I went to the market yesterday afternoon, and, in my sickness-induced stupor, wasn’t reading signs quite right. They had these little signs all over the market labelling products as Atkins-friendly, but I kept reading them as saying “Crab Monitor,” not “Carb Monitor.” There’s something very entertaining (or at least it was to me) about imagining little crabs inhabiting the nooks and crannies between produce in the supermarket.
We had more sewer issues at home. Turns out you really shouldn’t make important pipes out of soft clay and bury them near tree roots. In the tree roots vs. clay pipe battle, bet on tree roots every time.
Speaking of betting, I had a good time at Greg and Scott’s Kentucky Derby party on Saturday. I managed to win $9, had a finely crafted mint julep, and a good time was had by all.
posted May 4, 2004 – 7:37 am
Not only did I visit a bunch of studios over the weekend, I bought a piece of art! It’s really my first “big” art purchase, though it wasn’t tons of money (it’ll certainly cost more to frame it than for the art itself), and I’m really happy with it – it’s a monotype print of a Boston cityscape. I’ll be sure to put up a picture when I get it framed.
I’ve been sick the past few days, which isn’t much fun, especially since I don’t get sick frequently. Just a cold, but who gets a cold in the springtime? And over the weekend! Poor timing, to be sure…
posted May 3, 2004 – 5:41 pm
I’m hoping the weather will stay nice for the weekend, since it’s the Somerville Open Studios.
Your little-known fact for the day: Jeff Goldblum appeared alongside Carol Kane and Geena Davis in a film called Transylvania 6-5000. One reviewer on IMDB wrote: “Anyone who manages to brave this film right through to its end may pray that a stake be driven through their heart to relieve them from the agony of boredom.” I only hope there’s a remake of the old Glenn Miller number as the movie’s theme song…
posted April 29, 2004 – 7:52 am
Friday evening I went to see a great show at the Somerville Theatre – Erin McKeown and Josh Ritter. I had hoped they’d perform together a bit, as well as on their own, but that didn’t happen but for one short song. Oh well… If you haven’t heard them before, they each deserve a listen. You can pick up CD’s from both of them at CD Baby.
I got a bunch more done on the piano bench on Saturday, including cutting the piano hinges to length. The weather was perfect for a bike-ride, too, save the gale-force winds that forced us to pedal on the down-hills. The weather was less than perfect for the frisbee game yesterday, but we had fun in the cold and wind anyway. It’s nice to be running again, and the full summer season starts in just a few weeks (right now, I’m playing in BUDA’s Spring League).
I found this site pretty interesting; you might, too.
posted April 26, 2004 – 8:18 am
After a few hours in the garage last night, I finally finished milling the wood for the piano bench. Phew – that was a lot of planing! While it is beautiful, the birdseye maple is hard as a rock, and doing all that planing by hand makes me understand why people use veneer. The next step in the project is to do some metalwork and prepare the hinges and aluminum side pieces. It’s getting there…
posted April 21, 2004 – 8:30 am