2008

Jul

“History is most often written in terms of inventions and...”
— A. Quindlen

Sad (Emmy) Times

catedunn: antikris: dhk: Ok done. Best thing I have seen...

…but the berries are from the backyard.

The cup is from Newfoundland…

Could this be our new kitchen? It’s pretty much us...

I laughed, I cried, I loved this.

With all the nuttiness that has been going on this spring I have afforded myself one guilty...

My favorite photo from the weekend.

why i am so proud of my little brother:

(an email excerpt)Hey Folks:Do you remember the report I stayed up writing until 4:00 a.m.?...

Officially all moved out.

I passed this storefront kitty on Charles Street today.

Jun

I love this tune. It begs for a sing-along and I am only too happy to oblige. (Wagon Wheel by Old...

My view tonight.

I love a parade...

our photos from today’s festivities:

My favorite guy Powe!

Boston came within 35 seconds of winning 3 of the 4 major...

The obligatory and expected column from...

YES!!! THANK YOU CELTICS!!!!!!!

“ ‘My dad bought tickets way up in the...”
— American Profile on Tim...

One of his favorite activities: directing boat traffic. When...

May

“This is my one and only life, and it is a great and terrible...”
— Holly Kennedy

I’ve graduated!

“For those of you keeping score: In 2006, Jon Lester was...”
— survivinggrady.com

From the Archives. New Orleans, circa 2003.

"Email from my brother" or "Why I stess...

Subject: Balcony Problems?‏ From: ...

tantrums

I lost my temper today. I mean I really lost it. I even yelled. “And now I’m really...

This is a new thing. The dog was never really all that into...

"Yogh" is a word.

My Dad and I are playing a game of Scrabble on Facebook. Modern parenting, I guess.

Last week I found a blog belonging to an old high school boyfriend of mine. He writes a lot about...

Eight Bells. A beautiful and strong filly. And a tragic...

Apr

Best part of my day.

About tumblrs without comments

ganderthoughts: They suck. All the philosophical blah blah about tumblr being intrinsically...

Just in case you’re curious about what the new school...

Just landed.

From Boston to DC today. Thankfully not on American. But the waits at Southwest were almost as...

“I really prefer to Tumbl to my own tune.”
— something I’ve been...

I just stopped by the house. Turns out this is how he spends...

peterwknox: amyyy:(via ruhi) My body’s playing a joke on...

You know you're in law school when...

… you get an April Fools Day email from your Lexis representative with the subject line...

Mar

“And I know things now, Many valuable things, That I...”
— Little Red Riding Hood

I think I can… I think I can…

Sunny today. But not nearly warm enough to melt any...

From the Archives. Shanghai, 2005. We’ve been...

It’s snowing. I think I might lose my mind if I have...

“After all, she might have said, this was an ordinary...”
— Anne Tyler, Saint Maybe

marthalilian: Extreme closeup! Just about the most...

I think more games ought to be played first thing in the...

Played in Tokyo with all of Boston sining along from halfway around the world. Kinda neat when you...

Whew.

So the BoSox have their first come-from-behind-extra-innings win under their belt. I have a feeling...

This is just lovely. Quelqu’un m’a dit, Carla Bruni.

Monday morning down on the boardwalk. (Don’t be fooled...

Judy Garland & Fred Astaire, Easter Parade (1948)

From one of my favorite children’s books. Yes, I keep...

I am leaving for Restaurant Week in ten...

A Man Has Got to Have Priorities

Dan: Where the heck have you been, I called you a million times and I just drove home at 85 miles an hour!
Libby: I know, I'm sorry, I emailed you but I left my phone at work.
Dan: I was so worried! I was worried that A) you had fallen asleep and not recorded Lost and B) maybe you were dead.

argh.

I left my cellphone at my office. I could go back and get it but, well, I’m completely...

Daily dose of nostalgia.

From the Archives, Istanbul, 2006

This song has been playing in my brain all morning.

I have not been able to get any work done at school today. ...

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! (song specially dedicated to Rebecca in Honduras.)

From the Archives: The day after we brought him home. ...

The Power of Vitamins

I just told D. that if he continued to pop my multi-vitamins that he would probably turn into a...

My little sleepyhead.

From The Archives: Beijing, China, July 2005. For some...

Edith Piaf- for playing in the kitchen while making breakfast on rainy mornings.

“I paint objects as I think them, not as I see them.”
— Pablo Picasso

It is cold and rainy here today and I would give the world...

This morning I posted over on my other blog that my...

graciemignon: Is most of the music in October Road...

The great thing about “springing forward” is...

New Word

Tabnesia: (n) when one opens up a new browsing tab to look something up and then cannot for the life...

Down to the wire

Thirty minutes left until the season finale of The Wire. I’m so excited I can hardly stand...

I didn’t get to go away for spring break. But just...

well, i'm not normal!

cate: la laaa la la laaalalaaa
[redacted]: what the hell was that?
cate: my head song
[redacted]: your what??
cate: the song that plays in my head all the time.
[redacted]: that's just not normal.

A fitting remix for this sunny and warm morning.

It is just gorgeous out here today…

55 degrees!

That’s the temperature outside this morning! I’m taking the dog to the beach and...

“It’s so unfair that some people have a right brain AND...”
— muttered in my office ten...

Feb

glamorouswhimsy: (via annie)

glamorouswhimsy: So there is all this talk about these...

Fortunate

I ran out to pick up some Chinese food at lunchtime. On my way back to the office a woman on the...

tumblr banned in China???

biteofpythias: A buddy visiting China just emailed me that he can’t access my blog there. Does...

Marshmallow Storm

The snowflakes that are falling here tonight are the size of marshmallows. I swear this is true.

The Conceptual Bagel

This morning I stopped by Dunks for a coffee and a bagel. There’s one not too far from my...

A song for Monday morning.

of dolphins and parking lots

D: Do you see a dolphin?
Libby: A what?
D: A dolphin.
Libby: ...(looks around small and snowy New England parking lot just to be sure)... No, no dolphins. Why?
D: I swear I just heard one.

I like to think he gets his talent for shopping from me.

Super Dog is shopping.

It’s a flying super dog!

The Student Lounge. Empty on a Saturday morning. I have a...

No Fun Dan

Dan: I have so many student exam essays to grade that it's not even funny.
Libby: Oh, save them until I get home! We can open a bottle of wine and grade them together; that will make the job so much more fun.
Dan: No.
Libby: Please!
Dan: No.
Libby: C'mon, can you think of anything better to do on a snowy day than to get tipsy and grade essays?
Dan: ... ... ... no.

I think it is possible that I like this version better than the original.

“Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you...”
— Emerson

The scene from our kitchen just now. I couldn’t...

“Hang on, Bibs. Chile will probably implode next year anyway...”
— email from my brother

Santiago. It’s on my mind this morning.

off to a morning meeting

email from mom

To: Libby From: Mom Subject: Devil Dog Just home from Concord (you missed a good meeting, damn the...

Devil Dog is settling into my parents place. He’ll be...

With love from me to you.

Remember this jacket? Well, I put it up for debate and a...

This is a video I made last month when the snow was cheerful and light and happy-making. Today the...

lessons on snow

Our snow-blower conked out on me today. So I had to shovel by hand shovel. We live on a corner...

D’s school called a two hour delay because of the snow this morning. I got to stay in bed...