What part of your childhood do you miss the most?Submitted by Maretta. I miss the neighborhood where we lived: Macalester-Groveland in St. Paul, Minnesota. I grew up on Goodrich Avenue in St. Paul, which was walking and biking distance to all kinds of things. I had a best friend next door (Gretchen) and across the… Continue reading QotD: Looking Back…
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RIP Guinness, 1997-2008
More said news from my family. On Christmas Eve, we had to put Skeeter to sleep. It was sudden and very sad. I just got a call from my Mom that Guinness, our other dog, had to be put to sleep as well. He had a sudden liver problem and was going to need to… Continue reading RIP Guinness, 1997-2008
QotD: My First Boyfriend/Girlfriend
How old were you when you had your first "official" boyfriend or girlfriend? What was he/she like? I guess it would have to be Bryan Iverson when I was 13, the summer between 7th and 8th grade. He was older than me — he was 16, almost 17, and I met him at the TCITY… Continue reading QotD: My First Boyfriend/Girlfriend
Protection
There’s a nice epilogue to the whole grading story for the semester. On Monday, I got email from the professor who taught my favorite class last semester — a straight history class on Europe between the wars. I got an A- on the paper and an A in the class. (It made me cry.) This… Continue reading Protection
Prepare for the death of your ego
When I was began thinking about applying to graduate school in late 2004, I had a conversation with Peter Lunenfeld, a professor in the graduate Media Design Program at Art Center College of Design — he had visited Ivrea and I was one of his hosts there. "Prepare for the death of your ego," he… Continue reading Prepare for the death of your ego
So well, I fly back today
It's been a really hard Christmas, a long trip (3 weeks) away from Princeton, long enough for a side visit to San Antonio to visit Enrique's family. I also have found a wedding dress and potential wedding location, a great caterer that I can't use at said location, and a flower shop run by two… Continue reading So well, I fly back today
Skeeter, 1994-2007
Skeeter, 1994-2007 My mom got Skeeter around the time I finished college in November 1994. He was a Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen, a PBGV for short. The best part of coming home to visit my family was the cacophonous din he made when I walked in the door, like an avant-garde cello concerto. Tail wagging,… Continue reading Skeeter, 1994-2007
Pike Bubbles: listen to this!
02 Pike Bubbles The Cardigans It struck me that you need to hear this song by the Cardigans. It's the b-side for the "Rise and Shine" single — I got this in 1996 or so. It might just be my favorite song. You should listen to it. Biloobidiboom. Read and post comments | Send to… Continue reading Pike Bubbles: listen to this!
QotD: My First Single
Music-wise, what was the first 45, single or download you bought? Submitted by Paddy Melt Wagon. I took the bus to the Midway neighborhood of St. Paul, to Montgomery Ward's record department. I was 8 — a second grader — and I bought Blondie's "Rapture." (To be honest, I think that my friend's mom must… Continue reading QotD: My First Single
We are engaged!
Grandma Mae’s ring worn as my own (You probably have heard this elsewhere)… A week ago tonight on the 2.5 year anniversary of when we met and started dating, Enrique asked me to marry him. I said yes. (Three times.) To the left is a picture of my Grandma Mae's ring. She gave it to… Continue reading We are engaged!