Dilemma...

Last year, T. and I both got rid of our cars and bought one new one to share between the two of us. Since we live pretty close to downtown Seattle, within walking distance of almost anything we need, and both bus to work, we really only use the car a few times a week (if at all). The decision was made since our old cars were both on their last legs and pretty unreliable, so we probably would have done it anyway, but an added incentive was Seattle's One Less Car program that gives you some pretty sweet incentives for participating.

Even though we enrolled in this last year, we're just now taking advantage of the incentives offered - mostly because we forgot about them. There's a voucher to REI that we'll use, and T. is excited about a membership to a local Bicycle club. An incentive that we're still debating whether or not to take advantage of is a $100 discount on a membership to Tiny's Organic. Tiny's is a "Community Supported Agriculture" farm and is a way to support local farms. You buy in upfront for a specified amount of time and every week you get an 18-25 pound bag of freshly picked (organic) fruits and vegetables.

Sounds great right? What's my hesitation you ask?

There are two of us in this apartment. That's a LOT of produce coming in and I'm worried we won't use it enough to keep up. For what you pay to join, you want to be able to consume it before it goes bad right? We've talked about trying to get friends to go in on this with us, but a lot of our friends are trying to save money right now or are in school so they're not really making money. Actually, the cost is partly why I'm hesitant too.

BUT we're both trying to eat healthier on a more regular basis and this is a good opportunity to make ourselves do it, right?? And supporting local farms is good too and something we're both big fans of. The pick-up location is really close to where we live so it would be pretty convenient, and during the time we're getting our weekly bags we'll be saving trips to the grocery store...

I'm so conflicted.

Thoughts? Do you know anyone that's done something like this? Would you do it only if you could find others to share it with you? What would YOU do?



Currently Reading: You or Someone Like You, by Chandler Burr

News from the world of Facebook

1. If I wasn't so lazy, I would count up how many people referenced "red cups" in their status updates on my Facebook news feed yesterday. Seriously? I'm too lazy to count them, good thing for you because I most definitely have an opinion on this but without good, solid data, I think I just wont.go.there.

2. Today I wished my friend happy birthday on Facebook, and I saw that he had left a comment to everyone else's happy birthday wishes right there on his own page. After about an hour I went back to his page and people who had wished him happy birthday after me had replies, but mine didn't. So I wrote, "why didnt you comment on my comment, jerk. just kidding, it's your birthday so i'll let it slide." And then I went to my page and he had written me a response there, so I went back and wrote, "hahaha oops im a total jackass, just saw your comment on my wall. ignore that i'm here, ok? happy birthday." um, yeah.

3. My dad joined facebook this weekend. He sent me a message that was titled, "I'm your friend." and the content of the message said, "Aren't you proud of me?" I wrote back, "nope you have to friend request me to be my friend." and he wrote, "Ok, I'm getting lots of friends. Are you going to be one, or not?"

4. This last weekend I went to a Shakespeare play, and before that I went to a bar and watched sports. So my status update said, "Things I am watching right now: Oregon football, blazers game, world series, Texas football game. Things I am about to watch: shakespeare." A girl who I knew in college, and to be completely honest with you, I don't even really know the girl. I hope she's not reading this, commented "So sorry to hear that! Hope you feel better soon..."
I guess that was meant for someone else. I have no other idea what it could mean.

I think I'll just end with a reference from The Office, "Yes, I am the popular social networking site BookFace."

Anything funny happening in your news feeds lately?

This is a test.

It's time for a test, boys and girls. It takes all of one minute, and is for the good of science (or humanity, or the meerkats, or whatever cause you would prefer at the moment).


1. Pick a number between 2 and 9.

2. Multiply it by 9.

3. Add the two digits in the new number, not counting their place values
(for example, if your number was 12, it would be 1+2).

4. Subtract 5 from the answer.

5. Let every number stands for a letter (1: A, 2: B, 3: C), and find your letter in this way.

6. Think of a country that starts with that letter.

7. Take the last letter of that country and think of an animal.

8. Take the last letter of that animal and think of a color.


Post your three answers in a comment.

NO LOOKING AT THE COMMENTS IN ADVANCE.

[If you remember doing this in 6th grade, do it again anyway! It's entirely possible you don't remember the outcome.]

I'm Bringing Breakfast Back!

Let's talk breakfast.

I absolutely, without a doubt in mind, love love love love breakfast. And I don't discriminate either. Pancakes? Stack 'em high! French Toast? Oui! Waffles? Definitely. Scrambled eggs? Sausage? Bacon? Hash browns? Crepes? Omelets? Yes! Yes! Yes!

I mean, I seriously love me some breakfast. Please dig deep within your movie memory and recall this scene from The Notebook:

Noah's Dad: Would you like some breakfast?

Allie: Now?

Noah: Dad, it's 10 o'clock

Noah's Dad: Well, what's that got to do with it? You can have pancakes any damn time you want!

I'm with Noah's Dad. What DOES time have to do with? Why does breakfast have to reserved for just the morning? Who does McDonald's think they are? Publicly proclaiming that all breakfast service ceases at 10am? Even as a young child, I quickly learned that anytime we had 'breakfast for dinner' was somehow a 'special treat'.

I recently invited some friends over for dinner and suggested we do a breakfast for dinner situation. They turned their nose up at my delicious proposal!

Maybe I am in the dark? Misinformed? Misguided?

Why do we, as a society, deem that breakfast is a morning thing?

{UnTiTleD}

"I've learned that no matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow. I've learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way he/she handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights. I've learned that regardless of your relationship with your parents, you'll miss them when they're gone from your life. I've learned that making a "living" is not the same thing as making a "life." I've learned that life sometimes gives you a second chance. I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw something back. I've learned that whenever I decide something with an open heart, I usually make the right decision. I've learned that even when I have pains, I don't have to be one. I've learned that every day you should reach out and touch someone. People love a warm hug, or just a friendly pat on the back. I've learned that I still have a lot to learn. I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel."

-Maya Angelou {Reminded of this quote's truthfulness by Kuperblog.}

Happy Halloween!

In light of it being that most ghoulish of all holidays, tonight I leave you simply with a film recommendation for those of you tired of the same ol’ movies each year.

Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you:


Nightwatch
Starring: Ewan McGregor, Patricia Arquette, Josh Brolin, John C. Reilly, and Nick Nolte

This quite underrated and little-known film is the story of college students who find themselves caught up in the case of a serial killer. When one of them is framed, will the real killer be revealed in time to save them all? The movie has everything you need for a holiday fright fest: suspense, shocks, blood, and a whodunit that rivals those of the Scream series.

Written by an early days Steven Soderberg and including a babyfaced Ewan McGregor, it’s not all just gore and mayhem, but includes plenty of eye candy for the ladies as well.

A sure bet for those of you who might want to try something different this year.

Enjoy and have a great Halloween, everyone!

P.S. I recently discovered that this movie is a remake of a Danish film of the same name - same director, too!
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MQOTW
Martin: The police have a suspect.
James: Who is it?
Martin: ... It’s me.

i feel pretty. oh so pretty.

i'm gonna go ahead and toot my own horn here. i've lost a total of 20 pounds. hooray!

i've been feeling kinda mopey for the past couple of months. and my sister, annoyingly enough, always recommends some sunshine (vitamin d) and exercise (endorphins) to chase away the mopiness.

so i've been doing my best to be healthier. walking a lot. eating oatmeal for breakfast.

anyway. an unfortunate side effect of the weight loss is that all my pants are much too big on me. i started feeling sloppy and schlumpy. its kind of embarrassing to show up for work everyday in pants that look like i made them myself.

so last night i went shopping and bought myself a new pair of pants.

guys, i just want to say. i feel fantastic. who knew pants could do this to a person?

no more schlumpiness! all i want to do is run around the city and show off my cute little booty.