Incommunicado

Work has been really, really busy lately. The details are not all that interesting, but the result is that on weekends I am often so emailed-out that I find myself dreading my Hotmail almost as much as my work mail. And I inevitably do this thing where some message (or messages) ends up marked as unread perpetually because I want to save it for a time when I have the energy to really put together a reply that is human and engaged. It's disturbing to me that sometimes that whole "human and engaged" time just never rolls around. I'm sorry to anyone whose emails are languishing in my inbox.

Another post, because the other one had such a cohesive theme

Also, just some tidbits from of-late:

Work is very busy, but I've been in a great mood this weekend nonetheless. The first taste of springtime and sunlight are great.

Toffee is one of my favorite treats. Sugar + butter, at times applied to nuts, at times coated in chocolate. Brilliant. We bought some yesterday "to share with company"...after which I half-heartedly lobbied to eat it all right away. I got some toffee peanuts instead and the gourmet toffee has survived.

Things involving vinegar (pickles, mustard) are also awesome. As are fruits of all sorts, as are tacos, pizza, and taco pizza. I'm going to make a pineapple upside down cake today for dessert after a dinner of tacos tonight. We'll also eat toffee at some point, and maybe also drink some margaritas. (Because we're having company.) It's going to be a good food day.

There are some great small furniture shops in Andersonville, many with vintage stuff. There is a set of six silver lockers (two high by three across) in one of the shops, and it is magnificent. The doors all open smoothly like they've been recently oiled (they most likely have). I'm trying to justify buying this set of lockers...where can it go, what can it hold? I have to see our new place again first.

Lately I've really enjoyed the new show, "Lie to Me". It's really interesting, and I think it's worth checking out if you haven't yet.

The old apartment

I'm trying to come to terms with the reality that we're moving next month. Six more weeks, then a new place to live, never to see the old place again. So I've had the Barenaked Ladies song, "The Old Apartment", stuck in my head a lot lately. Some things that I'll miss about this place:

Seeing "dinosaur dog", the giant schnauser who lives behind us across the alley, from our back kitchen window. Since we moved in he acquired a look-alike companion.

Windows on all four sides, since it's a full flat. The plants love this.

The original dark-stained woodwork on all of the windows and around the living room.

The fireplace that looks quite unauthentic with its knob and fake logs, but that keeps us toasty in winter.

The Halloween parade of adorable children to give candy to.

The adorable children who live downstairs.

To be continued...