If Only

Couldn't help but think of this if-only-the-I-had-been-two-seconds-earlier article as the infamous G train slid into the station right as I was heading to Crafternoon.

A Christmas miracle!

29 times played on iTunes

I was so very close to spending $100 to see Bon Iver at Town Hall this week just to hear him sing "Skinny Love" live. I didn't, and in retrospect it was smart, since I was plagued with a stomach/chest/head bug. Still. Wouldn't you want to hear him live, too?

LIFE photo archive on Google

My agenda for tonight is officially set: Google has the entire LIFE photo archive online, organized by decade, searchable, and available to buy! I'm so nerdily excited.

Mary Marie Handmade Goods

So excited to announce (a bit late, I admit) that my good friend over at Failed Feminist, Cara, has launched her new Esty site, Mary Marie Handmade Goods.

Recycled candles, buttons made into magnets, and more re-made/handmade/lovingly-made crafts to come.

Get thee over there!

This was Fall

Although winter's upon us (Christmas? What?) I sadly neglected much of fall. Here was life:

Food

Running along the Brooklyn Promenade

Apple picking upstate (last picture by Sarah)

Pumpkin carving and cupcake making (cupcake photo by Jes)

NYC Marathon-ing (er, volunteering)

Celebrating

Reuniting in Boston

Ani

Back

When I was in Portland, I was always well aware of how long I'd been there. (Four months, two weeks. Eight months. Ten months. A year.) It wasn't that Portland was a perpetual ticking clock; the job was. I was painfully aware of how long I'd been there and how much longer I had to stay in order for it to be "acceptable."

Someone recently asked me how long I'd been in New York, and I strangely had very little clue. Two months? Four months? Ah, just more than three months.


Yup, it's true.

By the way, I know the last day I posted was Election Day, but I just have to say:

... best night spent with 500 Brooklynites ever. In short, best night.

Why have I been away so long? You know, busy, busy. But, I've taken up reading again (how I missed you!) not watching TV, and staying far, far away from the computer at night (really!). Won't stay away so long anymore.

I'm a Neglecter

Oh, friends. I know. I'm neglectful.

So much to update on: apple picking, babysitting, Halloween pumpkins, moving, the new job, the publishing meltdown, volunteering at the NYC Marathon, the election, visiting Boston, etc etc etc.

Apparently, though, I have black thumb when it comes to Internet and my new apartment's connection is more than spotty. When it returns, I'll be back in full force.

But for now, just this: