*DISCLAIMER* I started this post way back in 2008 (when the world was a different place) but somehow got side-tracked with work and other such nonsense. Sorry for the delay…like I’m sure you were all waiting for this. *end disclaimer*
I was so inspired by The Food Bastard’s Top 10 that I decided to do my [...]
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Food Bitch’s Top 10 for 2008
January 21st, 2009 · 1 Comment
Tags: Books · Cambridge · Food · Napa · Travel · Wine
Birthday Tapas
August 18th, 2008 · No Comments
At 5:35 yesterday morning, I officially began the fortieth year of my life. In other words, I turned 39…the last age I suspect I’ll want to say out loud.
The night before we had an Open House, inviting friends and family to come check out the new digs. It was fun, and lots of people came, [...]
Tags: Books · Cambridge · Restaurants
Summer Craptacular!
July 21st, 2008 · 1 Comment
A few weeks ago we had a Book Swap at work. Obviously, everyone brought in those crappy books purchased at airport bookstores or for trips to the beach. There was a lot of crap. I took some of the crap home, figuring it’s summer and I could use some light reading. [...]
Tags: Books
When You Are Engulfed in Flames
June 9th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Yet another reason I love living where I do: the Harvard Book Store. They regularly bring in a broad cross-section of authors to give talks, with the chance to not only see them in person but get your books signed. The Coop does it too, but in my opinion the HBS’s programs overall are more [...]
The Sandman Gets Nasty
June 3rd, 2008 · No Comments
The Wine Bitch and I went to the first annual Julius Schwartz Lecture at M.I.T. to see literary god Neil Gaiman. Surrounded by the best and brightest, we got to hear Mr. Gaiman talk about porn.
That’s right! The man behind the seminal comic book series Sandman was talking about smut.
I think he said the idea [...]
A Hedonist in the Cellar
May 30th, 2008 · No Comments
As anyone whose been to our house can attest, we like books. And, we have a lot of them. Luckily, Book Bastard and I share our love of books equally - though his share of the collection probably outnumbers mine about 2:1, mostly because Book Bastard has introduced me to a number of writers who [...]
Pasture-Based Farming
May 21st, 2008 · 3 Comments
I’m currently reading Michael Pollan’s book The Omnivore’s Delimma and it has completely changed the way I’m looking at food - for the better. He’s got a great writing style that isn’t stuffy or pretentious but rather engaging and easy to understand. I highly recommend this book to anyone who cares about what [...]