I'm backstage at rehearsals and sporting some awesome fingerless mitts that the BF picked up for me at Target on super clearance because Southern California thinks winter is over. Might I add that the weather for today is a high of 55 and low of 40. And raining. It's also super refrigerated in this convention center. ANYWAY, I love this mitts. Though, I find myself wondering if I could remake them better. I think the gauge is a little loose and they'd be better in superwash merino, but still, I think I love them.
What do y'all think about fingerless mitts? Did I mention it's cold in here?
Song of the day/week whatever is "Rainy Night in Georgia" by Brook Benton. Makes me want to curl up by a window with a cup of mulled wine. Recipe is below.
Di's Mulled Wine
A great drink for a cold evening, watching the rain go down and relaxing. It's strong though, so be careful!
1 bottle inexpensive Cabernet or cab blend
1 orange, sliced
1 lemon, sliced
whole cloves
cinnamon sticks
1 cup brandy (+/- to taste)
1 tbsp to 1/4 cup sugar (add in 1 tbsp increments to taste)
Stud the fruit slices with cloves. Over very low heat (or the "warm" setting on a crock pot), warm the wine and brandy. Add the fruit to the pot. Drop 2 or 3 cinnamon sticks in and let the flavors blend for at least 30 minutes. Once the mulled wine is warm and delicious, ladle into a hefty goblet (or mug) and garnish with a cinnamon stick. Enjoy!
Saturday, February 19, 2011
Friday, February 18, 2011
BLOGGING FAIL
I think I meant to do more posts. I honestly think so. But sometimes it's hard to take the thoughts in the brain and put them places on the Internets where they're visible to everyone. So, again, I took a leave of absence. Apologies to anyone that still ready my quarterly posts. And no offense taken if you don't.
Assuming everyone is familiar with kayak.com, I want to express my combined love and hate for that website. I love it for allowing me to search multiple sites at once and find the best deals to get to my destination. However, when Kayak sends me a notice that Air France has flights to Paris for $700 RT ($350 each way LAX - CDG, round trip or 1-stop), it pains me. April in Paris? I have until March 2 to decide.
I remember telling myself during one of the dozen trips to Atlanta last year that it would all be OK because Delta is a partner with Air France. And since my Delta status transfers to Air France, it's hard to tell myself not too. Especially since I've been getting that "need to really get away" bug lately.
(photos from my trip to Paris in September 2009)
Well, what do you think?
Assuming everyone is familiar with kayak.com, I want to express my combined love and hate for that website. I love it for allowing me to search multiple sites at once and find the best deals to get to my destination. However, when Kayak sends me a notice that Air France has flights to Paris for $700 RT ($350 each way LAX - CDG, round trip or 1-stop), it pains me. April in Paris? I have until March 2 to decide.
I remember telling myself during one of the dozen trips to Atlanta last year that it would all be OK because Delta is a partner with Air France. And since my Delta status transfers to Air France, it's hard to tell myself not too. Especially since I've been getting that "need to really get away" bug lately.
(photos from my trip to Paris in September 2009)
Well, what do you think?Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Why, Georgia, Why
Note: Did a little redesign because a) Blogger said I could and b) I like incorporating the whole clouds and travel themes. Further reinforces the blog's title, I think.
Anyway, I've been in Georgia since Sunday, and am here for three weeks. Thus begins the travel entries of Di in the South. Expect trips to Walmart, an astounding lack of coffee, Waffle Houses, and other discoveries that make this LA girl (who considers herself decently traveled) feel a bit like a fish out of water.
Yesterday I went to the Walmart (don't judge too harsh, it's the only store open after 9 pm and I needed food and had the shakes from coffee withdrawal). While in search of some plain t-shirts/tank tops that I could wear while working and not care if they got damaged/ripped/painted etc (by the way, it's like 87 degrees and 1000000000% humidity), I almost bought an American Flag bikini and sandals to match. Well, not really "almost." More like looked at it and then said, yeahhhhh no. But I did find some Miley Cyrus & Max Azria tank tops for $4. It's funny, since those tank tops are next to the store band tank tops, and they look essentially the same, yet I'm a large in the Miley tops and a small in the store brand tops. Maybe the Miley ones are meant for children?
As I was driving back from said Walmart the sky lit up with lightning. I couldn't hear the thunder, but the flashes continued during the 5 minute drive back to my hotel. It was pretty intense.
I need to hit a bookstore, even though I bought both The Girl Who Played With Fire and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest last night. I started The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo on the plane home from Minneapolis on Saturday and finished it when I arrived in Atlanta on Sunday. Even though I'm working 14-16 hour days, I'm still reading like a maniac. I'm thinking I'll grab up some southern lit (which I love, after taking several classes in it during college) and start with Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, which takes place in Savannah. Or maybe I just like really long book titles. Who knows?
Anyway, I've been in Georgia since Sunday, and am here for three weeks. Thus begins the travel entries of Di in the South. Expect trips to Walmart, an astounding lack of coffee, Waffle Houses, and other discoveries that make this LA girl (who considers herself decently traveled) feel a bit like a fish out of water.
Yesterday I went to the Walmart (don't judge too harsh, it's the only store open after 9 pm and I needed food and had the shakes from coffee withdrawal). While in search of some plain t-shirts/tank tops that I could wear while working and not care if they got damaged/ripped/painted etc (by the way, it's like 87 degrees and 1000000000% humidity), I almost bought an American Flag bikini and sandals to match. Well, not really "almost." More like looked at it and then said, yeahhhhh no. But I did find some Miley Cyrus & Max Azria tank tops for $4. It's funny, since those tank tops are next to the store band tank tops, and they look essentially the same, yet I'm a large in the Miley tops and a small in the store brand tops. Maybe the Miley ones are meant for children?
As I was driving back from said Walmart the sky lit up with lightning. I couldn't hear the thunder, but the flashes continued during the 5 minute drive back to my hotel. It was pretty intense.
I need to hit a bookstore, even though I bought both The Girl Who Played With Fire and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest last night. I started The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo on the plane home from Minneapolis on Saturday and finished it when I arrived in Atlanta on Sunday. Even though I'm working 14-16 hour days, I'm still reading like a maniac. I'm thinking I'll grab up some southern lit (which I love, after taking several classes in it during college) and start with Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, which takes place in Savannah. Or maybe I just like really long book titles. Who knows?
Monday, June 7, 2010
Because Cancer Sucks
As many of you may know (and some of you don't), my favorite fundraiser is Relay for Life. This year marks my fourth year as a participant, and as we gear up for it, I am very excited. This year is different, though. Our team captain, Eli, lost his mother to brain cancer this past year. This year we relay for her. We relay because we don't want another person to go through that pain. We relay because there is always hope. There is hope for a cure, hope for life without cancer.
I relay because I've seen the pain that cancer causes in not only those who battle it, but both their friends and family who hope to see a day where cancer doesn't exist. I relay because I want to continue the hope. I still hope for a future without cancer, and I relay to, one day, have that dream become a reality.
Please support my team by donating to them or me:
Even $10 can make a difference.
Want to do more?
Join our team. We will be walking July 10-11 in Santa Monica. You can sign up online. Just click "Join our team." It's an unforgettable and incredibly enriching experience. And did I mention that's it's incredibly fun? Well, it is!
Want to fight cancer and become an über l33t Dreamweaver user? Well, now you can. Thanks to my teammate Mollie, and eSync Training, we're raffling off a free spot in their upcoming Dreamweaver CS5 course, which you can read about here (it will download a pdf). Donate by midnight on Friday. For more information, please see the Girls in Tech article.
I relay because I've seen the pain that cancer causes in not only those who battle it, but both their friends and family who hope to see a day where cancer doesn't exist. I relay because I want to continue the hope. I still hope for a future without cancer, and I relay to, one day, have that dream become a reality.
Please support my team by donating to them or me:
Even $10 can make a difference.
Want to do more?
Join our team. We will be walking July 10-11 in Santa Monica. You can sign up online. Just click "Join our team." It's an unforgettable and incredibly enriching experience. And did I mention that's it's incredibly fun? Well, it is!
Want to fight cancer and become an über l33t Dreamweaver user? Well, now you can. Thanks to my teammate Mollie, and eSync Training, we're raffling off a free spot in their upcoming Dreamweaver CS5 course, which you can read about here (it will download a pdf). Donate by midnight on Friday. For more information, please see the Girls in Tech article.
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
CAKE OR DEATH
Drama + blackberries on special at the grocery store = hot blackberry cobbler. NOM.
I would post a picture, but I ate it. Yes, I had (some) help.
Anyway, I'm too bleh to really blog, but for those with a desire for trivia (or maybe feeling a bit morbid, who knows) here's a list of everyone famous who's died this year. Good for settling debates or bets. And it gets updated, so that's always good.
I would post a picture, but I ate it. Yes, I had (some) help.
Anyway, I'm too bleh to really blog, but for those with a desire for trivia (or maybe feeling a bit morbid, who knows) here's a list of everyone famous who's died this year. Good for settling debates or bets. And it gets updated, so that's always good.
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Explaining Absences
I realize I was kinda AWOL for a while. Let's just say that while drama makes for good tv, the fears of putting it in writing (say, on a blog) and thus making it "real" is just too hard. So hard. Yeah, yeah yeah.
However, I think I can blog again and not be all... whatever. Yes, I realize none of this makes any sense. So, onward!
Dinner last night (Girls' Glee Night) consisted of a prosciutto-arugula-Parmesan pizza followed by a butter lemon cake with a lemon curd filling and lemony buttercream frosting. Oh and there was wine. Of course. We had a tart and tangy sauv blanc from South Africa, which I thought was awesome.
I've been doing quite a bit of travel for work lately. And though I'm jetsetting to some really glam locations (ha!), whenever the plane comes in for its descent to LAX, I realize that I am almost ridiculously happy to be back. I love this city. This love (obsession) has caused me to actively seek out my favorite places in LA. These range from coffee shops to train stations to roads I like to drive. Currently, I'm obsessed with the stretch of Avenue of the Stars between Pico and Galaxy. It's a wide boulevard, and in the middle is this gorgeous fountain. At night, they light it and it's really quite magical.
What about the rest of you LA-ites? What little part of LA makes you feel all happy just to see it?
However, I think I can blog again and not be all... whatever. Yes, I realize none of this makes any sense. So, onward!
Dinner last night (Girls' Glee Night) consisted of a prosciutto-arugula-Parmesan pizza followed by a butter lemon cake with a lemon curd filling and lemony buttercream frosting. Oh and there was wine. Of course. We had a tart and tangy sauv blanc from South Africa, which I thought was awesome.
I've been doing quite a bit of travel for work lately. And though I'm jetsetting to some really glam locations (ha!), whenever the plane comes in for its descent to LAX, I realize that I am almost ridiculously happy to be back. I love this city. This love (obsession) has caused me to actively seek out my favorite places in LA. These range from coffee shops to train stations to roads I like to drive. Currently, I'm obsessed with the stretch of Avenue of the Stars between Pico and Galaxy. It's a wide boulevard, and in the middle is this gorgeous fountain. At night, they light it and it's really quite magical.
What about the rest of you LA-ites? What little part of LA makes you feel all happy just to see it?
Thursday, April 15, 2010
The Clouds Below Look Like Bad Buttercream
Dated 4-14-10, 5 p.m. Los Angeles time
Not that there's really such a thing as bad buttercream. I mean, it all pretty much tastes delicious. But if your ingredients are the wrong temp, well, then your buttercream can get mottled and lumpy, like the clouds beneath me.
I'm on my way back from my second trip to Hotlanta in 10 days. Thank you Delta for having direct flights from anywhere to Atlanta. Three more trips to-from Atlanta and I'll make silver on their frequent flier program. With the way this is going so far, I think I'll make it.
I've made a list of "crap Di needs to get done," and by golly, I'm going to do it. One of those things Di needs to get done is start blogging/writing again. So, here I am. What better place to write from than when you're stuck for several hours on an airplane.
Good as my intentions may be, it is time for me to get back to doing work (even without Internet at 34,000 feet, it follows me). Until I can come back and enjoy this drink with you, I'll leave you only with the recommendation (since it's not my recipe). Go get Barefoot Contessa at Home, and make her fresh Whiskey Sours. You will be glad you did.
Not that there's really such a thing as bad buttercream. I mean, it all pretty much tastes delicious. But if your ingredients are the wrong temp, well, then your buttercream can get mottled and lumpy, like the clouds beneath me.
I'm on my way back from my second trip to Hotlanta in 10 days. Thank you Delta for having direct flights from anywhere to Atlanta. Three more trips to-from Atlanta and I'll make silver on their frequent flier program. With the way this is going so far, I think I'll make it.
I've made a list of "crap Di needs to get done," and by golly, I'm going to do it. One of those things Di needs to get done is start blogging/writing again. So, here I am. What better place to write from than when you're stuck for several hours on an airplane.
Good as my intentions may be, it is time for me to get back to doing work (even without Internet at 34,000 feet, it follows me). Until I can come back and enjoy this drink with you, I'll leave you only with the recommendation (since it's not my recipe). Go get Barefoot Contessa at Home, and make her fresh Whiskey Sours. You will be glad you did.
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