The Boys Are Fifty

Over the weekend we all got together to celebrate the two big brudders turning fifty this month. Mama Rosie whipped up the Edna Lavner special and it was instantly devoured by all!

Brown Butter Peach Cobbler

Tonight Bishop and I met up in Audubon for some LesbiVeggies. We finally tried the Coconut Curry Noodles, which were sublime, and at last, the Brown Butter Peach Cobbler! It was utterly divine and we already can't wait to go back again to have another go 'round.

Tig Notaro: Hello Again

So absolutely hysterical that I watched it twice in one day. 

Happy I'm Alive For and Not Alive For

Happy I Am Alive For:

the cinema

indoor plumbing

heating

air conditioning

travel: land, rail, sea, air

ease of finding vegan food

dental hygiene

the written word

photography

health care

a better world

the XIV Dalai Lama

the Internet

texting!!

excellent TV shows

at-home laundry

swing-sets

tiny houses!

amazon.com (Prime!)

Happy I Wasn't Alive For:

the plague

extreme famine

singing @ (around) a piano forte

corsets

inequality of the sexes

slavery

Jim Crow/whites& coloreds

a life without bathtubs!

religious persecution

rape w/o consequence

World War I

the Holocaust

forced marriages

Vietnam (War)

workhouses

life before radio!

cave dwelling

co-existing w/dinos!

beards being out of fashion

 

I should note that I am well aware that slavery still exists in this world, that many people are persecuted for their religious beliefs, that infinite number of rapes go unpunished, that there are still humans (women and often children) that are forced into marriage, the female sex is still not totally equal, many parts of the world are suffering with plagues and famines, and humans most likely never existed with dinosaurs, but this is a fucking silly game and I wrote the first things that came to mind! And frankly, I am still grateful that I was never alive to co-exist with velociraptors or have to use a "whites only" bathroom. So there.

More of The Colonial Theatre

I've been to a lot of movie theatres in a lot of cities around the world but nothing comes close to The Colonial and just how much I adore this place. 

Bonus: Ha! They have a cardboard cut out of The Blob to pose with - hilarious!

B.F.F. Journal

Here is yet another fill-in book that I bought back in the day. This one was all about my BFF, but I decided to make it about all my closest and bestest pals, not just the one holding the number one spot since 1978. For the page about how we first met, I chose Fr. Michael. He was a really good friend to me then, and even though things went a bit south and we are no longer in contact, I do think of him nearly every day and always fondly. I feel like one day we may just reconnect. Who knows?!

Our Day In Bruges

The last time I travelled abroad was April of 2019. Xavier and I spend an afternoon in Bruges that was pretty disappointing. But, like anything, I can snap photos of random things and look back with a sense of joy and accomplishment.

Michel in DC!

My favourite Belgian is in the Capital!! So great of him to share tons of photos and tell me how much he loves the city. What a sweetheart! I thought these photos were the best of the bunch.

Belated St. Patrick's Day Cards!

From Barbara:

And Lina's bestest card EVER!

We are a-swoonin'....

Symbiosis

Night Moves - Bob Seger

Rolling On - The Murlocs

You Shook Me All Night Long - ACDC

Comin' to Get You - Jackie Daytona

We Could Be Strangers - Father John Misty

Where Do We Go Now But Nowhere? - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Summer Sun - Matt Berry

Inner City Blues - Marvin Gaye

Do It Baby - The Miracles

Untamed Velvet - Holly and the Nice Lions

No Reverse - Spirit Gun

Kingdoms Fall - Yoriyos

The Falling Sky - Greta Van Fleet

Lovers' Leap - Elbow

Under The Milky Way - BeBe Bettencourt

I Need Your Love - Calvin Harris feat. Ellie Goulding

Baby Blue - Noire

The Heart Remains a Child - EBTG

Lovers In A Past Life - C. Harris & Rag'n'Bone Man

Katmandu - Cat Stevens

Spend This Night With Me - Val Kilmer

Rock Steady - The Whispers

Your Man - Josh Turner

March 2024

Up All Night With My Friends

I'm pretty sure I bought this at Five Below back in 2007. It's a tad disturbing how many photos I have of people sleeping, but finally I had a place to share them all!