Theme song so far this week: Shadow Boxer by Fiona Apple.
Authors of the week: Sharon Lee and Steve Miller who are writing installments of a new in-progress serialized book called Fledgling. I adore the Liaden series and have read and re-read them all. Last weekend I read Crystal Soldier and Crystal Dragon for the 4th or 5th time each. This is my comfort series, and it was comforting.
Work theme of the week: Legal research and Summer Associates.
Life pattern of the week: Hearing from loved ones from my past.
Overall mood: Melancholy suffused with longing.
Overall lessons: Yes, life goes by in a flash, try to live well and love fully every day.
World political theme: Hubris, lying, evil, war.
Local weather: Spring verging on summer.
Challenge: Not becoming bitter.
Goal: Dance.
Food Happiness of the week: Chicken Paprikash with 5 kinds of brown rice and garlicky collard greens made in the brazilian style.
Proudest moment: Conversing honestly but with love.
Nicest smell: Lemons on the counter.
Debt of the week: Something nice for my sister who did my taxes again this year.
Song to end with: The Other Side by David Gray.
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
Saturday, March 10, 2007
saturday - a most excellent breakfast
Today is Saturday. One day before the new time change (this bothers me in the way mindless irksome new laws that are justified to save money and do no such thing are irritating.) Though Jon Stewart had a hilarious sketch on the Daily Show about the impending Time Change Disaster which made me laugh. Since I am irritated by this new sped up change, I refuse to pay attention to it. In fact, I am going to ignore any devices that refuse to change and be like those irritating people who travel to different time zones and say "It's 3 am for me now! I should be tired!"
Do I sound grouchy? I must be.
However, I did have the best breakfast ever - this morning. I woke up at about 9:30 and longed for a diner-ish experience, preferably at the Rockridge Cafe. We went, and surprisingly there was no wait.
I like the Rockridge Cafe because it has REAL maple syrup, and real honest-to-god butter. I always get some form of pancake/waffle regardless of anything else I order, just because I want to support a restaurant that cares enough to serve REAL MAPLE SYRUP. Anyway, alongside my whole-wheat waffle (excellent) I ordered some concoction that was eggs scrambled with chorizo sausage, with cheese, stacked on some corn (tostadas? - they were hard) and then on top had a generous dollop of sour cream and lots of seasoned guacamole sauce. OMIGOD were they good. So good that I ate most of it. (Well, with a waffle and a meal, it was plenty.)Oh wait! I found the official description:
From there we went to the toy store on 4th street in Berkeley and bought a few of the Japanese "re-ment" miniature boxes of Japanese products. (Think doll-house tiny.) Cooking supplies, stationery supplies, Japanese food, all rendered in exquisite detail and unbelievable care for functionality. (The teeny tiney pencils don't write but they fit in the pencil case, and the notebooks all have real paper, sewn spines and the graphs and styling just like the originals.) They are from a company called re-ment and are very addictive to collect because you do not know which set of 10 different varieties you might get when you buy a box in that series. (The sushi series, the school supply series, etc.) I bought 6 boxes, and got a Japanese pencil case, pencils, ruler, erasers, pen, notebook and pencil sharpener in one box. It was perfect, because when I lived in Japan I used to collect pencil boxes and erasers. (Yes, I did.)
Here's the US Website for re-ment with scary hyper-blonds. And here is the Japanese Website. This new find is not my own however, I have to thank one of my staff - who gifted me with 2 boxes last week.
Now I am reading blogs, thinking thoughts about legal research, re-reading some of my favorite Liaden books for the 3rd or 4th time, and generally just relaxing the day away.
Hope your Saturday was as nice as mine was. I know your breakfast probably wasn't. If you come visit me, I'll take you to Rockridge Cafe and maybe the Tortillas Piladas con Guacamole y Huevos will be on the menu.
Do I sound grouchy? I must be.
However, I did have the best breakfast ever - this morning. I woke up at about 9:30 and longed for a diner-ish experience, preferably at the Rockridge Cafe. We went, and surprisingly there was no wait.
I like the Rockridge Cafe because it has REAL maple syrup, and real honest-to-god butter. I always get some form of pancake/waffle regardless of anything else I order, just because I want to support a restaurant that cares enough to serve REAL MAPLE SYRUP. Anyway, alongside my whole-wheat waffle (excellent) I ordered some concoction that was eggs scrambled with chorizo sausage, with cheese, stacked on some corn (tostadas? - they were hard) and then on top had a generous dollop of sour cream and lots of seasoned guacamole sauce. OMIGOD were they good. So good that I ate most of it. (Well, with a waffle and a meal, it was plenty.)Oh wait! I found the official description:
~ Tortillas Piladas con Guacamole y Huevos 9.25 ~However, mine was not cut in wedges. But still yummy as can be. Not to mention they brew a fine cup of coffee and serve it in a nice thick white diner kinda cup. However the white sugar on the table, is, frankly, not so good. Will have to bring some rapadura in to make it truly scrumptious and a little more healthy.
We scramble chorizo sausage in 2 eggs with green onions, Monterey Jack cheese, and Miguel’s homemade avocado tomatillo sauce. We cover a tostada tortilla with the scrambled egg mixture, and layer another tortilla and eggs atop. On the stacked tortillas we pour more of the sauce, sprinkle with cheese, and top with a dollop of sour cream. Served cut in wedges
From there we went to the toy store on 4th street in Berkeley and bought a few of the Japanese "re-ment" miniature boxes of Japanese products. (Think doll-house tiny.) Cooking supplies, stationery supplies, Japanese food, all rendered in exquisite detail and unbelievable care for functionality. (The teeny tiney pencils don't write but they fit in the pencil case, and the notebooks all have real paper, sewn spines and the graphs and styling just like the originals.) They are from a company called re-ment and are very addictive to collect because you do not know which set of 10 different varieties you might get when you buy a box in that series. (The sushi series, the school supply series, etc.) I bought 6 boxes, and got a Japanese pencil case, pencils, ruler, erasers, pen, notebook and pencil sharpener in one box. It was perfect, because when I lived in Japan I used to collect pencil boxes and erasers. (Yes, I did.)
Here's the US Website for re-ment with scary hyper-blonds. And here is the Japanese Website. This new find is not my own however, I have to thank one of my staff - who gifted me with 2 boxes last week.
Now I am reading blogs, thinking thoughts about legal research, re-reading some of my favorite Liaden books for the 3rd or 4th time, and generally just relaxing the day away.
Hope your Saturday was as nice as mine was. I know your breakfast probably wasn't. If you come visit me, I'll take you to Rockridge Cafe and maybe the Tortillas Piladas con Guacamole y Huevos will be on the menu.
Wednesday, March 07, 2007
high-flying aristocratic me
 | My Peculiar Aristocratic Title is: Marchioness Schelle the Arboreal of Frome Valley Get your Peculiar Aristocratic Title |
I think what would have been really cool about this is if you could post a few things about yourself, and somehow this would roll up nicely in your silly title. This one appealed because of the Arboreal (in a valley) quality.
Continuing on my Legal research brainstorming, today is all about legal research assignments for summers. Idea is this: take (real) sample assignment and let each of them brainstorm alone on paper for a little while on possible approaches. Discuss. Talk about why this or that strategy is good, or less good. Put them into 2 teams. Tell them they have 30 minutes to play out a team research strategy whichever way they like. Online, no online? Only using print? At the end of 30 minutes, must write quick memo. 2 paragraphs (consult with attorney on this point to see what type of legal memo would be ideal) Read/Share memo? and then discuss. Vote on best results? Prizes awarded.
Show them an ideal one? Librarian enhanced one? Hmmmm.
That sounds actually like a 2 hour project. A bit ambitious for one hour.
But interesting possibilities?
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