Archive for June, 2002

06/24/2002

  • zon’s
  • norah jones come away with me
  • the traditional summer meal in hingham. grilled everything. corn, asparagus, sprimp, flank steak. and fruit and sorbet and blueberry cake for dessert. i could eat that meal every day of my life.
  • walking around barefoot in the grass. sometimes living in the city, you forget how nice the burbs can be.
  • driving with the windows and sunroof down. even on the highway
  • pay per view movies: ocean’s 11, not another teen movie, spygame
  • tom’s band playing at the paradise on saturday. and joey mckintyre was playing the back room. lots of new kids fans there.
  • the power went out at work on friday afternoon. there’s nothing we can do, so i just left. perfect for a friday afternoon.
  • cajun power
  • and yes, for those wondering, i ate the flank steak.
  • sea bass. although i was really in the mood for tuna.
  • d-man and his hair. in a couple more weeks, it will look like a mullet. business in the front, party in the back.

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06/17/2002

  • mark and maureen’s wedding. and nobody got ridiculously embarasssingly drunk. except for some parents. (notice that this is the same as last week. only the names changed)
  • the catskills are beautiful this time of year. just not at night, in the rain, when we’re supposed to be driving south instead of north.
  • the gateway diner. french toast, waffles, and bud light.
  • reading, PA is a scary place. i’ve never seen a town with such a large number of hair salons and tatoo parlors.
  • walking into maria’s bar in reading, PA at 10:30AM, and seeing it completely filled, full of smoke, and not a word of english spoken. ultra sketchy.
  • a week of good dining. franklin cafe (without a wait for a table), east coast grill, and actually good wedding food.
  • open bars
  • millburg managed to show up on time, had a suit, didn’t lose the rings, and didn’t embarrass anyone with his toast.
  • there was a guy at the reception drinking wine straight out of the bottle. i didn’t feel so bad after that.
  • jamie and bronwen’s wedding. and nobody got ridiculously embarasssingly drunk. except for some parents.
  • yinner giving us spare keys to his new place. and i still expect him at our place for dinner most nights.
  • serious spring/summer cleaning. i threws tons of crap out yesterday.
  • i met a girl at the wedding from LA. of course she knew the one person i know in LA, Joel.
  • restored salaries
  • drew and kate got engaged. this is the first of the 3-4 predicted engagements in the next year. who’s next?
  • P3
  • sunday dinner along the charles

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06/03/2002

  • apparently, i’m the only one who updates my webpage anymore.
  • i made chili last week. holy hot hole.
  • leaving the summer harpoonfest early, just like we planned. i don’t think that’s ever happened before.
  • the first rooftop grilling of the year
  • the return to yoga
  • fooled by april @ the upstairs lounge
  • sunday afternoon spent walking on newbury, napping, and watching movies
  • jon and i have perfected the grilled pizza
  • the old guy who lives on the 3rd floor is moving out. he’s the one who got us in trouble for our party 2 years ago and is responsible for the permanent ban on parties.
  • cd’s burned this week. the hives, the doves, and the new moby.

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