the food in the pictures from yesterday was from parish cafe on boylston street. its menu is comprised mostly of sandwiches, each one created by a different local and acclaimed chefs.
my brother and i ordered corn cakes to begin. and from there i got the portobello sandwich and well, i can't remember what he got, but i'm pretty sure he liked it.
it was there on saturday afternoon that my brother explained his theory that all females are crazy (i do not disagree) and how a man's tolerance for said crazy is related to her level of attractiveness (though they are not directly proportional because the correlative line curves {or something like that...remember it's been a really long time since i've taken a math class--i don't remember how to talk about it all}).
that top line reads: meg's uncertainty zone. from there connor's broken the chart into three sections: (1) too crazy (2) good and (3) marry now (or as he said, lock it down). i do think my brother has overestimated my level of crazy, but live and let live...who knows, maybe he's right.
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book club: the first meeting
it started to snow saturday afternoon. for just a moment. and for the first time since that first fateful snowfall following christmas i found myself willing the sky to really open up. i figured a blanketing of the city would be a perfectly valid excuse to postpone the next day's book club meeting.
i was scared.
utterly terrified.
i knew no one. but nor did anyone else.
and then a little gift of the universe: an ice-breaker in the form of a room change. our pre-assigned room--room 401 had been re-assigned for none other than...wait for it...stripperexpertease (yes, please do note how that word is spelled).
i figured if that didn't scare people away, well then, by golly, we were gonna be okay.
the whole thing was lovely. truly, lovely (there was a really good energy in the room {does that sound new age-y and weird?}). and i felt so incredibly lucky to be surrounded by smart, out-spoken women (and one man!).
discussion of the book led to discussion of writing and blogging and our own lives and what brought us to new york and on and on. the two hours flew by but we followed it up with a late lunch at a corner diner and more discussion.
i feel so very lucky to have met such good, brave people and i can't wait until next month. the book has yet to be decided but our tentative date is sunday, march 20 (probably around 3 pm this time) and newcomers are of course welcome and encouraged.
a tremendous thank you to those who came and anyone who read along (please do tell what you thought of the book!)...and until next time.
don't forget:
if you emailed me about the book club then you should have gotten an email just about two days ago. but seeing as how i'm not terribly adept with technology (especially yahoomail) i thought i'd post a reminder here.
i can't wait to meet everyone. come with a smile and some thoughts to share...and if you're nervous about meeting a bunch of new people, know this: me too!
this is brilliant.
via.
an apology. and a giveaway winner.
my mother pointed out today that i'm a bad blogger.
i promised to announce the giveaway winner on friday.
then i pushed it to monday.
and now it's tuesday.
sometimes life gets the better of you.
but my mom's right. that's not fair. by not following through i undermine the validity of my words and i undercut the value of the giveaway itself--its worthy cause, and the enormity of the response by you all.
so i must apologize.
truly.
i was so honored to sponsor a giveaway by nakate and so excited by how you all responded.
and i hope to do another giveaway soon. just to thank you all. for reading and responding and filling me to the brim each and every day.
so without further ado. the necklace goes to:
email me at wilybrunette@yahoo.com with your information.