tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6962211973874251742024-03-13T00:34:12.815-07:00No Vowels and Many Obscure ConsonantsSheriBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10894897406933512118noreply@blogger.comBlogger63125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-696221197387425174.post-67493546500832319562012-01-17T20:22:00.000-08:002012-01-17T20:22:09.506-08:00Central Heat Isn't Anything To Sneeze At, Either
One thing I have grown to adore about Seattle, and my neighborhood specifically, is snow days. It snows in Seattle about twice every winter. I can only describe the feeling as gleeful. How many things in your life can you describe with that word? Well, I don't have many, so I appreciate this.
When it snows in Seattle, pretty much everything shuts down. The city can't be counted on to prep SheriBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10894897406933512118noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-696221197387425174.post-8203203309866393612011-09-29T22:22:00.000-07:002011-09-29T22:48:43.705-07:00What makes me tick (lately, y'know, because I'm fickle)The Joy the Baker PodcastCorn, Tomato, and Avocado Salad with Honey-Lime Dressing - Well, I'm not making it so much anymore now that it's getting to be fall-y out, but I probably made this about 15 times over the summer, and it is GOOD and EASY (like me (haha just kidding)).Boot Camp - Actually, this makes me HURT more than tick, but I like it anyway... I'm kicking the asses of EVERYONE on the SheriBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10894897406933512118noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-696221197387425174.post-65096173400420979802011-08-22T23:34:00.000-07:002011-08-23T00:10:30.393-07:00What I'm reading (because I sure as hell am not writing)I went to a songwriting workshop at 826 Seattle a few weeks ago, mostly because the instructor was John Roderick of The Long Winters, and he's a very smart and talented guy. Before anyone gets all excited, nearly nothing came of this. I have never had the desire to be a songwriter, and I still don't. I thought maybe it would kick me into some sort of alternate universe where I was inspired to SheriBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10894897406933512118noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-696221197387425174.post-24721382723197416752011-05-02T23:23:00.000-07:002011-05-03T00:13:36.073-07:00Little things1) Walks around Green Lake.2) These soups.3) Big earrings.4) Flash mobs.5) Chicken Bahn mi.6) Vampire Weekend.7) Slam poetry.8) Old pictures.9) Eudora Welty.10) Spring.SheriBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10894897406933512118noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-696221197387425174.post-52600012538284593692011-04-23T09:11:00.001-07:002011-04-23T09:35:33.295-07:00Before I even knew myselfNew friends bring new perspective. You don't know what you don't know until a new person in your life tells you about their experiences. New people become old friends faster than you realize.But I'm so equally thankful for the old friends, the people who knew me before I even knew myself. The people who have watched my adamant declarations of like and dislike, of love and hate, and nod along whenSheriBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10894897406933512118noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-696221197387425174.post-68541435281956811422011-03-14T03:04:00.001-07:002011-03-14T03:04:19.648-07:00The episode was ending.I don't remember the plot, don't have the emotional stamina to go back and find out. The kids were singing that song my sister played by the pool at my aunt's house last summer when I'd gone home to visit. I was just back from there, though for a very different reason. I was just raw.The song went on, gaining energy. The kids clapped and danced and joined the singing. TheirSheriBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10894897406933512118noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-696221197387425174.post-72588521814313064952011-01-29T23:02:00.000-08:002011-01-29T23:06:06.155-08:00Sunrise, SunsetScene: AMC showed a clip from Fiddler on the Roof in a commercial for the same movie. I, therefore, had If I Were A Rich Man stuck in my head. When I have songs stuck in my head, I sing them.HD: What is that from?Me: Fiddler on the Roof. HD: The old one or the new one?Me: What do you mean, the old one or the new one?!HD: Isn't the new one in 3D?!Me: !SheriBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10894897406933512118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-696221197387425174.post-24078711529741515392010-10-21T23:48:00.000-07:002010-10-21T23:56:39.843-07:00In itWe are all dealing with our own things. What is important is that we remember that, and try to provide the perspective needed to get each other out. And we will always get out, and be stronger for it.SheriBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10894897406933512118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-696221197387425174.post-69213220083852779962010-05-27T21:03:00.000-07:002010-05-31T04:12:02.550-07:00HD and I met at work in September of 2006; his manager was showing him the kitchen around the corner from my office where the sodas were. It was his first day. I walked in to rinse out my coffee cup and his back was to me; he was picking out a bottle of orange juice. His manager said, "Sheri, this is HD, our new API technical writer." HD turned around and was smiling so warmly, the kind of smile SheriBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10894897406933512118noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-696221197387425174.post-15878534455647762192010-04-11T11:38:00.000-07:002010-04-11T11:41:08.935-07:00Maybe he should do some work for Planned Parenthood?Scene: Watching this funny video by Merlin Mann.Me: Haha! It's things like this that make me see how it would be fun to have a baby.HD: Yeah, but that's not the point of having a baby.SheriBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10894897406933512118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-696221197387425174.post-5693994972386253872010-01-17T10:37:00.000-08:002010-01-17T10:41:49.396-08:00Link: FoodspottingFoodspotting - A brand new website for posting photos of specific dishes at restaurants. It needs it's iPhone app to release, and it needs more people to add to it!SheriBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10894897406933512118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-696221197387425174.post-78702917568182248982010-01-14T19:02:00.000-08:002010-01-14T19:16:28.907-08:00Overheard on the busA blonde little boy about 3 years old was riding the 41 home with his dad tonight. He was such a good little boy, perfectly happy to play excitedly with his daddy's iPhone, occasionally exclaiming at whatever he was seeing onscreen. Who knows, maybe it was nothing. His dad was so nice, just watching the boy play and talking to him quietly.By the time we crossed Van Ness on Union Street, the boy SheriBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10894897406933512118noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-696221197387425174.post-74278895038884654522010-01-13T23:32:00.000-08:002010-01-14T00:17:25.675-08:00So this is the new yearI'm looking at people around me and hoping, in this new year and decade, that I'm not alone in my desire that everyone be good to one another.People on the street, on the bus, don't smile at one another. Their faces are cold, but my (perhaps naive) desire is that this is just a protective front, that they don't want to appear vulnerable. I watched a girl stride confidently onto the bus last week SheriBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10894897406933512118noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-696221197387425174.post-79099037615139211922009-10-04T23:03:00.001-07:002009-10-05T00:00:53.122-07:00Dark Was the NightI'm a little obsessed with music. I'm not going to go as far as to say I'm like John Cusack in High Fidelity, where I'm so distracted by music that I lose sight of what's happening around me, but I do tend to form soundtracks for occasions and moments most normal people wouldn't really think of. Like a Driving Along the Ocean mix, or a Rain mix, or my Evening mix (it's very specific).Music speaksSheriBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10894897406933512118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-696221197387425174.post-69193615529387510902009-09-28T23:44:00.001-07:002009-09-28T23:47:19.933-07:00ShillingScene: Hanging out, surfing the net.HD: Have you ever thought the text in Firefox was too small?Me: Uhhh...HD: There's an add-on for that.Me: Uh....HD: Please use my add-ons! Be my add-on buddyyyyyy!Me: SheriBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10894897406933512118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-696221197387425174.post-17772892823646541352009-09-28T20:08:00.000-07:002009-09-28T21:02:52.099-07:00DaliciousThat was horrible. Don't ever let me title a blog post like that again. Seriously.Day 2 of No Grocery Shopping: Leftover Dal Makhni! The best thing about this? I didn't have to make it!HD made this Saturday night. I think. Might have been Friday. Who can remember these things? All I know is, Indian food is like Italian food in that it's even better left over. Dal is lentils, and this dish is SheriBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10894897406933512118noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-696221197387425174.post-57648835502232611892009-09-27T19:29:00.001-07:002009-09-27T20:11:56.699-07:00Making Something from NothingWhy is it that my kitchen cupboards are so full that I have to buy organizers so that I can stuff more in, yet I'm at the grocery store what seems like every other day?That convenience food... man, I'll tell you. Trader Joes may be inexpensive and convenient, but they are chock full of crap you never knew you needed. Like simmer sauces (all of which are delicious, don't get me wrong) and instant SheriBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10894897406933512118noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-696221197387425174.post-17693680458637920432009-07-25T00:24:00.001-07:002009-07-25T00:28:59.818-07:00A stroll through the neighborhoodIt's been horribly winterlike here this week. HD and I took a walk through the neighborhood last weekend and he grabbed some very nice shots.SheriBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10894897406933512118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-696221197387425174.post-73222285427196042162009-07-16T12:53:00.000-07:002009-07-16T12:55:07.500-07:00Confidential to DahlingWeren't you looking for these?SheriBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10894897406933512118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-696221197387425174.post-460224029333477642009-04-24T09:53:00.000-07:002009-04-24T09:58:13.109-07:00HAIR!Sheri:http://tvwatch.people.com/2009/04/24/photo-when-blago-met-speidi/Sheri:WTF?Sheri:Isn't that one of the signs of the apocalypse?Britt:It is, Matthew 11:2....straight from the scriptures!Sheri:"So a hot girl, a douchebag, and an impeached governor walk into a bar..."Britt:LOL!Britt:I can't WAIT to watch this show!Sheri:I don't know what the rest of the joke is, but the punchline is going to SheriBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10894897406933512118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-696221197387425174.post-68966570476751646892009-04-05T11:40:00.000-07:002009-04-05T11:53:22.492-07:00There's no beating... deeeeep cleeeeaning.HD is in San Jose helping a friend move (a friend I'm hoping will return the favor in a couple of months). He woke up early to head down there yesterday morning, and after I drank a pot of coffee, I got the wild idea to clean the cabin.I feel like I'm sitting in a staged photo shoot right now for Elle Decor."Here's Sheri at home in her Girl-Scout-cabin-cum-pied-a-terre, enjoying a cup of coffee SheriBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10894897406933512118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-696221197387425174.post-14853859424836714332009-03-11T15:36:00.000-07:002009-03-11T15:45:27.316-07:00ThrillerScene: Last night, driving back from dinner in Point Reyes Station. HD is telling me about his upcoming trip to visit his brother on the East Coast.HD: So my brother asked me, um... <LONG AWKWARD PAUSE> ... what time I'm getting in on Friday.Me: Uh, what did he really ask you?HD: Nothing.Me: He did not ask you when you're getting in on Friday, so out with it.HD: Well, he asked me if I'm bringing SheriBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10894897406933512118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-696221197387425174.post-86997219886730361512009-02-24T14:47:00.000-08:002009-02-24T14:56:55.389-08:00Just south of Nonsense and east of WTFScene: It's after lunch, and I'm reassigning some defects to my friend Britt. We're discussing the matter over IM.Britt: I actually knew you meant defects, I was playing dumbBritt: I'm good at thatBritt: If I may toot my own hornMe: I'm confused why you would play dumb about something like that, but who am I to judge? We must get our jollies where we can.Me: In these turbulent economic SheriBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10894897406933512118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-696221197387425174.post-73997990359750380612009-02-01T01:17:00.001-08:002009-02-01T01:49:42.354-08:00Just can't get enoughI got an iTunes gift card for Christmas from my aunt and uncle. It was a much-needed drink after a long musical drought. Here's what I've been listening to lately.Cat Power - Dark End of the Street [EP]I started to appreciate Cat Power after her cover of Sea of Love for the Juno soundtrack. Her latest EP is 6 more covers, all of which just make me want to put on a black feather boa, turn the SheriBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10894897406933512118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-696221197387425174.post-4492934898514574382009-01-20T00:00:00.000-08:002009-01-20T00:07:43.528-08:00Cookin'We're having an Inaugural Potluck at work tomorrow (my instigation). I'm bringing quiches.HD got a new camera, so he was playing with it while I cooked. Here are a couple of shots. I'll post the recipe tomorrow, if I find out it turned out well.SheriBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10894897406933512118noreply@blogger.com0