January 2010
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Thoughts from a Starbucks
Yesterday I had to pause outside of the Starbucks on Chicago near State.
There’s a small table in the front that sits next to a large window. I sat at that table in August 2008 and frantically filled out my application for the first floor apartment of my dreams at 2009 N. California Avenue. I remember feeling nervous, shaky, hoping I could get the “dream apartment” I toured...
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“Nobody in life gets exactly what they thought they were going to get. But if you...”
– Conan O’Brien, 1-22-2010
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Gluten Free?
Yesterday at the market, one of our new volunteers (Linda) talked to me for an hour about being on a gluten-free diet. Her husband has been on a very strict gluten-free diet for two years. His energy has increased so much and the headaches and stomachaches he was so used to are just gone. He lost nine pounds in the first two weeks.
I’m seriously considering switching to a gluten-free diet....
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Cooking Fail
Today I made my grandma’s spaghetti and totally. Effed. It. Up. A waste of an hour and a half and $10-15. Last time I made it, I messed up the pasta which was an easy fix. This time the biggest part was burned and just tasted like crap.
I thought I was getting better (now that I’m more attentive when I cook) but the last few things I’ve made have been bad and this was a complete...
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First Post of the Year-- Fine, okay, I'll recap...
What did you do in 2009 that you’d never done before?
Cooked spaghetti, did my taxes, watched someone die.
Did you keep your new years’ resolutions, and will you make more for next year? Um, no. And yes, I have my TGP and I’m going to make it work.
Did anyone close to you give birth?
My cousin gave birth to a fat baby named Eric.
Did anyone close to you die? Yes. And someone...