Thursday, July 31, 2008

Brain Drain

Today’s thoughts:

1. I can’t drink coffee any more before 10:30 am (assuming I’ve been up since 6 am). Why not? Who knows? It makes me feel terrible though.

2. Speaking of feeling terrible, Dunkin Donuts blended coffee beverages are not your friend. I haven’t felt so sick in a long time…

3. It’s been super slow at work the past few days and I’ve had quite a bit of time on my hands to contemplate home décor and fashion. Yes, I am speaking of online shopping. Anyway, the point is: I’m traditional and pretty vanilla in my tastes. I would like to be splashy. I would like to be sleek. I would like to enjoy a modern space (for a while) but I ultimately want to live with shabby-esque, fabric-laden traditional interiors that remind you of cottages, Ballard Designs and Pottery Barn. It’s true. I also am drawn increasingly to Land’s End (seriously—some things are really cute!) and not, say, Prada. I just can’t do it. Even searching for a cute black tote, I find most things too busy for my taste.

4. I work in a building where we rent space from a very large, well-established, well-known research laboratory. All day long I get to watch employees from this other company because my desk faces our floor’s two elevators. I’ve written little stories about almost all of these people and I’ve given them names. My favorites are Alex Hung and Wendy. I’m not sure what they do, but they are always together and they take the elevator many, many times a day. They also wear lanyards. I took the elevator with Alex Hung today and it was sort of like meeting a celebrity…only he didn’t know he was famous and in all honesty I know nothing about him.

5. My other favorite employee I’ve named Peter. Peter is quiet and always looks sort of embarrassed when you get on the elevator with him or he catches me staring at him as he gets off the elevator. I like to think Peter is a grad student who is pining away from his fiancée who lives in Illinois still but will be moving to Boston after she graduates next May. Then they’ll get married and have babies quickly.

6. I’m making Newman-O cupcakes tonight to take to the Cape and can’t wait to see how they’ll come out.

7. I’m going to the Cape this weekend with some of my most favorite people in the world (including two indescribably fun Baby Girls)! Color me excited.

8. I did some extensive online research last night into area yarn and fabric stores (inspired by Libby’s comment which led me to Yelp!) and I’ve developed a must-shop list that is somewhat long. What does this mean for you? If you come to visit me and can knit and/or sew you are obligated to visit at least one of these stores with me.

9. I’m craving fabric. Can you crave fabric? Why, yes, you can crave fabric. I’m threatening fabric-based Christmas presents on many people. I’m really itching to sew. I want to finish my mondo heavy (literally—10 pounds!) knitting project and move on. However, I love this project dearly and am fiercely proud of it so I really want to do a great job.

10. Speaking of knitting, remember those socks I posted a few days ago? I took them with me on the T because I finally found this magic express train that no one takes so there are always seats available and I figured I could finally knit on my commute. Well, knit I did! I knit that morning AND I knit on my lunch break. In fact, I had 7 inches of the sock finished by that afternoon’s commute. I stuck them in my tote and on the way home I lost all my stitches off the needles. Seriously! So disheartening! I’ve begun these socks three times now (once destroyed by my painkiller-induced reasoning after having my wisdom teeth removed, once destroyed by Miss Marple who thinks it is fun to destroy knitting and now once destroyed by my commute). My word. I lost the will to re-start them again. I’ve decided to go back to working on my pre-Bulgaria sweater.

11. I want to start sending mail again. I love getting mail (about once a week) and I figure other people must love it as much as I do. Watch out! Mail’s coming your way.

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Help a sister out!

Ladies of Boston or around Boston--

Does anyone know of a good fabric/craft store around? I'm itching to be sewing again and I need:
a. fabric, and
b. notions.

General craftiness would be great too. GoogleMaps is not helping me out with this. Is there a regional chain I should be searching for?

FYI--I'd like it to be more along the lines of Joann's rather than Michael's and I love supporting independent businesses.

Monday, July 28, 2008

Lots of Pictures (and hummus!)

It has been a while since I shared some pictures, so here we go. Also, I've included a handy photoessay entitled "Nathan and Rachel Ann make hummus."

First off, the King is on the back of one of our friendly neighborhood No Parking signs:No, we don't live here, but it is right down the street and absolutely beautiful!
Saturday morning I whipped up two loaves of sandwich bread. Good gracious. I did not double the recipe--it just produced that much bread. I had to knead it in two batches because my Kitchen Aid was freaking out. Seriously--that's a lot of dough when a Kitchen Aid can't handle it. Still, it turned out lovely, don't you think?
OK...How to make hummus.

Step one: Roast some garlic. You can do this in the oven or, if you're really fancy and lazy and hot, in your Lil Dipper Crock Pot! Just cut the ends of a few cloves, wrap in foil and stick in the Lil Dipper for a few hours until your entire apartment smells super yummy and your neighbors wonder if you are possibly hiding a little Italian grandmother somewhere in the apartment...
Step two: Rinse a can of chickpeas. Dump in food processor with garlic. Actually, from here on out, just place everything in the food processor. The best thing about making blended dips (you know, mushy things) is that order or precision is really not all that important.
Step three: Add two tablespoons lemon juice. Fresh squeezed if that's your thing (but it is not mine--I love jarred lemon juice).
Step four: Add a quarter cup tahini. This is very, very important. Without tahini you simply have mushy chickpeas. Um...gross. PS--Aren't our measuring cups and spoons really cool? Nathan's sister gave them to us and they are collapsible and store flat in our drawer aka they are absolutely perfect for apartment-dwellers whose kitchens include ONE drawer.
Step five: Add some salt. We never measure this. Do what feels right. And yes, my salt shaker is Tupperware. You are about to see more Tupperware in my sink. I <3 Tupperware more than I can tell you. It is one of those things I'm a name-brand snob about. One day I will be a Tupperware lady. I promise.
Step six: Throw in one-third cup of water. See my Tupperware in my dirty sink?
Step seven: Add in three tablespoons of olive oil. I am not an olive oil snob as you can see. That mess is expensive and Trader Giotto's is good enough for me and I love the price: $7.99 for a whole mess of it.
Step eight: Throw in something else to make it tasty. Usually we add hot sauce, but we were out so we threw in some Mrs. Dash we found while unpacking. Uh-huh...while unpacking. It had apparently been in Nathan's dorm room stuff since freshmen year. Well, those of you who know me know old food and I have very few problems with each other so I threw it in.
Step nine: Whirl it up and enjoy! Mmm...we've sort of already eaten this entire batch. Yes, I had hummus for dinner last night, OK?
Oh, and here's what on my knitting needles these days when I'm not working on that other project that requires a large baby's weight of yarn. Someday that project will be finished. Maybe someday these socks will be finished too...

Sunday, July 27, 2008

I absolutely promise...

I absolutely promise that one day I will have:
a. dishwasher,
b. enough counter space to keep my mixer and espresso maker and a dish rack out at the same time, and
c. a washer and dryer in my house.

I've made a lot of food this weekend. We thought we were going to have house guests so we've made two loaves of sandwich bread, pizza dough, hummus, salsa and a cherry tart.

I love baking and cooking and if you have a good-sized kitchen then you should take a moment and be thankful for it. Also, if you don't have to do laundry at a laundromat, take a moment to be thankful for that too.

Now, if I could only have the kitchen I dream of AND be a stay at home wife.

PS--I'm taking a moment to be thankful that I have free time to cook, can afford food and am too blessed with too many clothes to wash!

Thursday, July 24, 2008

I <3 Rainy Days

I really, truly do.

Yesterday from my window at work I watched some seriously dark and ominous clouds roll in. We've been having some serious storms lately. Did you hear 10 people were struck by lightning on Sunday here in Boston?

Other than rain, not much is going on in these parts. We're looking forward to the next few weekends: going to see As You Like It on the Boston Common and the Cape with the Boston siblings and Baby Girls then Maine with the Yankee BFF. It's a jam-packed schedule, but I'm excited.

In other news, last night Nathan and I visited the most darling little Russian grocery store that conveniently also stocks Bulgarian items! Bulgaria has been on our minds a lot lately and, luckily, we've found a place that stocks Bulgarian feta AND lutenitsa!

This mean if you come visit, we can eat some delicious Bulgarian food. As a nice bonus, the produce is insanely cheap there.

So yeah...just a sleepy, rainy morning here. I hope all of your days are fabulous and I hope I don't get splashed by too many cars (only one splashed me yesterday!) and that my feet don't become soppy messes (I have no Wellies yet).

PS--Wellies and a Silpat are on my gift wishlists. Seriously--I bake too much to be a slave to parchment paper.

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

The Tenth Muse

I recently finished The Tenth Muse: My Life in Food by Judith Jones. She is a famous cookbook publisher who is most well-known for publishing then-unknown Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking.

I thought her memoirs were beautiful (and, side note, apparently food writing is my new favorite genre???) and her reflection of the everyday significance of cooking in particular stuck with me and I wanted to share it with you.

He [her husband] knew that I have always felt that the preparation of food is one of the most joyous and inwardly satisfying of all activities that we human beings are peculiarly privileged to indulge in daily. Other creatures receive food simply as fodder. But we take the raw materials of the earth and work with them--touch them, manipulate them, taste them, glory in their heady smells and colors, and then, through a bit of alchemy, transform them into delicious creations. Cooking demands attention, patience, and, above all, respect. It is a way of worship, a way of giving thanks.

I tend to agree.

Monday, July 21, 2008

Did you hear the news?

Nathan got a job! Whoohoo!

Saturday, July 19, 2008

Recipes

Most of my culinary experiments come out pretty well. For instance, Mama, Sis-in-Law and Sis-in-Law's Mama all thought my homemade tortillas and hummus was pretty darn tasty...and Sis-in-Law doesn't even like hummus!

But the one thing that has consistently failed me is homemade pizza. I know, right? Homemade pizza is so easy. Well, here's the thing--when we decide we want pizza, we want it then. I love baking other yeasty things, but hate waiting for pizza dough to rise.

Well, ladies and gentlemen, last night we found our homemade pizza. I used this recipe from Apartment Therapy and it was delicious. We ate it and I forgot to take pictures.

The crust is just like old-school Pizza Inn thin crust--you know the kind they made into crackers? You could fold it in half, but it was still crackly on the crust.

So good. Ours were not 12", but probably more like 9-10" or however large a dinner plate is. We each had a quarter can of pineapple and a quarter cup of mozzarella. Yummy.

Also, last week Lauren asked for my blueberry muffin recipe. I use the basic recipe from the Joy of Cooking and sub in half whole-wheat flour and use unbleached all-purpose flour for the other half.

Whisk together in a large bowl:
1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
1 cup whole-wheat flour
1 Tbsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
Whisk together in another bowl:
2 large eggs
1 cup milk
2/3 cup sugar (although I'm almost positive I used less)
1/4 cup melted butter (use 1/2 cup if you freeze or eat the muffins the next day)
1 tsp vanilla

Add to the flour mixture and mix together with a few light strokes just until the dry ingredients are moistened. Throw in the blueberries (I don't measure--I just add a lot!). Do not overmix; the batter should not be smooth. Divide the batter among 12 muffin cups, bake at 400F for 17-20 minutes until they pass the toothpick test. Let cool 5 minutes. Enjoy!

Friday, July 18, 2008

The Wait is Over!

That, ladies and gentlemen, is the view from my desk chair. That's what I see. Pretty awesome, eh?

And, I was tagged by Barefoot in the Park for this:

A. Attached or Single? Very much attached.
B. Best Friend? All the BFFs (The Teacher, The G, The Princess, The Roommate, The Yankee, The Lil Sis, The Sis-in-Law, The Mama).
C. Cake or pie? Pie, most definitely.
D. Day of choice? Sunday.
E. Essential item? CharlieCard
F. Favorite color? Cerulean and raspberry and tangy green.
G. Gummy bears or worms? I love sour gummy worms. True story.
H. Home town? The Capital City, NC.
I. Favorite indulgence? Sprite.
J. January or July? July is usually quite hot and January holds my anniversary, so I suppose January, but, truth be told, I don't have strong feelings about either.
K. Kids? In the future...
L. Life isn’t complete without? Family, friends, faith, fun.
M. Marriage date? New Year's!
N. Number of brothers and sisters? 1 brother who got married a long, long time ago (so she counts too).
O. Oranges or Apples? I love eating apples and drinking orange juice. I usually hate eating oranges and rarely drink apple juice.
P. Phobias? Irrational.
Q. Quotes? "I will act now. I will act now. I will act now."--Og Mandino
R. Reasons to smile? Nathan, Baby Girls, having all my needs met.
S. Season of choice? Fall! Autumn! Whatever you call it!
T. Tag 5 people: Everything, A Hammer, Some Nails and a Whole Lotta Love, Adventures of a Southern Girl in a Big World, Adventures of a Southern Newlywed, The Plan
U. Unknown fact about me? The flushes of large, industrial toilets freak me out. I get everything ready to go and unlock the door before flushing so that I can run out really quickly.
V. Vegetable? I love tomatoes and butter lettuce more than I can tell you.
W. Worst habit? Freaking out?
X. X-ray or Ultrasound? I have only had X-rays.
Y. Your favorite food? Scallops, salmon, fresh salsa, Flying Frog hummus, Brew and View Moonpie.
Z. Zodiac sign? Scorpio.
(Another) Z. Gorillas and giraffes.

Look Out!

I have a very exciting photo to post for you tonight...Stay tuned!

Monday, July 14, 2008

Best Wishes Bouquet


These are for Roommate BFF because as of Friday she is one engaged lady! Best wishes!

Coupling Shots...

...or why I don't use real names on this blog.....um....yeah.

Waiting for the concert to start on the Fourth, we found this fun camera feature called coupling shots. You take the halves of the picture separately and then the camera stitches them together. Here were our results:



Unfortunately, I couldn't save all of them to the blog. I don't know why--Blogger just likes to kill dreams sometimes.

Oh, and here's a decent shot of the fireworks that Sis-in-Law took:

Saturday, July 12, 2008

Nathan broke my cat.

I used to have a sweet, loving affectionate cat. She loved to sit in your lap and purr and waited for me by the door in "her" chair.

And then I left her alone for too many days with Nathan.

He taught her to wrestle and tussle and fight. He taught her that when hands reach down to her that they should be bitten.

In short, he broke my cat.

My sweet loving kitten cat now wants to play fight all the time. Sigh.

Friday, July 11, 2008

Friday Fill-ins

1. Oh, I can't wait until I have a pair of cute black flats.

2. Orange juice is the first thing I see when I open my refrigerator.

3. I never leave home without my Charlie Card.

4. If I were a condiment, I would be salsa because it seem complicated, but it isn't.

5. Not hanging up towels correctly is really high up on my list of pet peeves.

6. The last thing I thought of before I went to bed was ...I don't know.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to dinner with Nathan, tomorrow my plans include cleaning and cooking and Sunday, I want to go to Target and BJ's!

Thursday, July 10, 2008

Menu Planning

I need a good place to store our menu plans each week and if I'm going to type them out at all, I figured I should put them out here for the world to see. Why? Who knows. It just made sense to me.

Anyway, here's our plan for the week ahead. We usually have 4 main dishes over 8 days (with leftovers on the off days). For breakfast, I have a blueberry/banana/strawberry/peanut butter/soy milk smoothie and Nathan has...well, I don't know. Cream of wheat, perhaps? He wakes up after I do.

For lunch we eat leftovers. So here we go...this week's big meals are:

Burritos (peppers, onion, black beans, corn and tofu) with homemade spinach tortillas; topped with lettuce, tomato and cheese

Quiche (veggie burger, mushroom and basil); salad; homemade bread

Pineapple pizza (homemade sauce and crust)

Broiled salmon salad (marinated in lime juice and spices)

All bread products are made with at least half whole-wheat flour (sometimes more) and I try to buy fresh and local vegetables whenever possible. I am a sucker for Trader Joe's frozen fruit though--hence my daily smoothies.

To round out our meals, we're also having homemade salsa with chips and Edy's ice cream is on super sale again this week at Stop and Shop. We're partial to the low-fat mint.

For the weekend I'm making homemade whole-wheat blueberry muffins and I'm also going to whip up some homemade Bisquick for days we want special breakfasts without too much fuss (like when Yankee BFF comes to visit in a few weeks!).

I have a plan to get us eating locally, seasonally and sustainably in five years. This is just the beginning, but I think we're doing pretty well so far (minus that Edy's!).

So helpful.

Can we talk about how amazingly helpful y'all have been with my business plans? I have so much exciting research and work ahead of me and thanks to y'all I know what my next steps should be. So thanks.

In other news, Nathan wowed a crowd today on the T with his Rubik's skills. His fellow riders took turns scrambling the cube at the other end of the train from Nathan (because he solved it so fast they thought he was cheating at first) and ended up applauded him on the train.

Speaking of Rubik's cubes, Nathan has been hitting up many a game store in the Boston area this week. One lady offered to sell him a $100+ cube made of wood and leather. Another store offered him a part-time one-night-a-week job to be Chief Geek at board game club. Ah, geeks.

Wednesday, July 9, 2008

Help!

So here's the thing, dear readers....

I have long wanted to own a company or a store. I'm a handy little business-woman, if I do say so myself. Now that I have a job with benefits, I feel like I can definitely start dreaming up what I'd really like to do with the rest of my life.

I have big ideas. I have some business and retail experience, but I don't know how to get started.

While I'd like to own a store (and may end up doing that), I'd really like to own a company that produces cute, preppy, fun things that are made with fair labor (preferably in the US) and utilize sustainable materials. It bothers me that responsibly produced items are usually sort of dingy-colored or made of bark. You could easily make some sustainable grosgrain ribbon or polka dots and I think people would buy it.

So how do I do it, dear readers? Do you know of anyone I could talk to about this side of business and how to get started?

Saturday, July 5, 2008

The Fourth!

Alright...here's my Fourth of July recap. First, the cast of characters:
Brother, Sis-in-law, Me, Nathan.We met up early afternoon and had a picnic at the Public Garden which is probably one of my favorite places in the entire city. Yesterday it really wasn't too crowded, but there was an issue with people insisting on trying to feed squirrels out of their hands! I know Mass General is close, but really? Why have a squirrel chew on your thumb?

We then proceeded to walk all over the city as the pictures below indicate.

While we were walking through Back Bay, we passed the offices of the American Meteorological Society. So here you are, weather geeks.
While we were hanging out at Boston Harbor, this boat came by to re-enact the Boston Tea Party! Mmmhmm...just like the original, except no one was wearing a feathered headdress and the "boxes of tea" were tethered and pulled back in after each participant so everyone could re-enact a bit of history!
Also while we were at the harbor, we got to see a wedding (lovely) and the Constitution fired its cannon. This scared us like no other, was a grand, unexpected kick-off for the beginning of the couple's ceremony and scared all of the small children around who proceeded to freak out! We also got a call from our crazy, but much-loved, Aunt Hilda in NC who asked if we were having some tea at Boston Harbor. Truth be told, I was sipping a chai (a colonialist import if ever there was one). Was that unpatriotic?

We ambled over to Government Center for some swag (stuff we all get--loved by Sis-in-law and Nathan--apparently not something Brother and I picked up genetically) and Sis-in-law and I had our pictures taken with the guy dressed up as a BlackBerry and we thought fondly of that time in The Office Michael invites the BlackBerry to his party.
The best part of that picture is that a few minutes later the BlackBerry's uncostumed assistant asked if we wanted a picture and, in all honesty, we could say that we already did it.

Here's Nathan and I getting ready to start our day at the T-stop. It was drizzly and cold, but cleared up nicely.

So before I go on with un-Fourth of July pictures, I'll tell you the rest of our adventure. We ate a delicious dinner at The Upper Crust (and discussed the lack of excellent pizza in Boston--seriously, pizza is a big deal for Brother and I and we both left great places in NC) and then went to join 900,000 fellow revelers to hear the Pops. We found a spot by a speaker and proceeded to get really, really cold, so Sis-in-law and I pulled a Boston and went and bought Dunkin Donuts coffee. Mmmm...Boston. While we were gone, Brother and Nathan got to see a drunk guy try to fight 6 National Guardsmen at once. Hate that I missed that.

The Pops was great, Rascal Flatts was disappointing (the sound was bad for them) and the fireworks were unbelievable. At the end we all felt sick from their organ-rattling proximity and the smoke that was so voluminous is even covered the top of the John Hancock building!

The T ride home was a zillion times better than I thought it would be (we sat down) and we were home right at midnight.

So the rest of these pictures are from are fun weekend in NC when the Princess and EnviroCop got hitched.


Unfortunately all of my pictures with people at the wedding look terrible (and, truth be told, the NC heat and humidity was not agreeing with my hair), but above is the view from the top deck of Princess' family's lake house where the ceremony took place. That house is in my top ten happiest places in the world. We're so glad we could be there.

And these crazy kids might come see us soon. Their expressions pretty much sum up the rest of the weekend:

So that was our Fourth. How was yours?

Thursday, July 3, 2008

Scattered Thoughts...

My thoughts are all over the place tonight...

1. Can we talk about the delicious quiche Nathan made? Seriously. He called me at work and I gave him the basic recipe, ie--two cups of milk and four eggs. He added the swiss, mushrooms, crumbled tomato-basil veggie burgers and fresh basil. Delicious! It's easily some of the best quiche I've ever had.

2. Tomorrow night I get to hear Rascal Flatts perform with the Boston Pops. Oh, and if you watch fireworks on CBS, think of us--we'll be seeing them live!

3. Jeans day worked out pretty well, but I need some new shoes that aren't from Target. I think once I have a bit of disposable income I'm going to Nordstrom and asking for city-worthy black flats. I'm thinking some by the Nike for Cole Haan collection. Any experience with excellent walking dress shoes?

4. The office ordered me business cards! Whoa--who am I going to give those to? And, an even bigger question, where can I get a cute business card holder to put them in on my desk?

5. The more I discuss life and business with work people, the more I think I really should follow my dream of sustainable gift products production. The thing is that I have no idea how to start a business. Surely there are books in the library on this?

6. I love The O.C. Truly, I haven't watched my DVDs in years and so the storyline is completely new to me again (although not to Nathan who remembers every movie or TV show vividly). I am not the least bit ashamed to let you know that since getting off early at noon, I have watched my fair share of OC episodes. Seriously, Seth and Summer are caricatures of all that is funny about Nathan and I and the show makes me remember all of the really fun parts of high school (which greatly outnumber the bad parts).

7. Those of you who know what's going on here in Boston because you are family will be pleased to know that things are looking up all around and both Nathan and I are looking forward to the opportunities next weeks holds.

8. The in-laws flew back from France yesterday and had a 6-hour layover in Boston. Um...Nathan completely forgot to go visit them. Seriously. His dad called him from the airport. Thankfully no one is deeply offended. Poor Nathan...his days are all running together.

9. Nathan is currently whipping up a batch of cookies which promises to be delicious. Also, Edy's frozen yogurt (on whopping sale this week at Stop & Shop) is delicious over frozen bananas. Frozen bananas are one of my favorite foods. Your bowl is still full, but with half as much ice cream. I employ this same trick with frozen vegetables and pasta. Use half the pasta and replace it with vegetables. It's delicious.

10. Happy Fourth of July! Can't wait to show you some patriotic pictures from the town that hosted the drama some 200-odd years ago!

Interesting...

High gas prices are more obviously hurting than they are helping and while this article won't make your totals lower at the pump or magically give you access to public transit or a closer job, it is an interesting read about some of the hidden good effects of our $4/gallon gas:

10 Things You Can Like About $4 Gas--Time Magazine

Wednesday, July 2, 2008

Simple shout outs

Alright--here's a shout out to the best BFFs a gal can have:

BFF Bev--Good word, I love you. Why have we not caught up recently? I promise to rectify this if you let me know when is a good time to call.

To the Absolute BFF--I'm so glad we got to email back and forth today and I'm so jealous of your natural hot-springing in Costa Rica adventures. Um...I pretty much love you.

And to the Princess--It was absurdly wonderful to chat with you and EnviroCop.

And, in other news, Boston is HOT HOT HOT right now! And muggy! BUT--tomorrow is jeans day at work and I'm super jazzed about it. I planned a really cute outfit, tried it on and it's too big! I'm not sure what I'll end up wearing, but I'll let you know.

We still don't know exactly what we're doing for the Fourth, but Rascal Flatts is apparently playing with the Boston Pops so the sister-in-law and I are going to try and make that happen for us. Hopefully a picnic will also be involved. The Fourth demands picnics, I think.

I promise pictures are coming soon (see Bev--I listen to you!) and maybe I'll even cool down enough to tell you about the lady who I'm pretty sure cast a spell on me on the T. She looked just like the witch from Snow White. So yeah.

Two lessons

The following are two lessons I have learned lately:

1. If you run daily AND have a 6 minute walk to the T stop from your office, your feet will begin to resemble the undead and will be the most disgusting looking blistery things you've ever seen. Gross.

2. If your husband goes to grocery store and you don't write down EVERYTHING in very explicit terms, he will return with sale Pop-Tarts, but no milk or fruit.

...I mean, he bought everything else on the list...

Newlyweds!

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