Recognize April 5, 2008

I’m starting to meet a lot more people in my apartment building, especially now that baseball season is about to start and I have a balcony overlooking the stadium.  We had our first viewing party last Saturday for the Civil Rights Game, White Soxs v. the Mets… Southside!

But I’m terrible with names, and there are just so many faces.  I start by remembering what floor someone takes the elevator or what they carry with them on a regular basis.  I think its the same for everyone.

I think people only recognize me because of my dog.

Sometimes I have gotten past the “what floor, what items” and have actually gotten “a name to a face”… but if someone sees me without Little Penguin, they will either start at me blankly, say “oh you’re Penguin’s Mommy”, or take a moment and stutter out my name.

It’s not really a bad thing though.  People see me and Little Penguin from far away and stop and wait because they know it’s us because of her!

Hello World! March 7, 2008

I’ve decided to start blogging.

Yesterday was my birthday, I decided that I am celebrating my 25th birthday.  I went to Pearl’s Oyster House and Tug’s.  Had raw oysters and boiled crawfish at Pearl’s, crawfish was a bit high class, tasted like crawfish-lobster style, but still tasty.  Had bread pudding and coffee on the house at Tug’s, was also tasty, but as in usual Tug’s fashion totally different from the last time I had it there, I had to ask for ice cream.

My parents are visiting, they borrowed my car during the day, so they had to drop me off at work.  We had also decided to take pictures for the website at work, so between Picture Day and parents dropping me off, it was very de ja vu.

I learned that the Glade Candle Scents holders are magnetic, so in between I can use them as jewelery-hairpin trays.  Those holders look great and the candles actually “fill the room with fragrance” quickly.  On my list of regular monthly supplies.

It’s snowing outside! Took pictures and video of the puppy in her first snow.

Going to Midtown tonight to see Lord T and Eloise play at the HiTone Cafe, but first dinner and drinks at Molly’s LaCasita!

the puppy February 23, 2008

“Like the charming and approachable seabird… Little Penguin enjoys nothing more than socializing and foraging for delicacies…”