog, so...sorry. However, there's some good stuff going on. Tak is going to be on NPR tomorrow (and for the next week) as one of the panelists on the Weekend America show. It's on one of the Boston stations at 2pm. The links and info are also listed on Tak's website. Enjoy & happy

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9 Originally uploaded by Zipcar Boston Owen & I got our photo taken in the Zipcar Mini!

Traceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12515113077679755491noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17193160.post-81601683935401952012008-09-29T20:00:00.000-07:002008-09-29T20:09:27.358-07:00

I've been putting off updating the blog for awhile, mostly because I've been busy and haven't had half a brain to do anything more clever than update my status on Facebook. But also at this point the backlog of events is pretty huge: beach days, traveling, 1st day of school, scanning in old photos from college, Lorie's NYC bachelorette extravaganza, Rob & Jude's wedding celebration.Now my laptop

Traceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12515113077679755491noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17193160.post-74543636746532661592008-09-01T20:34:00.000-07:002008-09-01T20:59:45.078-07:00

Now that my commute is solo for at least 30-60 minute stretches, I've been burning up the book list. I was worried that I wouldn't have the resources of a library nearby, but I shouldn't have worried: the Collins branch of the Cambridge Public is right behind my building. It's tiny, but I've been able to find some good reads, and the librarians are super-nice. Case in point: Devilish by Maureen

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We've had a crazy August: bridal shower in Brooklyn (FUN), Storyland (FUN). Now the real fun begins next Monday: Kindergarten. Update: We're not going to Catholic School after all. We were waitlisted at our two top Boston Public schools, and found out in late July that we got into one of them. Because we missed the parties and welcome parties, I was worried that we wouldn't get into the

Traceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12515113077679755491noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17193160.post-30735090575788850332008-09-01T20:08:00.001-07:002008-09-01T20:24:33.922-07:00

People have been asking me if I watch this show for the last couple years, and I had no idea why. The question usually came after saying how cute Owen is. Now I get it: white woman with an Asian guy who have (lots of) cute babies.

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Today there is just a little chill in the air, enough to need a jacket in the morning. My toes are cold and I wonder if I should have worn closed up shoes. Not yet, not yet! The grass in the cemetery across the street has been freshly mowed, its scent mixing in with the odd salt of the sea, blowing from the east. The bright sky reminds me to hurry, hurry, there are things to do before school

Traceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12515113077679755491noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17193160.post-40730794289143287372008-07-31T20:32:00.000-07:002008-07-31T20:43:30.868-07:00

It's almost embarrassing to admit that I got my BA in English without taking Brit Lit. In my own defense, I did take a lot of poetry classes and Development of Western Civilization, but I'd never read any Jane Austen. After watching Becoming Jane and part of the latest Pride and Prejudice, in addition to reading Shannon Hale's Austenland, I figured it was time to catch up.I got 1/3rd of the way

Traceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12515113077679755491noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17193160.post-44294265030306734692008-07-31T06:28:00.000-07:002008-07-31T06:30:58.610-07:00

In today's Globe, to be specific: http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2008/07/31/iraqi_kids_will_get_a_kick_out_of_his_good_deed/One of my Yelper friends, Allix T., works a lot with Kick for Nick. Her brothers were very good friends of Nick Madras, for whom the foundation is named.

Traceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12515113077679755491noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17193160.post-85303717537407952862008-07-22T22:00:00.000-07:002008-07-22T22:11:29.698-07:00

Wow. still digesting. Theater: sold out. Running time: long, but it doesn't feel that way. Story, characters, and themes tie well together and don't smash you over your head the whole time. I'm not surprised at all that people are going back to watch it again, it's that good. Heath steals the show (as well he should). His voice and mannerisms are just wicked. Weird overtones of Brandon Lee/The

Traceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12515113077679755491noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17193160.post-67601958126863148462008-07-21T20:39:00.000-07:002008-12-09T11:39:04.965-08:00

Yesterday I was in Target, and while I was looking around the toy department, a mom behind me is looking at the Dark Knight/Batman toys with her daughter. What I overhear is, "You want the crazy guy (Joker)? You're the only girl I know who plays with both Barbies and this stuff." I had to silently laugh, because I was that girl too, only it was Barbies and Star Wars action figures. Last week Owen

Traceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12515113077679755491noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17193160.post-14152756551292963172008-07-15T18:58:00.000-07:002008-12-09T11:39:05.115-08:00

Tak sent me the link to the Totoro Forest Project and I was totally blown away. The aim of the project is to protect and preserve the Sayama Forest near Tokyo, which inspired Hayao Miyazaki to create his most iconic film, My Neighbor Totoro. The project's benefit event is an auction of many artists' work, including Charles Vess, James Jean, Gene Luen Yang (American Born Chinese), Scott Campbell,

Traceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12515113077679755491noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17193160.post-79804381722957971412008-07-13T18:26:00.000-07:002008-12-09T11:39:05.984-08:00

Even more fun and without the angst of my high school prom, the Yelp prom was loads of fun, even if Whiskey Park didn't have a dance floor. People were dressed in the range of late 80s-early 90s, from casual grunge to over-the-top 80s to a full-on light blue tux. I didn't take enough good photos, but other people (Shannon, Trish, Roni) took better ones. Here's me & Nate: But of course, the best

Traceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12515113077679755491noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17193160.post-58761262081492775512008-07-06T20:09:00.000-07:002008-07-06T20:29:20.484-07:00

With the beginning of my new job, my internet use has come to an almost complete halt during the daytime. As a result, I spend my late nights catching up on my 'net surfing, which leaves even less time for blogging. And sleep. Sorry. We had friends come in for the 4th, which meant a thorough house-cleaning. I had to stash most of the contents of my old cube under the dining table. Owen had a "

Traceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12515113077679755491noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17193160.post-36722849429573330222008-06-25T04:25:00.000-07:002008-06-25T04:28:16.442-07:00

Yes, the formal dress from 1993 does fit... if I totally sandwich myself into it like a corset.Now the big decision: to go fancy, or casual, with my Esprit baggy button-down shirt, leggings & socks. Also, figuring out hair & makeup.

Traceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12515113077679755491noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17193160.post-74265579855146099732008-06-22T19:16:00.000-07:002008-06-22T19:30:57.165-07:00

For the last few years, my mother has been saying, "When we have our yard sale..." My sister finally called her on it and we made the date. Over weekend we finally all pitched in and had a it at my parents' house. It was a total dud. Not that many people came, ad while we did sell a few things, the most productive part about it was taking several truckloads to Salvation Army. The biggest thing

Traceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12515113077679755491noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17193160.post-24711576439022151412008-06-13T19:37:00.000-07:002008-06-22T19:51:11.594-07:00

Lately I feel like I couldn't post anything until I'd put up a summary of the trip Memorial day weekend. The weather was perfect! We got to hang out with Tak's family, our NYC pals, and I got to see Karen & meet Zoe (she's so sweet)!-Food/Coffee: We introduced Owen to the ritual of eating a New York hot dog from a cart on a rock in Central Park after going to the Natural History Museum; La

Traceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12515113077679755491noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17193160.post-44657659908560468492008-06-03T10:39:00.001-07:002008-06-03T10:42:13.159-07:00

Owen was born!Today is not only Owen's birthday, but also his graduation from Preschool (although he'll be attending over the summer since it's also a daycare center.. It's going to be a big change next year!

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Instead of packing, I'm blogging. SMART. We leave for a few days in NYC tomorrow and I haven't really begun to get my stuff together. Knitting? Do I bring the sweater for Owen, the baby gifts to finish... ? It might be 80 degrees over the weekend. Oh, and cleaning: must remember to hide things from the parents who are coming to check on the cat. I could color my hair (again; the Manic Panic

Traceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12515113077679755491noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17193160.post-28751370025004379792008-05-15T14:47:00.001-07:002008-12-09T11:39:06.436-08:00

Today the new store opens in the Back Bay, and it's coooool. Thanks to the excellent Digsters, I was able to check it out before the masses sully its pristine glass. But I was cheated out of a first to review (oh well) on Yelp. There will be tons of photos swarming the Internets--it's the biggest store in the states and #2 worldwide. The stairs are the one of the coolest parts. Looking up... ..

Traceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12515113077679755491noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17193160.post-7532168544670247232008-05-10T21:09:00.000-07:002008-05-10T21:13:45.887-07:00

So I missed my own blogiversary on May 6. I'd been meaning to update the layout anyway, and needed an excuse. While I'm not exactly a fan of how much room is over on the side, the new & improved functionality of laying out in Blogger was pretty cool. There might be some more tweaking as I go along.

Traceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12515113077679755491noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17193160.post-24655882368583192482008-05-10T18:30:00.000-07:002008-05-10T19:25:06.217-07:00

Friday I took the day off to write, knit, and explore a couple of neighborhoods. Happily, I managed to do everything! First stop, Adams Village, to Greenhills Bakery--one of the best sources for Irish brown bread in Boston. While I didn't actually have the brown bread, I'll definietly go back. I was totally overwhelmed and hungry, to I went with the cinnamon roll. I walked around, although

Traceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12515113077679755491noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17193160.post-38993927386842489432008-05-04T11:19:00.000-07:002008-12-09T11:39:06.632-08:00

Last summer when I dyed my hair pink, I still had leftovers of the 2 almost-rans: violet & Manic Panic's Deadly Nightshade. To get out of my gray-hair funk, I went with the nightshade, since it's slightly more conservative.I forget how the grays really pick up color and reflect it=no bleaching necessary. I love it. It's a fantastic purple-y plum color. Plus, I still have half a jar!(Owen & I are

Traceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12515113077679755491noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17193160.post-26249789765954100962008-04-24T19:32:00.000-07:002008-04-24T19:58:53.584-07:00

Last week I finally started up with del.icio.us and love it. Thanks to Rob, I found Cooking with Rockstars, and maybe someone will find and enjoy Best Parent Ever, a.k.a. Stuff White Parents Like.I was in an odd mood last night, and so I made banana bread using my mother's recipe. As I was getting underway, I realized that I ran out of crushed walnuts. Luckily it still tastes good, but walnuts

Traceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12515113077679755491noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17193160.post-80575859563370732352008-04-13T19:44:00.000-07:002008-04-13T19:49:18.398-07:00

I've finally completely off the Mucinex-D--the one with pseudoephedrine that I had to get ID'd for--which worked like a charm. I figured out the extra strength was 2x the dosage I needed. Duh. That and the antibiotics.

Traceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12515113077679755491noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17193160.post-80329520791639268592008-03-31T19:27:00.000-07:002008-03-31T19:41:05.540-07:00

I have had a nastier-than-usual cough for the last couple weeks (but really it's been about a month). I've been to the doctor's twice and today they finally put me on antibiotics for definitely an ear infection, maybe a sinus infection, and possibly atypical pneumonia. (At least it's not strep.) Until now, I've tried various combinations of sinus & allergy meds, cough & cold meds of the drowsy

Traceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12515113077679755491noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17193160.post-40137952243540423512008-03-20T18:50:00.000-07:002008-03-20T19:43:17.334-07:00

Friday night: Took Owen to the Kids' Night at the Flower show after school, which involved riding a Town Trolley to the Expo Center, seeing Hedwig the Bard Owl, petting both a boa constrictor and an alligator. Owen got his face painted with a leopard. It wasn't one of the pre-fab choices (yay!), but inspired by the leopard they had on the table. Saturday: Visited the South Shore Model Railway

Traceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12515113077679755491noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17193160.post-58203437290635613702008-03-15T06:45:00.000-07:002008-12-09T11:39:06.928-08:00

Last night I finally taught myself how to cable. A friend tried to teach me last winter, and I just couldn't get it. Lo and behold, thanks in part to Knitty's feature Techniques with Theresa, also to Super Stitches Knitting by Karen Hemingway, and some time alone on the couch, I was finally able to get it. Now I don't have any idea what to do the the 1.5"w x 19"l strip of knitting (steering wheel

Traceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12515113077679755491noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17193160.post-58194833050419037072008-03-10T21:58:00.000-07:002008-12-09T11:39:07.019-08:00

My 2nd knitting anniversary has come and gone, and I recently rediscovered the boucle yarn that I bought on my first trip to Woolcott & Co. I had tried to knit it when I was first learning, and just couldn't get the hang of it. Then for Christmas, Lorie gave me a hat & scarf kit--in alpaca boucle.I started the hat, sans the earflaps called for in the pattern. On #8 wood needles it has taken me at

Traceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12515113077679755491noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17193160.post-90631937105269668922008-03-04T20:34:00.000-08:002008-12-09T11:39:07.250-08:00

I have been mostly good and have only had one muffin. Of course that doesn't count the lovely homemade cupcakes from my friend Barbara Ann, the orange chocolate K Bliss bars or the 100 calorie Hostess Carrot Cake cupcakes. At least I can still fit into my skinny jeans, but I haven't lost any weight. Oh well. Still haven't joined WW, but I am working out once a week, usually followed by vermicelli

Traceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12515113077679755491noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17193160.post-17044266322683256222008-02-05T19:40:00.000-08:002008-02-05T20:03:33.577-08:00

Usually I don't like to talk about weight, because it gets kind of boring really fast. But after months of stress-induced eating & holiday feasts, I've managed to gain back half of the weight I lost while doing Weight Watchers--15 pounds/30 lost total. Part of it I'd like to blame on hormonal eating binges; back in April I had my IUD taken out in a so-far unsuccessful not-quite-whole-hearted

Traceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12515113077679755491noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17193160.post-32117774691262221572008-01-29T20:28:00.000-08:002008-01-29T21:13:57.739-08:00

So I'm finally almost coming out of my work insanity. January has flown. We've looked at and registered for public schools. We find out in March. We're starting to look at Catholic schools. I've also got back to cooking. After two weeks of having lunch brought in (very nice lunch), it was good to have lighter fare & be in the kitchen. I made steak tips with my homemade marinade: salt & TJ's 21

Traceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12515113077679755491noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17193160.post-81863574227959681252008-01-14T07:10:00.000-08:002008-01-14T07:14:04.425-08:00

On Yelp, they have a Review of the Day, and, after thinking I would never get one, I did! It's for Black Ink, which is a review I really like and had fun writing. psst...if you sign up, you can vote on reviews you think are Useful, Funny, or Cool. That's how they calculate ROTD. Yes, it is snowing, very hard and wet. We have about 2-5" at 10:15amEST. Owen's school is still open, and I'm at work.

Traceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12515113077679755491noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17193160.post-20233973494594226092008-01-12T20:15:00.000-08:002008-12-09T11:39:07.384-08:00

Thanks for the birthday wishes, everyone! And happy new year, too.  I worked on my birthday. (Work is still crazy.) We had a mellow family dinner, courtesy of Tak & Teriyaki House. My dad was funny, and said it was the best Chinese food he ever had. And cake, of course. Owen was sick (ear infection), but he still managed to jam a huge piece into his mouth.  One of the Dig cover artists Tak uses/

Traceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12515113077679755491noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17193160.post-35714099230167467772008-01-12T19:45:00.000-08:002008-01-12T19:50:13.867-08:00

Yes, I know, it's been ages. But I saw this on Devon's blog and couldn't resist. Gee, I wonder why?You Are Mud PieYou're the perfect combo of flavor and depth.You are overpowering and dominant - and that's what people like about you.You bring energy and a new direction to most interactions.People crave you in a serious way. You're that important to them.Those who like you give into their

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I did the bulk of this last week, on the day when it started snowing and kept going for almost 24hrs. Now, most of the snow has washed & melted away with the warmish weather and the rain. Hope you all had a lovely holiday! 12/20: I'm commuting through the woods on a snowy morning, riding on the famed Greenbush line (the commuter line going to the South Shore that took 20 years to build). It's

Traceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12515113077679755491noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17193160.post-21170507999754198142007-11-29T18:58:00.000-08:002008-12-09T11:39:07.731-08:00

Combined with mixing words, like ginormous, it seems like a fun but somehow wrong thing to teach a four-year-old. Or not? At least we don't say that the "vominator left a crapalanche on the table" around the boy. Someone left a copy of this book the other day in the ladies' room for the taking. It seemed too much like an omen, but at the end of the day, it was gone.

Traceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12515113077679755491noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17193160.post-44047932660328818052007-11-26T21:40:00.001-08:002007-11-26T21:40:47.727-08:00

owen & scarf Originally uploaded by tracey2bits knitted this to match Owen's winter coat. 1 skein each of Sheep Shop (Orange & Navy). CO 147 stitches onto 48" circulars and knit up. I get bored knitting the long way, so I thought this would be over faster by knitting long & wide...and I was right! Still took the most part of Thanksgiving, but it's done. Now, on to the hat...

Traceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12515113077679755491noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17193160.post-85032455943626787102007-11-25T21:17:00.000-08:002007-11-25T21:19:05.729-08:00

Owen's holding himself like he has to go to the bathroom. When asked if he needs to go, Owen replies, "No, my things are sticking together."

Traceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12515113077679755491noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17193160.post-43480236336894417322007-11-20T20:59:00.000-08:002007-11-20T22:04:50.048-08:00

One of the last times I was home, I rescued some of my old books. Among them was this gem that we've been reading a lot. Owen loves it, especially the silly stories. His current favorites are Big Bird's Rhinoceros Rhymes and Pete the Pirate (who's not nasty, but bogus like our good friend Pete always says). It's amazing how progressive it is, with "townspeople" and a woman mayor. How '70s! Then

Traceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12515113077679755491noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17193160.post-6420261881581751972007-11-12T18:42:00.000-08:002007-11-12T21:07:02.640-08:00

Finally, a night when I'm not so brain dead that I can catch up on the blog. (if it's any consolation, my yelp reviews aren't faring much better.) I've had Keane's Under the Iron Sea on repeat for awhile. Work has been awful. The project is grossly understaffed. No one knows what will happen in January. People are leaving left and right. That's all I can say about that. I've been going to sleep

Traceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12515113077679755491noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17193160.post-17194581579097849872007-10-15T07:00:00.001-07:002007-10-15T07:11:34.573-07:00

This morning after we dropped off Owen at school, I saw Stephen King walking into the Transportation Building. Pretty cool! He is very tall, and looks just like he does on the book covers, only dressed really casually. Don't know if he's in town for book stuff or a Sox game. Sorry I've been off the blog. I finally got an invite from Ravelry, so I spent a night playing around on there. Like a

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James, Owen's Betta/Siamese Fighting Fish, passed on to the big fishbowl in the sky today. He'd been having a hard time the last few days, and for the last couple weeks we tried medicating the tank and carefully checking the pH, but to no avail. I suspect it was something in the brand-spanking new tank, or Mattapan the Cory Catfish (who was the first fish to die) introduced a disease. Owen took

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Wow, I've reached 100 posts! I've also reached over 100 reviews at Yelp, too. Saturday I was lucky enough to have Tak watch Owen for a bit, so I got to get to some places I've been wanting to go, and others I haven't been to in awhile. It made me miss how many cool things we used to have near us at Davis/Porter/Union Squares. It also makes me NOT miss having to take a bus everywhere. It seems

Traceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12515113077679755491noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17193160.post-10740392892025504512007-09-23T20:39:00.000-07:002007-09-23T20:45:41.713-07:00

awesome conan footage. uses sound.

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it's past midnight, UFC is on, my eyes are bleary from finishing Friday Night Knitting Club. i'm typing with my fingertips, not wearing glasses, my brain is fried, and letting run-on sentences rule. instead of talking about all the boring stuff going on, i'll talk about knitting. i felted my first clutch, and i'm hooked. knitting something in one piece in a day or two with minimal sewing rocks.

Traceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12515113077679755491noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17193160.post-69535172688605741672007-08-30T21:55:00.000-07:002008-12-09T11:39:08.028-08:00

from Storyland to Stardust, it's been quite a week! We joined our friends Frank, Patrice & Sofia at Storyland, in NH, and I'm so glad we went. It was so fun...like a smaller, less corporate Disneyworld. Owen had a blast! He loved the rides and is still talking about them. He yet again did damage to his cute little face: he ran away from us and tripped into some gravel, cutting his forehead. Not

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I saw this book in a little while ago, and it just conjured up so many memories. I have a few books in line before I can check it out, but it inspired me to dig through my old mix tapes. Luckily many of the songs are on iTunes. Some of the music I'd forgotten how good it was, like Mind Bomb by The the. Some of it I'm not surprised is hard-to-find (Miracle Legion, Mary's Danish, the Peregrins, 17

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Here's us in 1998 at the Silver Bell Chapel in Vegas, right after we got married. We'd just been to Comic Con for the first time, our friend Rob was with us. One of my best friends from high school, Michelle, who introduced us, flew out from LA with her boyfriend to watch us get married, too. That was it! (We had a reception a few months later.)They didn't even ask us for ID when we went to get

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Photos of the yarn haul accident I had at Circles are up on flickr. More photos to come, since I think I need some serious stash and needle management in general. I've been on the fence about ravelry.com, between the site getting up and running and my own involvement--even though it looks like a ton of fun. Oh, what the heck--I just signed up anyway. I'm probably pretty far down on the list (

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It has been a crazy couple weeks. We spent last weekend in Boothbay/Southport Maine, visiting my sister's in-laws with our whole family. It was a gorgeous spot, perfect weather. Ate in Boothbay, toured around the harbor, relaxed. Except when I fell down the stairs at the house where we were staying (I'm OK. The extra padding helped cushion the fall.) I even got a tan! Owen had a great time, too.

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The o-man slept over at my parents' house last night, and Tak & I got to go to the movies before his trip to NYC. We saw Transformers and WHOA it was excellent. Non-stop go go go. Sometimes the special effects were too much so that you don't know what's happening on the screen. Also a couple plot holes/wha-wha-what just happened moments. My friend Sofia has been recommending this to me for the

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I'm finding this to be especailly true like in the long random psycho tailspin post from a couple days ago. I've edited a chunk out. Thanks for the support, too!

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Haven't done one of these in ages! Thomas's Blueberry Bagels: OMG. I have to split this in half because they're diet wreckers. Soft bagels. Mmmm...with cream cheese. L'Oreal Colour Rays One Step Brush-on Highlights/ Fuchsia Flash ($12.99 CVS): Because it's made for dark hair, the color is *very* vibrant (the lightener is 30vol for DIY beauty shop junkies). My hair is pretty gray too, and I

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It's weird being a cartoon character. It's also pretty cool too. Naming myself was the weirdest part. Having your husband ask is weird too. I keep thinking that I should have put together cooler names to choose from. (Marie is my middle name; Campana is a family name, and the last name of my cousin who was in 4 of the 5 Planet of the Apes movies, and her sister was the model on the 60s version of

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I've been writing a bunch of reviews on yelp.com, which has been fun. Kind of like what I used to do for the Dig except I don't have a theme or a deadline or manage/find, writers. The word count is short so it helps me try to keep the writing tight and still fun. And I just got asked to be on the Elite team, which feels like being one of the cool kids. The downside is that I've let the blog slide

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me at 3am with book 7 & pink hair

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