1. My family (wife, 7yr old boy, 4yr old boy, 3 cats)
2. “The Rough Guide to the Underworld,” opening this wknd–great cast, great show, pretty good script…
3. Sharing/explaining science with the 7yr old–we’re watching “The Elegant Universe” right now, which he thinks is awesome
4. “Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me” on NPR
5. Good Stuff burgers, fries & mango mayonnaise
1. lightning bugs to remind me of summer
2. meeting new friends/neighbors (and finding out how cool they are!)
3. expecting good things and having them happen
4. blue water/white sand…’nuff said.
5. vacations
1. mixing up my commute
2. greek yogurt
3. finding new ways to keep my energy use down
4. getting closer to my brother
5. finding analogies for the current challenges in my life
1. Trader Joe’s sweet spicy pecans
2. True Blood
3. Producing & rehearsing for my Fringe fest show
4. Anticipating my husband’s reaction to my anniversary project
5. Pouring all of my energy into creativity – and none into jobs I don’t care about
1. Dead Like Me. Great writing, funny characters and Mandy Pantinkin
2. Reading Tony Horwitz books like Confederates in the Attic or Blue Latitudes
3. Sushi, anytime
4. Vanity Fair, the New Yorker, and People magazine, not necessarily in that order.
5. My children’s senses of humor. They kill me (when they’re not killing me).
1. Snuggling with my 3 year old when we don’t need to be anywhere 1st thing in the morning
2. Snow Geisha Tea (from Teavana, think cherries)
3. Scrabble, we’re totally addicted right now
4. The Little Couple on TLC (they just totally make me smile)
5. Crossing things off my “to do” list
1. My morning 3-Snooze-Button routine and the snuggling that happens between each.
2. Evening drinks on the balcony.
3. Colorful Indian cotton shawls I buy in New York.
4. Memories of the beach.
5. Summer Farmers’ Market trips.
1. Walking my dog now that he doesn’t pull on the leash
2. Counting down to vacation
3. A mix of iced tea and lemonade (called Arnold Palmer where I come from)
4. Cherries
5. Arrested Motion (http://arrestedmotion.com/), a contemporary art blog.
1. Working from home.
2. Performing improv with JINX.
3. Listening to tons of new music (today’s favorite: Black Moth Super Rainbow).
4. Looking back on 10 years of wedded bliss.
5. Writing songs then playing them with my nascent band.
1. Purple morning glory flowers in bloom each morning on the patio
2. The crunchy, sweet red apply I am about to eat
3. Emails from friends living overseas
4. Finding clothes you forgot about in the box you forgot to unpack
5. Running through the national zoo in the morning when all you hear are birds chirping
1. My going-to-the-theatre schedule for the next month (Source Festival, Capital Fringe Festival, etc.)
2. My gym membership at Equinox Fitness
3. Any recipe by The Pioneer Woman (www.thepioneerwoman.com–#2 above allows me to make them)
4. My new camera (Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W290 in blue)
5. That I’m finally content with where I’m going in my life right now.
1. Tubing down the James River (2-days and counting)
2. Morning snuggling with the puppy
3. A bouquet of hydrangeas on my desk
4. Lemonade
5. 4th of July on the Jersey Shore
Tara: the word “skosh” is going on my next list :)
These lists continue to delight me. I love that they contain both the little things that make our days, and the big things – feeling you’re on the right track in life, etc. Thanks so much for sharing – keep ‘em coming!
1. Twin Peaks Tuesday at Velvet Lounge
2. $1 movie night at Arlington Cinema Drafthouse
3. The Sound of Young America Podcast (archives are a treasure trove)
4. Braised Short Ribs
5. Drama Workshop at The Theater Lab
1. Venti quad-shot iced with LOTS of half and half
2. The anticipation of opening a show in three weeks
3. My basil plants
4. Entitlement League
5. The cardinal that keeps visiting my back porch
1. my hybrid engine
2. Kindle 2
3. Regina Spektor’s new album
4. benign secrets and surprises
5. anticipating harassing Tara until i get videos of her father’s conjugations and pronunciations of Gaelic
John: cool! And the improv revolution spreads….sorry you got Archie, though (HA HA HA).
I am dazzled by these lists, you guys. I love how they bring to the surface the little things we have in common – things that get so little airtime. Like, Melissa watching the cardinal on her back porch – just like I watch the birds in my birdbath, and they bring me joy…
1. Chunky colorful bracelets
2. Malcolm X park on a Sunday
3. Screens on the green, NoMa and mall
4. Biking with no hands
5. The gratifying smell of BO post workout
1. Hitting the metro trains just right.
2. This new business school mission statement: “advance entrepreneurial thought and action for a better world.”
3. New low prices for a Drobo.
4. Family and friends.
5. My life.
1. sitting in the intimate shade of an apple tree with my dog
2. panang chicken
3. romantic decrepitude
4. talking music with my 17 y.o. brother
5. Thomas Jefferson quotes
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1. New iphone’s video
2. WolframAlpha
3. Summer break
4. Improv class
5. Aimless afternoon rides on the motorcycle
John: a) i love this and b) you’re taking an improv class!? through wit?
new dresses
arrested development (thanks, hulu)
journaling
mozart
mini-vacations (or at least the anticipation thereof)
1. My family (wife, 7yr old boy, 4yr old boy, 3 cats)
2. “The Rough Guide to the Underworld,” opening this wknd–great cast, great show, pretty good script…
3. Sharing/explaining science with the 7yr old–we’re watching “The Elegant Universe” right now, which he thinks is awesome
4. “Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me” on NPR
5. Good Stuff burgers, fries & mango mayonnaise
Ozomatli
cottage cheese with fresh berries
Privos
cardigans
dinosaurs
1. lightning bugs to remind me of summer
2. meeting new friends/neighbors (and finding out how cool they are!)
3. expecting good things and having them happen
4. blue water/white sand…’nuff said.
5. vacations
1. mixing up my commute
2. greek yogurt
3. finding new ways to keep my energy use down
4. getting closer to my brother
5. finding analogies for the current challenges in my life
1. Trader Joe’s sweet spicy pecans
2. True Blood
3. Producing & rehearsing for my Fringe fest show
4. Anticipating my husband’s reaction to my anniversary project
5. Pouring all of my energy into creativity – and none into jobs I don’t care about
1. Dead Like Me. Great writing, funny characters and Mandy Pantinkin
2. Reading Tony Horwitz books like Confederates in the Attic or Blue Latitudes
3. Sushi, anytime
4. Vanity Fair, the New Yorker, and People magazine, not necessarily in that order.
5. My children’s senses of humor. They kill me (when they’re not killing me).
1. Snuggling with my 3 year old when we don’t need to be anywhere 1st thing in the morning
2. Snow Geisha Tea (from Teavana, think cherries)
3. Scrabble, we’re totally addicted right now
4. The Little Couple on TLC (they just totally make me smile)
5. Crossing things off my “to do” list
1. My morning 3-Snooze-Button routine and the snuggling that happens between each.
2. Evening drinks on the balcony.
3. Colorful Indian cotton shawls I buy in New York.
4. Memories of the beach.
5. Summer Farmers’ Market trips.
1. Walking my dog now that he doesn’t pull on the leash
2. Counting down to vacation
3. A mix of iced tea and lemonade (called Arnold Palmer where I come from)
4. Cherries
5. Arrested Motion (http://arrestedmotion.com/), a contemporary art blog.
You guys made my day! These lists are amazing. Keep ‘em coming.
1. Working from home.
2. Performing improv with JINX.
3. Listening to tons of new music (today’s favorite: Black Moth Super Rainbow).
4. Looking back on 10 years of wedded bliss.
5. Writing songs then playing them with my nascent band.
1. Purple morning glory flowers in bloom each morning on the patio
2. The crunchy, sweet red apply I am about to eat
3. Emails from friends living overseas
4. Finding clothes you forgot about in the box you forgot to unpack
5. Running through the national zoo in the morning when all you hear are birds chirping
1. My going-to-the-theatre schedule for the next month (Source Festival, Capital Fringe Festival, etc.)
2. My gym membership at Equinox Fitness
3. Any recipe by The Pioneer Woman (www.thepioneerwoman.com–#2 above allows me to make them)
4. My new camera (Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W290 in blue)
5. That I’m finally content with where I’m going in my life right now.
1. Moving to U St.
2. Teaching my WIT improv class with my friend Allegra.
3. Mark Pagan’s videos http://hiphopmomsbasement.blogspot.com/2009/06/episode-4-paternity-testin.html
4. Venti Iced Hazelnut Coffees with a skosh of half & half
5. Having my parents and their lunacy around this weekend.
1. Tubing down the James River (2-days and counting)
2. Morning snuggling with the puppy
3. A bouquet of hydrangeas on my desk
4. Lemonade
5. 4th of July on the Jersey Shore
Tara: the word “skosh” is going on my next list :)
These lists continue to delight me. I love that they contain both the little things that make our days, and the big things – feeling you’re on the right track in life, etc. Thanks so much for sharing – keep ‘em coming!
1. Antibiotics
2. Unlocked iphones
3. Non-redeye cross-country flights
4. Strawberries
5. NY Prep
1. Twin Peaks Tuesday at Velvet Lounge
2. $1 movie night at Arlington Cinema Drafthouse
3. The Sound of Young America Podcast (archives are a treasure trove)
4. Braised Short Ribs
5. Drama Workshop at The Theater Lab
1. Jammin’ with the “band.”
2. That sweat-drenched, post-workout feeling.
3. Carcasonne.
4. 4th of July at the beach anticipation.
5. Moroccan food.
1. Hugh MacLeod’s “Ignore Everybody and 39 Other Keys to Creativity”
2. Trail mix
3. Naps
4. My farty dog Brian
5. Britney Spears’ “Circus”
1. Venti quad-shot iced with LOTS of half and half
2. The anticipation of opening a show in three weeks
3. My basil plants
4. Entitlement League
5. The cardinal that keeps visiting my back porch
1. my hybrid engine
2. Kindle 2
3. Regina Spektor’s new album
4. benign secrets and surprises
5. anticipating harassing Tara until i get videos of her father’s conjugations and pronunciations of Gaelic
Bonus: juice from a peach or roasted corn sliding down my chin zapping me back to my childhood.
Thanks :-) And yep, at WIT. I’m in Archie’s L1B class.
John: cool! And the improv revolution spreads….sorry you got Archie, though (HA HA HA).
I am dazzled by these lists, you guys. I love how they bring to the surface the little things we have in common – things that get so little airtime. Like, Melissa watching the cardinal on her back porch – just like I watch the birds in my birdbath, and they bring me joy…
1. staying up too late, and drinking too much
2. my new haircut
3. indian food
4. new apartment with Boyfriend
5. family
1. Chunky colorful bracelets
2. Malcolm X park on a Sunday
3. Screens on the green, NoMa and mall
4. Biking with no hands
5. The gratifying smell of BO post workout
1. Hitting the metro trains just right.
2. This new business school mission statement: “advance entrepreneurial thought and action for a better world.”
3. New low prices for a Drobo.
4. Family and friends.
5. My life.
iced coffee
flip flops
air conditioning
Black Berry
cute baby gear
1. Bringing people together
2. Not eating sugar
3. Yoga
4. Inspiration
5. Kissing
1 Honey House
2 Honey House
3 Honey House
First show ever on July 6th at Solly’s Tavern (11th & U NW) with Typefighter.
1. sitting in the intimate shade of an apple tree with my dog
2. panang chicken
3. romantic decrepitude
4. talking music with my 17 y.o. brother
5. Thomas Jefferson quotes