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<![endif]--><u><span style="color: blue; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><a href="https://heather-merlis.squarespace.com/?category=travel"><span style="color: blue;"></span></a></span></u><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"></span><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 18.0pt;"><span style="color: #c27ba0;"><span style="font-size: small;">Here's a</span></span></span></b><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 18.0pt;"><span style="color: #c27ba0;"><span style="font-size: small;"> throwback originally published on my now-defunct website, Slow Lady (I know). I wrote it in 2015 after some travels.</span></span></span></b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me in Bogota feeling so glam.</td></tr>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 18.0pt;">A
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">When I made plans to visit Colombia
(the <i>country</i>), and Seattle, Washington, within months of each other, I
thought I knew what I'd write about: coffee. What could be more obvious? The
country that grows the </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">beans, and the city that made them a
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">I was invited out to Seattle to
attend my cousin's wedding, and I made a point to taste the best (and any
other) coffee while I was out there. Turns out, the finest caffeinated
experience that I had out there was at <span style="color: #a64d79;"><a href="https://www.olympiacoffee.com/" target="_blank"><u>OlympiaCoffee Roasting Co.</u></a></span> in Olympia, Washington. In fact, for
all of its grit, Olympia was my favorite stop on my entire trip. I liked it
better than Seattle, even better than Portland, Oregon, with its aloofly
smirking citizens and ever-drying lawns.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">The Olympia experience was probably
the best because we were only there for one night, and we stayed with locals
who happened to be beyond cool. One of them was this beautiful woman who was
dating our friend - she was like: "Tomorrow, we'll go get coffee; then
I'll take you to this <span style="color: #a64d79;"><u><a href="http://psychic-sister.com/" target="_blank">thrift
shop where you can get your cards read</a></u>.</span> Then we'll get
tacos."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">She basically described my perfect
day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">And it was - it was magical. The
card reading was a little dark, but I had a perfect cappuccino, found two
amazing tops, and had some awesome West Coast tacos. So I liked Olympia.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Seattle is a beautiful city - the
moment that stood out to me the most was when we walked by a man who was
playing a (small) piano on the sidewalks soulfully tha a passerby asked him how he was going to get his heart back into his chest.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">There was that moment, and the moment I bit into
a <span style="color: #a64d79;"><u><a href="http://piroshkybakery.com/" target="_blank">piroshky </a></u></span>filled
with smoked salm</span>on. That was amazing. I think what
made it taste so good was the fact that I had to share it with my family
members. I was left wanting more, kind of like my experience in Olympia, and my
time in Colombia.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><br />My friend Annie had been in Colombia
all summer, doing some work-study-project-whatever-she-got-to-spend-a-summer-in-Colombia
thing. When she was done with that, we met in Cartagena, where people like to
go on vacation, but we spent most of our time there on this small island off
the coast that seemed mostly forgotten by humanity. We stayed at a
"hotel," at which, I believe, we were the only guests, and felt like
family with the owners by the time we left.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">We then flew to Bogota to meet our
friend Kerry. (Well, we did spend a night at<span style="color: #a64d79;"> <u><span style="color: blue;"><a href="https://s3.amazonaws.com/DiscoveringIcePhotos/The+Ultimate+Guide+to+Tayrona+National+Natural+Park,+Colombia/Cabo+San+Juan+de+Gui%CC%81a,+Tayrona+National+Park,+Colombia.jpg" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Tayrona National Park</span></a></span></u></span>,
but that's another story for another time. There were a couple of nights at a
hostel - Annie went half-blind, fell in love; I bled everywhere... really:
another story.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">So we met Kerry in Bogota. Bogota
was great - it's eternally autumn there, minus the changing leaves. I think I
had altitude sickness the whole time, but Annie was donning an eye patch, so
her troubles trumped mine. Kerry, as always, was a good sport, and we lived
like kings because the exchange rate was our best friend.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">But the whole time, something was
taunting us: Medellin. Before we left for Bogota, everywhere we went, no matter
who we met, they would say the same thing: "Why are you going <i>there</i>?
You should go to Medellin!" But we had already purchased our tickets. We
were going to Bogota.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Maybe it's just that - if you're
anything like me - when you travel, you're already fantasizing about the next
place you want to go. It's like planning dinner while you're eating lunch. It's
the American Way. The wanting of something more. I go to these places so I can
feel a part of another culture, but the greed is ingrained in me. Next time I
travel (in a week and a day, to Ceret, France), I will do it like it's my last
trip on Earth. Looking back on Bogota, I wouldn't have traded it for anything,
for any Medellin.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">And the<span style="color: #a64d79;"> <u><span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://crepesywaffles.com.co/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">coffee
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This picture of Josh in Seattle needs to be seen.</td></tr>
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Heather http://www.blogger.com/profile/09078000608144637127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4483798396645744013.post-41813596530243203592018-12-28T18:26:00.000-08:002018-12-28T18:26:01.140-08:00Change of Scenery<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Wherever you go, there you are. I learned that one from <i>A Very Brady Movie</i>,
and I guess it's stayed with me. So here I am, in Endwell (or is it
Endicott?), New York. The snow has fallen from the branches of the many
trees that surround the amazing midcentury home I'm so lucky to be
occupying, so there's more of a winter drab feel outside, less of the
wonderland panorama I'd been admiring a couple days ago. I watched some
of <i>White Christmas</i> last night, and was inspired to do a little
online research on legendary costume designer Edith Head. Apparently she
had graced the public with some fashion advice in book form years ago,
which I couldn't resist reading a few tips from in an outdated post on
some magazine's website. <br />
<br />
She advised to dress for the
life you have, not the life you want. Now, this is the opposite of the
advice you get about dressing at work (for the job you want, not the one
you have). Like, don't buy a million sundresses when you actually work
in a school (I'm looking at you...me). She warned against creating a
formless wardrobe, and said to resist the urge to buy the things you
crave, and rather to spend your money on pieces that actually suit your
life. Good advice.<br />
<br />
Which led me to think about my life.
Not only did I begin to step into the bottomless pit of WHAT AM I DOING
WHY DO I HAVE SO MANY DRESSES AM I A WRITER OR A TEACHER OR SOME OTHER
UNTAPPED PERFORMANCE GENIUS?!?!?!; I also began to reflect on how much
more motivated I was to push aside my creative inclinations when I was
supporting myself in a foreign country. It's much easier to hear the
muse calling when you're in a beautiful house where you don't need to
pay rent. <br />
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So I guess that's some food for thought. Now, for the eye candy:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Can you find the box of Walker's shortbreads?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Find the squirrel!! (Kidding...?)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just more snowy beauty. Good to be back up north.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Summer flashback! Can you find me in this still from The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel?</td></tr>
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Heather http://www.blogger.com/profile/09078000608144637127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4483798396645744013.post-24098739328519736422018-12-26T13:05:00.001-08:002018-12-26T13:08:03.069-08:00Back in BiznissHello beautiful people! I'm back in land of ice and snow, where the sun doesn't really shine very much and the wind...you get it. Coming back from Central America means a lot of things, like housesitting and watching The Great British "Baking Show" and maybe spiraling a little but ALSO reopening my Etsy shops: namely <a href="http://squirrelis.etsy.com/" target="_blank">Squirrelis </a>but also <a href="http://dadscollection.etsy.com/" target="_blank">DadsCollection</a>, just a couple of what feel like, these days, not so many hustles. So if you're looking to buy some old clothes--I'm sorry, if you want to see me looking fabulous and are also in the market for vintage wares, look no further! I'll see you at checkout.<br />
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<br />Heather http://www.blogger.com/profile/09078000608144637127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4483798396645744013.post-6196332017238052462018-11-30T03:00:00.000-08:002019-10-27T12:05:44.139-07:00Last SplashIt's about time for us to get out of this peaceful country and back to good ol' Usonia, but before fully packing our bags we made one more excursion, this time to the Caribbean coast--Puerto Viejo, to be precise. I highly recommend it; the roads are even and there are no gaping holes to fall into (because in some places, there really are). You can rent a bike for the day for five bucks and beach-hop, which is exactly what we did. It was lovely; it was too short: it felt like a vacation.<br />
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So, here are some lessons learned on my journey, overall: two months in Costa Rica does not a fluent Spanish speaker make. Also, there are maybe six clocks in this entire country. If you book a "hotel" room on AirBnB, you may not be able to find it when you get off the bus, but their sister hotel will take you in, no problem. No matter where on this planet I go with Adam, he will befriend animals on the street. And no, we never learned to surf. But we did learn our limits and are ready to brave the cold in pursuit of longer-term comfort. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Two love bikes and a curtain of vines. Are those wandering Jews? Or are WE?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You see that bird? I'm gonna miss those guys.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We didn't stay there, but close enough.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is pretty much what it's like there.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is where we stayed: Roca Mar ApartHotel. Not too shabby!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...and this was the place next door: Umami. I creepily took this picture to show how the other half lives.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This bikes were basically for show; one seat needed repair, so they just kind of hung out there for a few days.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nothing more Caribbean than a pink wall, some plants, a hose and a gold flip flop.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Okay, okay, I won't.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me and my buttah fly.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgozmvDAzt-Un5_7AHWh4whqDc04mmZLJ_zLYP3_c6t556pkVk1xijrW5c4AyfHaUBmTfr9_il6CE5L6AqgDoxpNNwRo0NN7gdddE69bkYnbuC5gGUQWjeUVmILFP6uODQKN7T-71acp6c/s1600/IMG_7845.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgozmvDAzt-Un5_7AHWh4whqDc04mmZLJ_zLYP3_c6t556pkVk1xijrW5c4AyfHaUBmTfr9_il6CE5L6AqgDoxpNNwRo0NN7gdddE69bkYnbuC5gGUQWjeUVmILFP6uODQKN7T-71acp6c/s320/IMG_7845.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oh yeah these guys are all over Costa Rica.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View from breakfast at Soda Elizabeth: cycling gringos.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We love us some street dogs.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDNXBy4uruuOb99AIFPq9e9NumorenUDZvop1U3eYANFW4qxFOwTyI0au_4Uln9MZZbE2IXNh5F3eZUb0NLCfgYu77AwWUtilCkMRE0D2jo-685rUOK9Cb9XZyku9YXGEXVz4yPlUrsIc/s1600/IMG_7896.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDNXBy4uruuOb99AIFPq9e9NumorenUDZvop1U3eYANFW4qxFOwTyI0au_4Uln9MZZbE2IXNh5F3eZUb0NLCfgYu77AwWUtilCkMRE0D2jo-685rUOK9Cb9XZyku9YXGEXVz4yPlUrsIc/s320/IMG_7896.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Innit he precious?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fancy food photography.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">But seriously.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crates! If you're wondering, "Where are the pictures of the beach?" well, there are none. I didn't want to take my camera on a bike ride, nor on the beach. Sorry, folks.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Baby flowers and a sign. I love these!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Something something key to my heart something something.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Now these are some hearts.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Green casa tropicale.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sun and leaves made of iron.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beach lewk mirror selfie. Here, the orange paint flows like wine.</td></tr>
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<br />Heather http://www.blogger.com/profile/09078000608144637127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4483798396645744013.post-87119382304740760652018-11-25T20:32:00.000-08:002018-11-26T05:53:30.764-08:00Love Letter to Mi BarrioSo let's get right to it: Adam and I are leaving Costa Rica early. We
decided not to stick it out for the last three weeks, because we'd
apparently rather freeze our asses off in New York. We miss everyone!
And we need "real jobs." Because we have to make "money" so we can
"eat." <i>(NOTE: Grandma and Grandpa, this is a joke! We eat all the time.) </i>But the time has come to pack our bags.<br />
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While
I was walking through our neighborhood the other day, the light was
hitting the buildings <i>just so </i>and I was feeling poetic so I grabbed my
camera and took it on a walk. Here are some images from that stroll.
Barrio Escalante: the culinary epicenter of a city not known for its
food. You left a lot to be desired, but you looked great. I'll miss you.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The tiniest bits of natural beauty on our street.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We live just a block away from a shop/studio that houses clothes and accessories made locally, and it's really nice. There's a runway in the backyard!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Function a la Mondrian.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The best kind of creepers.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I regret to inform you that this is not the last appearance my feet make in this post.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Water and glass.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I took too many photos of this house but I couldn't stop myself.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Famous Blue Raincoat.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Manger. (And yes, this is still that same house.)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We haven't eaten here, but it's fun to look at.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'll miss these guys.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In Costa Rica, you really need to watch your step.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Flowers and scooters abound.</td></tr>
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Remember those little kitties outside our bedroom
window? Well, one thing led to another, and next thing we know they're
hanging out in our apartment eating our leftovers. Here are some
selections from the photoshoot, because if there is one absolute truth about cats,
it's that they love a good modeling session. I know that I was asked to show more dog photos; this is the best I could do with what I had.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bro and sis just sharin' some milk.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking like an American Apparel ad from the early aughts.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The old game of cat and mouse.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The very poised Hydrox.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The sweet face of Panther.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hydrox is best captured in motion. Cat insanity!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Give me more food!</td></tr>
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In other apartment news, we are currently on our third refrigerator. Our first one leaked, and our second froze everything. Here's a highlight: cilantro, frozen in time and space.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Is this art?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Up close and personal. It's rather beautiful, no?</td></tr>
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Heather http://www.blogger.com/profile/09078000608144637127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4483798396645744013.post-22467487420775646432018-11-17T13:44:00.002-08:002018-11-17T14:08:29.528-08:00Do you know the way...?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUmqhhE0QG20LbQMNuIwbf8yNP8hAGEOSQ-GSiYPrW___e_KKiHZuHW5XPdxNPxSVbAHIo9aYH1aGKayIrzAp6jcoVCIQGiaTz0s6ZfWJRe7oFTgjFoEzQh0BNp8Bgz6xvUWCePBwc8sk/s1600/IMG_7357.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUmqhhE0QG20LbQMNuIwbf8yNP8hAGEOSQ-GSiYPrW___e_KKiHZuHW5XPdxNPxSVbAHIo9aYH1aGKayIrzAp6jcoVCIQGiaTz0s6ZfWJRe7oFTgjFoEzQh0BNp8Bgz6xvUWCePBwc8sk/s400/IMG_7357.JPG" width="400" /></a>There
is so much to photograph in downtown San Jose. It's the part of the
city that we as tourists are told to avoid at night (okay, one of the
parts), but to me it feels like a combination of some cities in Europe
and the more conjested, less fancy parts of New York City. It's pretty
nonthreatening, at least during the day. The photos in this post chronicle the
walk from my neighborhood to downtown and back; I live really close to
downtown, so it's not much of a walk.<br />
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I feel like there's a lot more to share that has nothing to do with
downtown or the wonderful street art and ever blooming flowers. Living
here has been good, but frustrating. Costa Rica is known for its natural
beauty, and when I took a job in the city, I thought I would have
weekends to travel and explore the country. But it's hard to find legal
work, and my "job" is not paying enough to allow for weekend
excursions. Also, I'm exhausted and need to lesson plan for the
following week. Sorry to burst the bloggy bubble, but this is reality.<br />
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I do enjoy living in San Jose. I like my neighborhood, and would
love to write more in depth about the food here. It's just that it's too
expensive, and as I said, not that interesting. But maybe that's the
story: this isn't a food destination. Granted, I have almost too many cafes to choose from in my neighborhood, which is the best problem I could imagine having. I'm currently sitting in one whose vibe says: stay a while, play chess, blog. They even have free refills on their espresso drinks. And they're decent! The aesthetic is mid-century modern meets eighties movie nostalgia. I'm sitting on a couch upholstered with bronze and beige newspaper-patterned embossed fabirc. So in many ways, I am in my happy place. I just wish living here were sustainable for a couple of "perpetual tourists."<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At the request of a reader (who happens to be my niecey mama), all
photos shall be captioned! I love a good challenge, and this was
especially fun: I came up with some of these immediately after taking
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These tissue-paper flowers seem to live anywhere that's warm.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Living watercolor</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The shittiest routes have the best art.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Nothing like a good toke after building the pyramids."</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just chillin' with ma girls.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Requisite blogger photo: "Oh, I'm just smiling at something over yonder." </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Meanwhile, on the other side of the street...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">P.S.A.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jesus is my bus driver.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Barrio Amon, and to the right we have what I affectionately refer to as the "Troll Hole."</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lips and a kitty in the city</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The wild Merlis emerges from the jungle. And yes, this skirt is another favorite Costa Rican thrift shop find.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here's what the parks downtown look like. Small, but diverse in their flora and well designed.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">But first, lemme take a selfie.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Swingers' club in the park</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Little bit of this, little bit of that: center city.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some Roman-revival flavor (correct me, art history buffs!!) in the middle of the city, shining like a beacon.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here's a shot that really lets you know we're in the mountains.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just some rusty commissioned street sculpture in the sun</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Up close and personal with another piece</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">CHUUUUUUUURCH</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Humpty Dumpty lives in San Jose. Reminiscent of a building in Braunschweig, but this one's not quite as three-dimensional.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another building as art: cute corner cafe. Nothing like a sunny city day, cafes and a camera.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I don't know if it's viral advertising or what, but these "Lolita" folks are stenciling all over the vecinity of their new restaurant/bar/whatever it is they're opening.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I believe these bikes belong to the construction workers. The blanket is there every day, dutifully protecting against the elements. Reminds me of a black and white shot I took back in New Paltz.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dose of reality: here's the scene across the street from our apartment. Never mind the "Trump 2020" and other hate graffiti scrawled on the barriers around the construction site. This is what gentrification looks like.</td></tr>
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So I know that this has become something of a travelogue, but in the spirit of blog past I'm sharing a newfound song. I couldn't resist, because it's a collaboration between probably my two favorite contemporary musicians: Fiona Apple and Andrew Bird. </div>
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Even if you don't like the song, you'll still love Fiona's dress. Enjoy.</div>
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<br />Heather http://www.blogger.com/profile/09078000608144637127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4483798396645744013.post-39657088246714261962018-11-04T14:08:00.000-08:002018-11-04T14:27:35.818-08:00Notes from the Upper Ground<i>[Mostly written last Sunday.]</i><br />
I finally live in the gentrified Brooklyn neighborhood I could never afford, except it's in San Jose, Costa Rica. Adam and I found an apartment in Barrio Escalante, the gastronomic center of the city, or so they say. What I will say is that there's a hipster indoor-outdoor food court behind our building that reminds me of a place in Miami that reminds me of a place that's supposed to remind me of Brooklyn. We can hear their music from our place, and tonight, they are playing the entire Sublime canon, with which I am extremely familiar. In fact, the faux-Brooklyn vibes and the music from my preteen years are so familiar that it's somewhat surreal. The food is just too expensive enough, and varied yet not exactly interesting. The vibe would be hip, except, now I am submitting to the use of "hipster" as an adjective--I get it. Nonetheless, I'm glad to be in a vibrant, relatively safe neighborhood where restaurants are open on a Sunday night.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here's my bathroom. Lots of natural light, which is good because the light is on a wonky motion sensor. </td></tr>
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And OH YEAH--there was a hummingbird garden. One perched on my finger! Don't think it wasn't a serious challenge choosing which hummingbird photos to post.<br />
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Our second hike was through Santa Elena cloud forest, and it was way too short. It was raining, and we had a bus to catch, so we didn't spend much time stopping to seek our the resplendent quetzal (spoiler: we did not see one). Still, it was amazing and we want to go back. In fact, we would love to go there again if anyone wants to visit...<br />
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middle of the mountains. This country just keeps getting better.<br />
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We moved to San Jose somewhat unexpectedly (it's where the jobs are), and I'm learning some fast lessons. When Adam and I left our house in Binghamton, we (mostly me) sold, donated, and dumped lots of unneeded items. The rest went into storage about an hour north of Binghamton...even farther from San Jose, Costa Rica. The things that I chose to bring with me included a miniature library of paperbacks, a few framed pictures, a Binghamton graphic dishtowel, Mr. T. Heart, and clothes. Specifically, clothes for the beach ("beach professional"), and a small amount of outdoorsy mountain wear. Really, nothing for the city. </div>
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In Elmira, New York, that's donde. It's been especially frustrating, living in a hip neighborhood (Barrio Escalante) of a new city, and seeing passersby wearing outfits that scream, "I have access to my entire wardrobe!" For the last few years, I'd been pining for a minimalist lifestyle, a "capsule wardrobe" if you will. Now I ostensibly have one, but the wrong one. I've been fantasizing about taking a midnight flight to Elmira, driving to the storage unit, switching out my clothes and flying back to San Jose. It's possible. Both cities have airports. </div>
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But then there's the money thing. Not only do I have a full, beautifully curated wardrobe IN STORAGE, but I'm low on funds right now, so spending money on new clothes pains me (okay, that's a lie). But it is annoying. Rest assured, I am thrift shopping and making the most of what little I have, which is still a lot by probably most standards. </div>
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And I love this city! It's a little gritty, with lots of beauty, and is centrally located in the country. More on that to come. For now, enjoy these pictures of San Jose, mostly taken in the San Pedro neighborhood, not far from where I live and where most of the University of Costa Rica students call home.</div>
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<br />Heather http://www.blogger.com/profile/09078000608144637127noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4483798396645744013.post-57933103330878068522018-10-17T10:50:00.000-07:002018-10-17T10:50:46.715-07:00In Other Fame NewsRemember when I was a background actor for the Emmy-sweeping series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel? Well, here's a still from the season two trailer. Find me!<br />
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<br />Heather http://www.blogger.com/profile/09078000608144637127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4483798396645744013.post-5347237927514680382018-10-14T20:54:00.000-07:002018-10-14T20:54:05.987-07:00Sunday JauntHere's a photo essay of a Sunday afternoon in the neighborhood. The out-of-focus musicians you see through the bushes are part of a marching band that practices every evening, usually during the rain, under the awning of the marketplace. Don't ask me about Brooklyn Bagels - they're closed for rainy season. Adam and I like to eat at Restaurant Jardin del Mar - they play everything from Avril Lavigne to Guns-n-Roses, and they make a delicious fish in lemon sauce. We also like our waitress there. That dog in the last photo is a vicious guardian; she lets me photograph her once, then frightens me into submission.<br />
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<br />Heather http://www.blogger.com/profile/09078000608144637127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4483798396645744013.post-62243941400994237102018-10-13T17:27:00.003-07:002018-10-13T17:28:41.887-07:00Now We're FamousNot really, but we are on a restaurant's Facebook page - La Cantina - pretending to be candid!<br />
So romantic. <br />
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<br />Heather http://www.blogger.com/profile/09078000608144637127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4483798396645744013.post-45125744828667185502018-10-08T15:49:00.004-07:002018-10-28T20:38:08.865-07:00Power Ballads and BudinI'm sitting in a bakery called "Chocolat" in my neighborhood, and it has a small, tidy, almost Euro vibe. But it is distinctly Tico because there are seventies and eighties English-language power ballads playing. I don't know how common this is throughout the world, but they love them here in Costa Rica, at least in restaurants. I just heard "Careless Whisper," to give you an idea of the soundscape. As for budin, it's bread pudding made of the remains of the bakery's day. And now, "Total Eclipse of the Heart."<br />
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More interestingly, all the bakers just came out from the back and are now sitting together (next to me, the only customer), drinking chocolate milk and eating treats.<br />
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"Hopelessly Devoted To You" now plays, giving new meaning to "seventies power ballad."<br />
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(Pictured below: the view from my back porch [taken with the lense through the gate], an interior apartment shot; I don't need to tell you what the third one is, and the shop across form the bakery. If you're wondering about the sudden drop in image quality - these pictures were taken with my phone.)<br />
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<br />Heather http://www.blogger.com/profile/09078000608144637127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4483798396645744013.post-24382992838180389652018-10-07T19:14:00.000-07:002018-10-07T19:24:09.870-07:00A Beautiful Day in the NeighborhoodI always like taking pictures of my town, and Quepos is no exception. Except that I felt extra touristy because I'm a gringa with a camera, but what the locals don't know is that I'd do the same even if I were from here. So, here is a beautiful day after three days straight of rain. Note the German food truck at the feria (farmers market). Also, yes - that is the gate of an AA location. <br />
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<br />Heather http://www.blogger.com/profile/09078000608144637127noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4483798396645744013.post-73227686442484355212018-09-30T20:42:00.001-07:002018-09-30T21:01:26.188-07:00Tico TimeYo yo yo I'm back! That's right--blogging from afar because I don't like the social networks but I do like ya'll! I realized that several years back I'd titled a piece "Gringa Diaries," and I'm wondering if that would be a more apt name for this blog now...but I am SURE that's been done before (I checked). So this may be more of a travelogue, and it may be more of something I forget to do but I'm going to get it started and see what happens!<br />
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Since I last posted, seven years passed and let's just say it's been quite a ride! Some highlights: I took part in a traveling guerilla street theatre musical, quit some jobs, quit NYC, bartended, edited and wrote for an arts paper for five years (upon revisiting this blog, I was warming up to food writing for a while. It paid off!), quit Binghamton, and am now in Quepos, Costa Rica, adjacent to Manuel Antonio National Park. I'm here with Adam, my boo. Here are some photos from our first day at said park. Food for thought: raccoons have permanent bandit masks and are always stealing. Coincidence? Also: When I jump, I look like a mischievious elf. When Adam jumps: ballerino. Should've been a dancer. More to come!<br />
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<br />Heather http://www.blogger.com/profile/09078000608144637127noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4483798396645744013.post-4261183216986470852011-10-27T09:19:00.000-07:002011-10-27T09:23:44.203-07:00I'm Not an AddictMaybe that's a lie. <br /><br />Again with the sweets. I've be bitten by the Chinese bakery bug and it won't let go. Like a tick! Bleeding me of my willpower and dedication to healthy eating, this convenient, cheap, and delicious habit has gotten pretty hard to shake. Well, at least for this week. Maybe when I return to New York after a minor excursion I can get this monkey off my back. In the meantime, I found this great illustration:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9_fSiU0s8d75LB1spEJfKj4GFsArbzULhlGCSBRMZe3l6iYGj0GAkCwi9kKBtts6a8QUutfIArI8BxeXYdeaCORJvdS1DMf5QE_qfZvfa0F-IJFTsoT-8kE80vlun53bLEck4ni1EQ04/s1600/chinesebakery.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 297px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9_fSiU0s8d75LB1spEJfKj4GFsArbzULhlGCSBRMZe3l6iYGj0GAkCwi9kKBtts6a8QUutfIArI8BxeXYdeaCORJvdS1DMf5QE_qfZvfa0F-IJFTsoT-8kE80vlun53bLEck4ni1EQ04/s400/chinesebakery.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668208282809138866" border="0" /></a>Heather http://www.blogger.com/profile/09078000608144637127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4483798396645744013.post-54452577700392246102011-04-14T18:21:00.000-07:002011-04-14T19:09:40.572-07:00Something PersonalI'm here to talk about something "nice people" don't like talking about: your rights and responsibilities regarding the proper maintenance and storage of cheese.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEwCQvGsU3Y73e9HrIhyphenhyphen25vhlhZIsdUODLPmTWDf25BYmq_7lqq1EXew26xwWJzFe5VvQ-vIqHln2KRUcX1VMAmOdzmkqZxeLwzavjR5jLrvRMehI1zlZuuZ6Esq4NHRvGyeApNCgM0TU/s1600/captain.png"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 113px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEwCQvGsU3Y73e9HrIhyphenhyphen25vhlhZIsdUODLPmTWDf25BYmq_7lqq1EXew26xwWJzFe5VvQ-vIqHln2KRUcX1VMAmOdzmkqZxeLwzavjR5jLrvRMehI1zlZuuZ6Esq4NHRvGyeApNCgM0TU/s200/captain.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595624244019594802" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Just kidding.<br /><br />(But thank you, Captain Monterey Jack.)<br /><br />Really, now: I do want to talk about something I've been in denial about; a couple of things actually. These are things that "girls" generally "like." "Girly things." Things that I have acted like I didn't care about, but I've recently decided to embrace. What are these feminine delights, you ask? Well: dessert and shoes.<br /><br />How shallow! How crassly superficial! What inconsequential gornisht to post on your blog!<br /><br />Hey man, kiss my grits. I like this stuff.<br /><br />Let me start by saying that I know that men need shoes and dessert, too; whatever. And I know plenty of young, urban men who get <span style="font-style: italic;">very</span> excited over footwear. But what I'm referring to is that stereotypical shoe fetish that women are known for having, and that terrifying tendency to destroy everything in one's path for chocolate cake every twenty-eight days or so.<br /><br />I still don't think I'm one of those women. But let me begin with desserts: I've always had a tooth for salt; I love olives, anchovies, <span style="font-style: italic;">salt</span>, you name it. I used to crave salt and eat salt...in secret,<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8hTPHIEDZDa-9p7gkrwGl0LVi295MWWJe4OjTlTKxWKjr9AiEq4LqaRgD_hCCIpJ5o25Ww1-As2xXKa-8CSito3lCN-A_wmWHhF_Isfo2fEc71K6APqTUSElZCjVfOsND6JZr8od8XCw/s1600/MoltenChocolateCake-300.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 244px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8hTPHIEDZDa-9p7gkrwGl0LVi295MWWJe4OjTlTKxWKjr9AiEq4LqaRgD_hCCIpJ5o25Ww1-As2xXKa-8CSito3lCN-A_wmWHhF_Isfo2fEc71K6APqTUSElZCjVfOsND6JZr8od8XCw/s320/MoltenChocolateCake-300.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595623483507953906" border="0" /></a> of course. Then, a few months ago, I had a chocolate lava cake and it changed my life. I was like, "Screw this 'I'm not a dessert person' rubbish. This is part of my meal!" And so it is. I now seek out chocolate cake in an attempt to recreate that mouth-blowing (get your head out of the gutter) experience, and even when I fail, it's usually well worth it. I also love flan and creme brulee. I also once had this white chocolate mousse with raspberry sauce- this was like, thirteen years ago- it was amazing. That was doubly surprising as I also claim to hate white chocolate, but apparently I don't. I just hate those white-chocolate Passover lollipops and Easter bunnies (keep your cheap white chocolate out of my springtime treats, thank you!) (If you are interested in Passover candy, read my post from about one year ago.)<br /><br />So, yeah- I like dessert.<br /><br />And now for the shoes. Even after admitting that I have a ton of shoes, therefore I must like them more than I realized or have admitted in the past, I must assert that I have an atypical female relationship with them. Many women, it seems, prefer shoe shopping to clothes shopping because, dare I say, they don't always love their bodies and would rather adorn their feet (sorry if that was offe<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJRkiuGI61DMrcFz3U_32W21gT-kNmGj4abXc5nJjc1q8eqtF4-5FeQlyesQaPeoB7vpzLVqtAxGuqPYYNLkPpiFKN0Tew5apckJcsPtFxpQB1vFI2rTeT4Ae8btiV2xEqyGAaW_LIZOU/s1600/bass-zappos-shoes-boots-chrissie.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 164px; height: 90px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJRkiuGI61DMrcFz3U_32W21gT-kNmGj4abXc5nJjc1q8eqtF4-5FeQlyesQaPeoB7vpzLVqtAxGuqPYYNLkPpiFKN0Tew5apckJcsPtFxpQB1vFI2rTeT4Ae8btiV2xEqyGAaW_LIZOU/s200/bass-zappos-shoes-boots-chrissie.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595625779255368962" border="0" /></a>nsive!). Beyond that, many women <span style="font-style: italic;">do</span> have cute feet. I do not. I love my body, though, and clothes shopping is never a problem for me. Shoe shopping is. I have bunions and I guess they're genetic and I will not get surgery so they will haunt my life and my shoe-buying habits for as long as I live. And they will only get worse. The only hope is that my propensity towards orthopedic footwear (which is already relatively prominent for a woman of my age) will continue to flourish.<br /><br />Now that I've gotten this out in the open, I really don't want to get too deep into it. So let me synopsize: I have weird feet, I like cute shoes, sometimes I buy the same shoes more than once because of poor decision making and bad feet, sometimes I take the same shoes to the cobbler and have them fixed more than twice. Lately, I spend so much time thinking about shoes that I close my eyes and see shoes. That could have something to do with my looking at the same image of a pair of shoes online, repeatedly, over an extended period of time. I don't know.<br /><br />What do you think? I don't think it's that uncommon, really. I think my biggest problem<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0QSWlFlcfSXTnX2yPd4aM06ZSaiSk7jijhEFwmiRfg-g1JSIVsbRkabZ1bC2rT1oQeSschZSQ_-aqA6xXPayHwtI91snnwh309wEX4qne7oTKQepVhZZvBPEYljldl1R8mEM3UsXThf8/s1600/zombie+shoes.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 245px; height: 245px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0QSWlFlcfSXTnX2yPd4aM06ZSaiSk7jijhEFwmiRfg-g1JSIVsbRkabZ1bC2rT1oQeSschZSQ_-aqA6xXPayHwtI91snnwh309wEX4qne7oTKQepVhZZvBPEYljldl1R8mEM3UsXThf8/s320/zombie+shoes.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595623632897513410" border="0" /></a> is that I tell my boyfriend about it, and that makes me feel crazy, and I have to remind myself that he is male and I am female and sometimes I will do crazy things and he will act like he doesn't want to enable me when, in fact, he is just so sick of hearing about something he never took interest in to begin with, and now I'm on my third pair of shoes in three days and he's like, "Wait- what?" And we both know something is wrong with me.<br /><br />So this is the reason why misogyny exists. And this is why the nineteen-fifties were the way they were. And this is why Disney princesses are suddenly all hanging out together on pink backpacks like they were ever part of the same narrative. And if you're wondering why my writing is so scattered, it's simply because my mind has room for only two things, and there's hardly any room left for dessert.Heather http://www.blogger.com/profile/09078000608144637127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4483798396645744013.post-18819631002535161752011-02-10T07:41:00.000-08:002011-02-10T08:47:30.369-08:00Bad Girl Manifesto<span style="color:#cccccc;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">I talk a big talk about technology. I’m resistant to the way things are changing so rapidly, calling myself a pseudo-neo-luddite. But this internet, man; it’s got some nice stuff going on. For instance, I’m at work, and I’m not supposed to be blogging (as you, dear reader, are surely far too aware), but a friend tipped me off to Google docs and, damn, is it innocuous! It looks so professional! I look like I’m working! And who’s to say I’m not? Cultivating my creative voice as a writer could only enhance my capability to expand the literary capacity of others, right? RIGHT? So I can write the document in here, and then post it at my leisure. Way to incriminate myself! </span><br /></span><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="color:#cccccc;">Actually, that’s been my M.O. for pretty much as far back as I can remember. Not satisfied with merely breaking rules, I feel the urge to make it known. Maybe (definitely) I like the attention, but I think it’s more about flaunting my skills as a criminal mastermind. And, of course, honesty. We all know that following rules is a drag</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLneWIuIpQFjh0uvQ2A2m-FDFFt1jjNXV-pYFoX_VbeCfV1XEHalwiz6gC4Etk9DYt6KHftgjZrGDeDQV0l1TyyY9NHr72clMvZKCb6AqGb8VveN4k0IUUISMuLRSKy3UjjUBUyBxQvcw/s1600/thrill_girl.jpg"><span style="color:#cccccc;"></span></a><span style="color:#cccccc;">, but to simply behave as if I have done the right thing would be disingenuous. So, I consistently challenge authority, only to then start flapping my jaw about what a clever badass I am, or how my principles should transcend some arbitrary regulation.<br /><br />Now, this isn’t a regular thing. I don’t come to work in a school and launder money out of our grant to buy cigarettes that I smoke in the little girls’ room. But I do have a small track r<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGhe682YIcQWyMvCVwo-LSSYsSXb_On89IGsEKYLa1PmCBlgzuvTVRpwgVcm9utvyGuPL2volTMxIkWBHmpe6rc1gJaN1E9exlHAxZSux8Mm45pEdY1D2_Jgt7-GpZzXmGe0b0Rj9n7H0/s1600/thrill_girl.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 216px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 282px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572103272972445042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGhe682YIcQWyMvCVwo-LSSYsSXb_On89IGsEKYLa1PmCBlgzuvTVRpwgVcm9utvyGuPL2volTMxIkWBHmpe6rc1gJaN1E9exlHAxZSux8Mm45pEdY1D2_Jgt7-GpZzXmGe0b0Rj9n7H0/s320/thrill_girl.jpg" /></a>ecord that I will not write about but am kind of proud of. I could argue that it’s astrological- we Ariens love rebelling- but any time I pull that card, all of my friends and family exchange glances acknowledging my loose grip on reality. Maybe I like to break the rules because it gives me a chance to tell a good story, but I’m no good at stories, so I usually just end up mentioning something I did in passing, and then murmuring strange details about the experience. And nonchalant mentions of breaches of edict certainly impresses the fellas, if you know what I mean.<br /><br />But astrology and boasting aside, I think my main motivator for these unmentionable crimes has been fun. Doing what you’re not supposed to is exciting, as long as nobody gets hurt, of course. Well, that could be exciting, too, but it’s not really my cup of illegal tea. I don’t want to do any damage, honestly; I just want to do what I feel like doing when I feel like doing it. I don’t mean without thinking (although I have made some thoughtless moves in the past); I just believe that sometimes rules cannot decree precisely what should take place in each moment of every person’s life.<br /><br />Rules exist for a reason. I enforce them in on a regular basis. I am, </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB8eiOJ3luULH1ONy7oeJWNZFDr52FoO-ZHi79DqthLTscW1X_29_zTv-06iHV6ihicHWevV9vQWW_WF4umNUHb4M3M0aUAxB8DiNIzLlellQRqmvZSUmt_0u8lxCQXSCLpeyAOr56Mxg/s1600/heathers4.jpg"><span style="color:#cccccc;"></span></a><span style="color:#cccccc;">and have been for the past few<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvZUQafbaont-x4lP-0q2LnsAyHjp3XZs3E04MUahAD0-TALLRsFQVk8KJf8yzGgH7EkXLxe96f3Pn7tTBnvDtEXK6g6Ehyphenhyphen2ouY5XAtloyRjX9KAylNmfvxzjLAYBtfciK2eN8SSGkihE/s1600/heathers2.png"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 176px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572097044667976978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvZUQafbaont-x4lP-0q2LnsAyHjp3XZs3E04MUahAD0-TALLRsFQVk8KJf8yzGgH7EkXLxe96f3Pn7tTBnvDtEXK6g6Ehyphenhyphen2ouY5XAtloyRjX9KAylNmfvxzjLAYBtfciK2eN8SSGkihE/s200/heathers2.png" /></a> years, something of an authority figure. So I always find amusement in reprimanding children for breaking rules, because I can truly empathize with their plight. I don’t get off on enforcement and trip on power; I believe that respect has to be earned and I strive to give the respect that I expect to receive, be it from students or colleagues. But power plays can be delicate, which is why it is vital to have a system of explicit tenets to which we can refer. Why did I feel the urge to challenge these precepts and compose this post? Probably in a vain attempt to absolve myself as I guiltily look over my shoulder in case my boss should arrive. Which she just did.<br /><br />Rebel comrades, I’m signing out.</span></span>Heather http://www.blogger.com/profile/09078000608144637127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4483798396645744013.post-65208840540036620362011-01-09T17:50:00.001-08:002011-01-09T18:13:02.185-08:00Little Swans in Disgusting BoxesBack by "popular" demand: I will be posting about something other than never posting! Like a big girl, I am sitting at home, typing on my computer, not breaking any rules. I'm comfortable; I've got yams baking in the oven (literally- please don't get any ideas), and I'm enjoying my beloved public radio broadcasts. Too bad I don't have too much to say.<br />I would like to reel about something that really smashes my grains, but I'm generally feeling okay. Except about the state of the world; that scares me a little. I mean, if you were to ask me if the world has gone crazy, I would say yes. But I've only been around for about twenty-seven years. What do I know about this crazy world, anyway?<br />Let's talk about film. Recently, my boyfriend and I went to see a certain film about ballerinas starring an array of stunning Jewesses, and we enjoyed it, the same way you would enjoy watching, say, snuff porn. Or bunnies being butchered, if it were attached to a compelling, melodramatic plot. So, I guess like <span style="font-style: italic;">Roger and Me</span>? Okay, I'm not doing to film justic<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCvt7rRmvPnHJVtFly3hME0kSE7_IJFJGf3ur9eBBbPkMyyDJXFgsTlk6fpCgroQ86yBzVVm0RYiwsWLZZUB34oRxZ6od1Fb9nnVdG7a8V1OIcSuAD1iWtNePSmZvNUv5y7Vs0ZRaGCMM/s1600/SalvadorDaliAntiVDPainting.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 261px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCvt7rRmvPnHJVtFly3hME0kSE7_IJFJGf3ur9eBBbPkMyyDJXFgsTlk6fpCgroQ86yBzVVm0RYiwsWLZZUB34oRxZ6od1Fb9nnVdG7a8V1OIcSuAD1iWtNePSmZvNUv5y7Vs0ZRaGCMM/s320/SalvadorDaliAntiVDPainting.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560374396828688578" border="0" /></a>e, but here's what I'm getting at: the movie freaked us out. It was visually grotesque. After seeing it, we woke up in the middle of the night screaming at the top of our lungs. So that's the review I've been giving everyone of the movie. Why? Because it's hilarious, and I feel that I'm giving people the fair warning that I didn't exactly receive prior to my viewing experience.<br />But here's the rub: <span style="font-style: italic;">most</span> of my friends who saw it were not so fazed by the movie. I'm wondering: are <span style="font-style: italic;">we</span> wimps, or is everyone else so hardened by our oversexed/hyper-violent media that they found it to be pretty tame? Has the world gone crazy? Yes.<br />Okay, five-paragraph essay, we're rounding the final curve. What did we learn? Want to go see <span style="font-style: italic;">Black Swan</span>? Do it. Try to keep your eyes open the whole time. Um, if you tell me I look like Mila Kunis I'll give you a hundred dollars*. Thank you for reading my blog. It's good to know somebody cares. And in case you didn't know, I'm pretty sure that Arnold Schwarzenegger is no longer governor of California- I thought there would have been some sort of grand farewell...I mean, people cared about him, right? So, what I'm trying to say is, thanks for caring.<br /><br />*<span style="font-size:78%;">Not really, but please do anyway.</span>Heather http://www.blogger.com/profile/09078000608144637127noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4483798396645744013.post-32981183197069764692010-12-30T12:07:00.000-08:002010-12-30T12:50:53.848-08:00I Promised I Wouldn't!But here I am. I signed a waiver saying that I would not blog from work, but that was where I did most of my blogging! Another waning hobby fades into my past...<br /><br />I missed this blog! Did you miss me? See, that's funny, because even if I asked to your face, I would probably hear the same answer as I am hearing now. The sounds of screaming children...that's a decent excuse for disjointed writing. But an excuse for blogging after I promised not to at work, well...<br /><br />Who uses elipses better than me? Really. Answer: anyone who uses them with discretion.<br /><br />Soooooo... some year, eh? Crazy shit going down. I'll try to get back to posting, maybe even start posting from home in the new year. But to be honest, there's a chance that this blog may hibernate for even longer. I've got bigger fish to fry, people! But I will say that writing this<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh70S9IosBU8ArUylkuli-s3JmPk6gINtBKcoluILDuwUtob2S6QG_P61llHpOjABcBs47hqu5qzPDCR1ZnsMs-FE0El_iR3Ge8ZOkWdOjycHBHwd_2AnKN3HnHOUU17-ErzHZNy3PaRe0/s1600/space+wave.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 239px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556580070533310370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh70S9IosBU8ArUylkuli-s3JmPk6gINtBKcoluILDuwUtob2S6QG_P61llHpOjABcBs47hqu5qzPDCR1ZnsMs-FE0El_iR3Ge8ZOkWdOjycHBHwd_2AnKN3HnHOUU17-ErzHZNy3PaRe0/s320/space+wave.jpg" /></a> blog has almost felt like sending a radio signal out into space with no hope of reception. I know who reads it, which is fine, and thank you, my truly beloved readers, but if I were to write something regularly, I would hope for more than my brother, boyfriend, and three friends to take in my words. You guys are a pretty specific audience. And I am not complaining, I just feel that this blog is a great example of how laziness does not carry talent (ahem) too far.<br /><br />I've always thought that I could ride the wave of impulsive expression and see where it takes me, and I've been pretty satisfied thus far, but I wonder what it would be like to have a sea of unknown readers to entertain and confuse. I don't forsee that happening, um, ever. So thank you, my loyal reader(s?)/no one...I wish you a peaceful YEAR TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN! Maybe there will be more blogging to come, or perhaps you will have to personally seek me out to see what's brewing...time will tell.Heather http://www.blogger.com/profile/09078000608144637127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4483798396645744013.post-34191550495498543952010-10-14T12:03:00.000-07:002010-10-14T12:23:59.550-07:00Professional Unprofessionalism<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVCXEOZzOMBKgC6XD_XS-5s1WfNLC0gHqPmWeQSiE8Y30Ohhqx1YiukUsAtaSK0RqeOZzfXMRhoDyv3dNdLHBawnrPm1GJA4OR_X9dvaMxEOck-wXd80q-XyOVfr0iJ_1kYYa9_LL5kuM/s1600/5BVFG00Z.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527984022907637762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVCXEOZzOMBKgC6XD_XS-5s1WfNLC0gHqPmWeQSiE8Y30Ohhqx1YiukUsAtaSK0RqeOZzfXMRhoDyv3dNdLHBawnrPm1GJA4OR_X9dvaMxEOck-wXd80q-XyOVfr0iJ_1kYYa9_LL5kuM/s320/5BVFG00Z.jpg" /></a>NOT PROFESSIONAL: <div> </div><div>(a) Blogging at work. Am I doing that right now? Yes.</div><div>(b) No business card every time I try to network! When will I learn?</div><div>(c) Picking my nose at work when no one is watching...but is that <em>really</em> unprofessional?</div><br /><div>Professional: </div><div> </div><div>(a) Having artwork on someone else's blog and having a professional artist comment on it (see below). </div><div>(b) Having updated one's blog several times since a well-known blogger last updated hers. What gives, <a href="http://www.thestylerookie.com/">Tavi</a>? But she still kicks my adult butt. </div><div>(c) Having a job with a fancy title no one understands. I am one lucky lady.</div><div> </div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div>Heather http://www.blogger.com/profile/09078000608144637127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4483798396645744013.post-49924881222284458132010-09-23T18:38:00.000-07:002010-09-23T19:45:18.836-07:00Just Like Your Hip Twenty-Something Male Grandma Used to MakeSo I've been wanting to get a meal at <a href="http://piginahat.com/">Torrisi Italian Specialties</a> for over five months now, and being that my favorite person to take on a date in the Greater Little Italy Region is myself, I decided that today was my day.<br /><br />There's a <a href="http://sangennaro.org/about.htm">festival</a> of sorts going on all the way up Mulberry Street, so it was hard to find this treasure of a restaurant that was praised so highly by critics throughout the city. It was blocked by a booth so I walked right by; I tried calling information for the address but that was a bust. So, as I was heading north, I asked a thin, well-dressed woman if she knew where the place was and she replied that she was heading there right at that moment. So I retraced my path to the place where I knew it should be and, alas, it was found.<br /><br />It wasn't too crowded inside, and I don't know what I had been expecting, but all of the guys behind the counter were boyishly handsome and mostly blonde. And they were sassy! I asked if they had a sandwich menu (I already knew the deal with the prix fixe dinner), and I was pointed to a list of ingredients. When I asked one guy what I should get, another one said, "Chicken parm. Number eleven sandwich in the state. And that's biased. Biased against us." But I didn't want chicken parm. I asked what was good, and the first guy told me that he would get the turkey, but that wouldn't be ready for a while, so...I asked about the sopressetta, and how it was, and he said, "It's normal." Not sold. He started suggesting some stuff that sounded frankly boring to me, and I spaced out for a moment. Then he said, "You're getting the turkey." Okay! Bring it, boys.<br /><br />I grabbed a cream soda--mmmm...<span style="font-style: italic;">corn</span>--paid eleven-fifty, and took a seat. The decor in this place looked like a Warholian found-art installation: the walls were made of shelves that held repetitiously arranged canned tomatoes, Marino's Italian Ices, and other products reminiscent of the Mammaland. And then there was the huge black-and-white portrait of Billy Joel with boxing gloves aroung his neck: not Italian. Ya'll know brother's a tribesman. Speaking of the traditional Italian dining experience, I enjoyed the sounds of hip nineties mellow talk-music throughout the course of my meal- The Roots, Beastie Boys (aren't they from the same tribe as Billy Joel?), Beck, and my beloved Cake.<br /><br />As I waited for my sandwich, I noticed a common theme: customer confusion. Is there a menu? Is there table service? (Answer to both: kind of...) When the server called, "Fifteen!" I squinted at a sandwich that looked like it could belong to me. I did not recall ever having received a number, but the guy taking my order must have been so charmed by my indecisiveness that he forgot what was going on, where he was, and how to do his job.<br /><br />But I jest- the staff, snarky attitudes and all (in an <span style="font-style: italic;">Italian restaurant</span>?! I know), was fine. And the turkey was sa-<span style="font-style: italic;">lamming</span>. The petite tower that was my sandwich was piled with freshly sliced roast turkey, which was unbelievably moist. There was a mildly spicy sauce, I believe made with tomatoes and olives (not sure, really), and the regular fixings. But then, every few bites or so, there was the distinct taste of what I think was oregano, and it really brought the whole thing home...home meaning Italy, Italy meaning Little Italy. Good freaking sandwich.<br /><br />On my way out, my counter guy checked in with me to see how it was, and I gave him the thumbs-up. They know they're good. But next time, I'm getting the chicken parm.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH0vXSa77LnpFQpj73uZ8z5SHkz8R4Iu0cvJsHkHBEHhtY4idPyqGMO2bYJGoDPjVotysVqfRYeomEPXNCb7kIa2sxbhjAojHynMC_Rrd8KQnj74tE0cvZXM-96CnvPyKcKtQinyJ_DpE/s1600/sengwich.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 198px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH0vXSa77LnpFQpj73uZ8z5SHkz8R4Iu0cvJsHkHBEHhtY4idPyqGMO2bYJGoDPjVotysVqfRYeomEPXNCb7kIa2sxbhjAojHynMC_Rrd8KQnj74tE0cvZXM-96CnvPyKcKtQinyJ_DpE/s320/sengwich.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520300999098249266" border="0" /></a>Heather http://www.blogger.com/profile/09078000608144637127noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4483798396645744013.post-68187028535724031802010-09-22T18:42:00.000-07:002010-09-22T18:49:02.591-07:00Text messaging......is weird. I won't get too in-depth about this, but I will say that, at least from my experience, one can basically project one's thoughts or emotions, or lack thereof, into a text conversation regardless of the relevance of these thoughts or feelings. I know this is kind of a "du<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie3gSCy6O-FzmAsSvEAMAicCufczlM2i0tl5cFGCc62XaVHR69B-LWJ-1yDtfpWLLVdWUlfcfRNXcqa9FocnkjRnKa_uvvr5eTujryORqEYG1c-g4ov4PBBiBjlIHa-TpR9HNKuDbI-9k/s1600/baby+mama.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie3gSCy6O-FzmAsSvEAMAicCufczlM2i0tl5cFGCc62XaVHR69B-LWJ-1yDtfpWLLVdWUlfcfRNXcqa9FocnkjRnKa_uvvr5eTujryORqEYG1c-g4ov4PBBiBjlIHa-TpR9HNKuDbI-9k/s320/baby+mama.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519919781200465874" border="0" /></a>h" statement, but as an emotionally sensitive and cognitively hyperactive individual, it's a bit of a mindfuck at times. So, moral of the story, try not to hang on to text messages too hard, or read to deeply into them, because it's highly likely that your interpretation of the message is a mere projection of your own state or expectations.<br /><br />Wow, I feel like a really eloquent fourteen-year-old. Thanks, Tavi.<br /><br />And oh! Thanks to the most important blogger, the woman without whom this blog would never have been born! Thanks and happy birthday!Heather http://www.blogger.com/profile/09078000608144637127noreply@blogger.com0