Bike haiku

I bike home from work
No worries of speed limits
I love my blue bike

From here and to there
A lowered car insurance
More cash and fresh air

Feist Counts to 4

Sometimes I wish I were still a wee little one so I that could stay home and watch cool television programs with awesome musicians.

T-Shirt Bag: Demonstrated

This is what you'll need:

1 t-shirt
1 pair of scissors
1 saftey pin

Step 1: Lay shirt on flat surface and cut a straight line just below the armpits.



Step 2: Measure two-fingers-width at the top of the cut t-shirt. Cut that width all the way across your t-shirt. This will become your thread - Set aside.



Step 3: Turn your t-shirt upside down, so that the edge you just cut is facing you. Cut "piano keys" all along the bottom, creating fringe.

Once cut, tie the matching front and back "keys" together and double knot.

Step 4: Cut a diagonal line (or triangle) in the hem of your t-shirt on both sides


Cut your thread to make one long piece. Attach your safety pin to one end of the thread.

Work the safety pin through the entire hem of your shirt.

Tie the two ends into a knot.

The finished product:

Or if you don't fancy the fringe, turn it inside out for a hobo effect:

Every year is a little better

I had such a wonderful 27th birthday - well I guess it could be a birthweek because that's how long it was celebrated.

It all started with an awesome trip "home" to have some quality girl time including Lori's bridal shower and shopping for Er's bridesmaid dresses:

Then on my way home, Ben called to say I was getting an early birthday present. I was thinking it was a puppy. But no, I got a freakin' grill!!!
It was a bit chilly :-) Ohh, and I now wear glasses 75% of the time.


On my actual day of birth I received flowers from Er and Jon:

The wine and herb tour over the weekend was a blast. I highly recommend visiting me in Ithaca so I can take you on a tour :-) It was a special treat to spend time with our out-of-town visitors!

Cheers!

Giant Peach

These aren't TOO recent but definitely worthy of posting.

This is just a glimpse of what I see around downtown.

If only I had my camera on me more often.

Tiny World

Ben and I spent a bit of time in Penn State this past weekend. The Pennharmonics had their Shamrockapella concert and Beer Pong Tournament (Ben and Pete lost).
Also, I had invited Jamie and Ricky along because a fav band of theirs was playing at Zeno's and they wanted to meet up with old friends from when they worked at Penn State.

We dropped Jamie and Ricky off a their friends for dinner and the rest of us headed to the concert.

I wasn't much in the mood for hanging out with the undergrads at the Beer Pong tournament, plus I had promised Melissa that I would take her out once she turned 21. We headed to Zeno's to catch The Blue Method perform. I called Jamie and they said they'd be running late. So I downed a couple of G&T's and taught Melissa's friends how to pour/try GOOD beers while waiting for both the band to perform and J&R to show up.

After about an hour, I look up and see Andy Pierce walking towards me. Yes, I just wrote Andy Pierce. Holy crap! We greeted with hugs galore and chatted a bit. I see Jamie and Ricky coming in and I point to them as I'm telling Andy who I was waiting for. Turns out, he CAME with Jamie and Ricky. Holy FREAKIN' crap! Andy Pierce is friends with Jamie and Ricky. (BTW, for those of you who haven't spoken with Mr. Pierce within the last 4 years, he now goes by Andrew.) Anyway, this was just blowing my mind. And apparently his too because he would look at Jamie and myself interacting, while standing in complete disbelief.

This is a teenie tiny world we're living in.

To summarize:
Shamrockapella was entertaining
PAO lost to the currents
The Blue Method pretty much rocks
Ricky and Jamie are friends with Andy Pierce

Pet Peeve?

You know those little plastic baggies that reside in the fruit/veggie section of grocery stores? You can tie them in a knot or use the twisty-ties?

Well, I find these baggies completely unnecessary when purchasing fruits/veggies (for the most part - we'll get to that in a minute).

Reasons for not needing them:
Fruits/Veggies contain their own protective layer
You're just going to (hopefully) wash them anyway
The little sticker on the item is easier for the cashier to read, unless they have them all memorized
It's wasteful - the life of a baggie consists of a loop around the grocery store, into yet ANOTHER bag and then thrown out (not recyclable) as soon as you get home.

Even with all those reasons, Ben still insists on using them. I just don't get it and it drives me insane with every single trip to the grocery store.

I do have 2 reasons for possibly accepting the usage:
You have multiple little items that you MUST keep together
The skin on the fruit/veggie can easily be punctured and ruined - but even those flimsy bags can only withstand so much pressure

If this is your case, then I suggest using a canvas bag that can be used and re-used for all your grocery shopping needs.