Q: What is the customary fish slice?
A: According to Wikipedia, the customary fish slice is often used in traditional Chinese cooking - especially noodle dishes.
However, if, like me, you are less Chinese and more Norwegian, the customary fish slice might be a bit…stinkier. Nothing says YUM like fish soaked in lye!
Perhaps you have your own [...]
Posted on on August 31st, 2008 in Woot! | 3 Comments »
Today, I am not going to talk about shoes, or martinis, or gardening, or running, or even the absence of running.
Today, I am going to talk about politics.
Like many people, I have been (kind of) watching the DNC convention this week. I stream C-Span at work, listen to NPR in the car, and watch C-Span [...]
Posted on on August 29th, 2008 in Not Dead Yet! | 16 Comments »
Finally - I am home. And although I missed Al Gore’s speech *sob* I will at least get to hear Barack Obama’s. But, that’s not the wait I was talking about. The IMPORTANT wait that is over, is that I was finally able to do my wordle.
I first saw it on Daily [...]
Posted on on August 28th, 2008 in Woot! | 11 Comments »
So, yesterday was my first real Physical Therapy appointment. Real in the sense that we actually did something instead of looking at me being in pain.
I also had someone different than the first appointment, and this person is a runner, so that’s kinda nice. We talked about goals. I had one. That goal was to [...]
Posted on on August 28th, 2008 in Run Away! | 6 Comments »
More fall trends. Nordstrom’s Fall trends page lists four new trends:
Rivets (Could be interesting)
Fringe (Dear God, no)
Biker Chic (so my style) and
Tailored Sophistication (also good).
So - an example of each:
1. Riveting….
These are cute - a little overdone, I think. The buckle on the toe might not be necessary, but I’d totally wear them.
2. Fringe Benefits
This [...]
Posted on on August 27th, 2008 in Shoe Me! | 10 Comments »
