I’ve been inspired by Academichic’s focus on scarfs this month and have been trying some variations myself. Great way to spice up a plain long-sleeved tee from Target.
Trying Icelandic yogurt for the first time:
Thicker and tarter than Greek yogurt (if you can believe it). I’m on the fence. Have another at home to try this week. The tartness is making me eat it slowly, which is good.
Crippingly Important Massachusetts Restaurant
My aunt and uncle lived, actually still live, in Peabody, and so we’d always pass Hilltop, which is in Saugus, on Route 1 on our way to visit them. There was always much remarking on the line that went all the way around the restaurant, in a “we would never wait in that kind of line, are those people crazy” kind of way, but even as a child I suspected it was because my parents thought Hilltop was “expensive.” We usually went instead to Godfried’s Deli, which no longer exists, where I learned about blintzes.
I just realized I need to take Tim here (and any other New Yorkers who are deprived).
There has been a paperclip in this toiler for days:
I’m really surprised it hasn’t flushed!
Really, WeightWatchers? Effing?
Duane Reade didn’t have tablespoons:
So this kids medicine thingy will do for measuring salad dressing. This is WeighWatchers dedication people!
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Süskind
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
So I don’t really know what to say about this book. It was recommended to me by a friend, and I didn’t know what to expect. The story itself was interesting (the world’s greatest perfumer who steals the essence of young girls). But the writing was just, ugh. It was too much. The author was trying too hard. The story meandered off to places that were uninteresting (his years spent in a cave? yawn) and the flowery writing did too much telling and not enough showing. I was certainly interested enough in the story to keep reading, but reading felt a bit arduous at times.
The book has some really good reviews on Goodreads, so as with all books, it’s a matter of personal taste. I’m glad I gave it a try, but meh. View all my reviews »
True dedication to Paleo: @broderboy eats salmon on the bus
Ugh:
I totally forget how to do simple multiplication.
