Archive for April, 2008
The dentist and my paycheck
I brush my teeth twice a day. I floss every day. I use mouthwash. I go to the dentist and get a cleaning and fluoride treatment every 6 months. But at that cleaning, my dentist always regrets to inform me that I have more cavities. By mid-May, I will have spent almost $900 getting my […]
names
My students in China got to choose their own names. For the youngest students who didn’t know any English, I gave them a few options and they would choose the one that sounded nicest. At some point though, they would get tired of that name and change it. I started teaching “Brett” in his first […]
weekly top 5
Max Richter – The Blue Notebooks Vanessa Mae – The Violin Player Pink Martini – Sympathique Prefuse 73 – 92 Vs. 02 Collection Robyn Dell’Unto – Bell Sessions
if i had the money…
I’d wear dresses like these all the time.
for your viewing pleasure
I haven’t posted about shoes in awhile. This does not mean I have finished this obsession. Check out these gorgeous shoes from Franco Sarto. Have I mentioned my love of patent (p)leather?
So when’s that money supposed to get here?
And where is it coming from?
ginger carrots
I really love orange foods, especially carrots. Usually I eat them raw, but we’ve been getting them every week for a month through csa and even I can get sick of raw carrots every day. This recipe, adapted from the csa newsletter, is a pretty awesome (and easy! and vegan!) way to eat carrots. Ginger […]