5 things...

1. Yerba Mate

2. My new blog

3. Tangelos

4. New cookbooks (specifically the first Millennium cookbook, fancy!)

5. Tattoo

5 things

1. Knowing that I get to knit on my lunch break

2. Chips and spicy hummus

3. Pilot G-2 10 pt pens

4. Ravelry.com

5. Oregon t-shirts

5 things...

...that make me happy.

1. Free orange slices from a coworker

2. The beginnings of Dashing

3. Decaf lemongrass green tea

4. Pandora.com

5. The smell of my Jungle conditioner

5 things...

...that made me smile today.



1. LOST Season 6 speculation, and the party at Bill's tonight to watch the premiere

2. Jon Stewart

3. Asian pears

4. Plum blossoms

5. My Sugar Beat Sweets t-shirt

5 things

...that make me happy today.

1. My kittehs

2. Mole simmered squash/carrots/potatos/leeks with 3/4 an avocado on top

3. Gorgeous spring-like weather

4. Making my own chamomile-red leaf tea blend

5. Looking through new cookbooks while pooping on my lunchbreak.

I can has old

John's taking me out to Millennium tonight, and I'm going to guzzle wine and stuff myself until I pass out and he has to carry me home like a newborn lamb on the shephard's shoulders in the nativity scene.

Things

My grandma died this morning.

I didn't know what to do, and I couldn't really do anything anyway.

So like a true Ballert, I made food. I made chive spelt biscuits, mushroom gravy, and red flannel hash. The hash had potatoes and beets from my grandma's garden in it. Between that and the smell of the gas stove and the foggy Sunday morning, I felt like I was back in her kitchen.

I'm still hanging out in the kitchen, seasoning the cast iron skillet that she gave to me. Apparently it was her mother-in-law's. I closed all the doors so the heat stays in, and now between that and my redleaf tea it's quite toasty in here.

I feel indescribable loss, but at least I'm home.

I feel like of all the parts of me, as much as I constantly struggle to define who I am and come up with no answers, the parts of my life that have Grandma in them make sense, and those parts are solid and reassuring, and make the rest of the puzzle pieces fall into place around them.

Random Things Shouted At Me While Cycling In Berkeley

This may be a regular thing.

#1 - Solidarity
(while riding bicycle through heavy rain/wind)
Me: Grunt.
Guy on Bike Passing in Opposite Direction: YEEEEEEEAAA-HHHHEEEEEEEAHHHHHHHH! *fist pump*

#2 - Whateva whateva
Me: *pausing briefly at stopsign, clear for miles in either direction, moving on*
Douche in Bad Sunglasses: There's a stopsign there, you know!
Me: *happily* Thanks for pointing that out! *zooooooom*
D.i.B.S.: *incomprehensible muttering*

#3 - Ew
Me: *enjoying the sunshine*
Creepy bike salmon driving on wrong side of the road: *leers* HEY THERE SWEET CHEEKS.
Me: *swerves out of way, shudders*

#4 - REALLY EW
Me: *riding in skirt and opaque leggings*
Creeper on bike: *cuts me off going around corner in opposite direction* *screams* I CAN SEE THAT SLIT!!!! ALMOST!!!
Me: Really, you fucking pervert, really?
C.O.B.: *bikes off cackling*
Me: *glare*

#5 - Sort of ew but also funny
Me: *stopped at red light near thrift store at University & California*
Older Dude 1: You ride good today?
Me: Yes, I did, thanks!
Older Dude 1: YOU SHO DID.
Older Dude 2: MMMMM-MMMMM! SHO NUFF.
Older Dude 1: You lookin' FINE today girl.
Older Dude 2: KEEP WORKIN' IT.
Me: *blushing, grinning, rides through intersection, ego feeling quite inflated*

Summer

Exciting things!:

-End of June: World Wide Vegan Bakesale!
-Beginning of July: Portland trip!
-Middle of July: Cousins/aunt visiting! Weekend at parents' place! Moving to our new place!
-Middle of August: Germans! And vacation time off from work!

Goal #1 (out of 100)

Read an article in German every weekday.