• Me: So, are we in agreement, then?
  • CR: About what?
  • Me: What do I like to think about all the time?
  • CR: Work? ...Jay-Z? ...Social media?... Cheese?... Our friends? ..Cookies?
  • Me: Nope. What else?
  • CR: ... .... ... ...iPads?
  • Me: Bingo. Are we in agreement that we'll both buy one when the new one comes out?
  • CR: That's not a bad idea.
I’m so excited to manage this contest at Carnegie Hall this week—please enter and share it with everyone you know! You could win two tickets to the concert and after-party.

I’m so excited to manage this contest at Carnegie Hall this week—please enter and share it with everyone you know! You could win two tickets to the concert and after-party.

Mr. Jarrett did not disappoint tonight, and played no less than 4 encores. It was a packed house, and he was very talkative and in good spirits. He has such control over the piano.
My 18 year old self would be pretty impressed and surprised to learn that I could hear Keith Jarrett live at Carnegie Hall (for free!) in 2012.

Mr. Jarrett did not disappoint tonight, and played no less than 4 encores. It was a packed house, and he was very talkative and in good spirits. He has such control over the piano.

My 18 year old self would be pretty impressed and surprised to learn that I could hear Keith Jarrett live at Carnegie Hall (for free!) in 2012.

Pinterest Is Tumblr for Ladiez (Gizmodo)

Pinterest has been coming up in conversation a lot lately, and I have found that it is a hard sell to males who don’t have interest in design (CR, for example, who receives my sales pitches daily).

I’ve been on the fence about it satisfying my personal needs since I signed up last summer, but am finding that it really does offer an excellent interface to discover things, and will probably continue to explode in popularity as a result. My biggest complaint is that the posts so far are largely about buying stuff, which is something that I generally try to avoid being tempted to do. Other than buying stuff posts, there are a lot of the random inspirational messages and images that have overrun Tumblr and Facebook that I don’t particularly need more of in my life. 

So—so far, I like it for recipe collecting, and that’s about it. What do you think?

This week’s Radiolab Short about lucid dreaming was straight out of Inception and scared the crap out of me during my commute this morning. In short, the guy was able to take control of a nightmare he had for 20 years and beat it. I want everyone I know to listen to it so we can talk about it. 
I also just ordered the guy’s book from the library, and am very excited to check it out.

This week’s Radiolab Short about lucid dreaming was straight out of Inception and scared the crap out of me during my commute this morning. In short, the guy was able to take control of a nightmare he had for 20 years and beat it. I want everyone I know to listen to it so we can talk about it. 

I also just ordered the guy’s book from the library, and am very excited to check it out.

Waiting outside of the Hilton yesterday to meet CR and his dad, I admired some beautiful fountain pens in a shop window. I asked CR what he thought they would cost, and he guessed several hundred dollars.
I just looked up the brand, David Oscarson: Five.Thousand.Dollars.
For a pen! I imagine that you can only own one of these if you always keep it on the velvet pillow in your large wooden desk drawer in a huge wooden library of a mansion.
Window shopping in NYC is still shocking to me.

Waiting outside of the Hilton yesterday to meet CR and his dad, I admired some beautiful fountain pens in a shop window. I asked CR what he thought they would cost, and he guessed several hundred dollars.

I just looked up the brand, David Oscarson: Five.Thousand.Dollars.

For a pen! I imagine that you can only own one of these if you always keep it on the velvet pillow in your large wooden desk drawer in a huge wooden library of a mansion.

Window shopping in NYC is still shocking to me.

Currently prepping for this tomorrow night.

Currently prepping for this tomorrow night.

PR and CR demonstrate their ice cream smiles.

PR and CR demonstrate their ice cream smiles.

Adrienne, we need to move to Sweden and put all our money in hard gold.
CR, who’s reading this book about the future again and giving himself nightmares

Mighty Grain Salad Recipe
2 cups cooked grain (author’s choice: bulgur)
2 cups finely diced vegetables (author’s choice:  shallots, carrots and fennel)
2 cups beans or lentils (author’s choice:  red lentils)
2-3 stalks of leafy greens, chopped fine (author’s choice:  lacinato kale)
1 heaped handful of chopped fresh herb ( author’s choice:  dill)
1 handful of toasted nuts or seeds (author’s choice:  walnuts)
1 handful of dried fruit (author’s choice:  currants)
1 handful of crumbled soft cheese (author’s choice: sheep’s milk feta)
¼ cup oil (author’s choice: extra virgin olive oil)
¼ cup acid (author’s choice:  a mix of orange juice and apple cider vinegar)
salt and pepper to taste
optional: 1-2 tsp ground spices (I used some ground coriander)
Combine the grain, vegetables, lentils, chopped herbs, leafy greens, nuts, dried fruit and cheese in a large bowl. Mix the oil, acid, spices, salt and pepper in a small bowl. Pour mixture over the grain and vegetable mixture and toss to combine. Taste for seasoning and serve.

Our lovely intern is back today from vacation, and I spotted this insanely delicious-looking salad on her desk for lunch today and asked for the recipe. Must.make.asap.

Mighty Grain Salad Recipe

  • 2 cups cooked grain (author’s choice: bulgur)
  • 2 cups finely diced vegetables (author’s choice:  shallots, carrots and fennel)
  • 2 cups beans or lentils (author’s choice:  red lentils)
  • 2-3 stalks of leafy greens, chopped fine (author’s choice:  lacinato kale)
  • 1 heaped handful of chopped fresh herb ( author’s choice:  dill)
  • 1 handful of toasted nuts or seeds (author’s choice:  walnuts)
  • 1 handful of dried fruit (author’s choice:  currants)
  • 1 handful of crumbled soft cheese (author’s choice: sheep’s milk feta)
  • ¼ cup oil (author’s choice: extra virgin olive oil)
  • ¼ cup acid (author’s choice:  a mix of orange juice and apple cider vinegar)
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • optional: 1-2 tsp ground spices (I used some ground coriander)

Combine the grain, vegetables, lentils, chopped herbs, leafy greens, nuts, dried fruit and cheese in a large bowl. Mix the oil, acid, spices, salt and pepper in a small bowl. Pour mixture over the grain and vegetable mixture and toss to combine. Taste for seasoning and serve.

Our lovely intern is back today from vacation, and I spotted this insanely delicious-looking salad on her desk for lunch today and asked for the recipe. Must.make.asap.

This week’s topic: European debt crisis! Thanks for helping me understand economic crises, This American Life. 

This week’s topic: European debt crisis
Thanks for helping me understand economic crises, This American Life. 

Me: I like her style!CR: Of course you do—it’s total hipster! Me: Oh no, you’re right. 

Me: I like her style!
CR: Of course you do—it’s total hipster! 
Me: Oh no, you’re right.