Musik Mundi: Beth Thornley

Beth Thornley
Album: Wash U Clean (2010)
Song: Wash U Clean

I've got no commentary for today. No anecdotes. No thoughts. Has it really been a whole week since my last post? So lazy.

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Gastron Om Nom: Mi Quang

I have not cooked anything new and interesting in a very long while. So luckily, our good neighbors are wonderful cooks and often invite us over and we always say yes. And when i say neighbor, it's still an approx five minute drive. And i really only mean that endo is a good cook and not her bf la lengua. The first time big poppa and i went over to eat, she made mi quang. So good! I normally don't drink all the broth in soups but I drained this bowl dry. She also had some papaya salad and la lengua picked up a grocery store tirimisu. I think that was my least favorite. Haha. And there was some che too. It was great. It almost felt we were celebrating something but we weren't. Maybe our friendship? Haha.

Trippin': Washington D.C. - Crepe Amour

3291 M St NW
Washington, DC 20007

My trip to washington d.c. was very up and down. Even before i went, there were little issues that came up but were quickly solved. I'll get into more detail about my ups and downs later but for now, my first meal in dc. It wasn't until after I booked a hotel in georgetown that i realized how inconvenient that location was from downtown dc. My plan was to initially find this grilled cheese food truck but after riding the rail, then the bus, then some walking before even reaching our hotel, I was veered off my itinerary and suggested we walk around the busy area and find a place to eat. That's how miss flower child and i ended up at Crepe Amour. I had the margherita with chicken and flower child had the supreme. That girl really likes her meat. I loved the crepe here cos they leave it on the griddle for a really long time so that the crepe actually has a nice light crisp to it. Whether or not that is the correct way to make a crepe, it's how i prefer it so happy girl i am and so was flower child.

Musik Mundi: Agnes Obel

Agnes Obel
Album: Philharmonics (2011)
Song: Riverside

Big poppa and I finally managed to make some coffee shop time. I think it was mainly due to the amount of paper work that big poppa has to go through and there's just way too many distractions if we were to stay home. Mainly, the big comfy bed. It's actually not that comfy but it's familiar. Instead of helping him I played online. No shopping. I don't really shop online unless there's something specific I'm looking for. I had a moment A.D.D. Every two minutes I switched from editing pics, writing a blog, writing another blog, finding music, listening to music on some other site, writing an e-mail, researching oz, uploading fotos, people watching, prolly more like people staring. Repeat. I'm much like this at work too. I can't seem to ever focus on any one task for longer than a couple of minutes. Maybe it's a good thing i've been listening to more new-agey stuff. Up beat music might just take me over the edge into a manic stage and then i won't get anything done. I've offered to help big poppa with his pile of repetitive applications but he's shut me down. Maybe cos I keep entering my info instead of his by accident? I can be so useless sometimes. Give me someone to yell at. I'm good at that. It's innate. Must be born that way. I love that quote from Joy Luck Club as I use it often. There was a little girl running around and around and dragging her stuffed animal puppy around and around the coffee place with a leash. The sight of her made everyone smile cos it was just so darn endearing. So free spirited. I couldn't help thinking how gross that stuffed puppy must be. Then again, it really isn't all too different and any cleaner from my own real dogs. Dogs are gross.

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