very simple

Today was the first truly nice day of 2010. Sure, it only hit the low 50s, but it was gloriously sunny, and it was that day, where everyone starts to come out of winter hibernation to venture outside. I have no doubts that some more wintry weather will reappear before winter is truly over, but today was the first time in a while that it was truly a pleasure to wander around outside. Without a winter coat. Any one of these could be the official “365” entry, but I felt like posting all of them together.

There has been nothing but a sign in the window for over two years at this location, advertising that the fancy gelato and italian donut shop would be opening in September 2008. Then, all of a sudden, the plywood has come down and it looks like it might happen, just in time for spring 2010!

There was an underground transformer explosion directly in front of my apartment the other afternoon. This is what it looked like when I left to go to dinner. They continued to work throughout the night. directly outside my bedroom window. Not that they had a choice, what with the fire and everything, but I was VERY tired the next day.

I stole these 3D glasses from a showing of “Up” this summer, because they’re much nicer than the normal 3D glasses they give out at Lincoln Square (which don’t even have folding arms, and which hurt my face after about 20 minutes). I’m using this post to remind myself to take these with me when I go to see Alice in Wonderland on Sunday morning (yes, I’ve already got tix). Because when I forgot them at Avatar, it was just icing on the annoyance cake.

Whenever Ollie comes over for a visit, he can’t be physically separated from me. Here, he has jumped on my lap in order to stand there while I attempt to get work done on my computer. He’s very sweet, and very annoying at the same time.

This is starting to get ridiculous. Taken at 10:45 this morning, when it was nowhere near done snowing.

This wasn’t a blizzard. It was giant balls of slush falling directly from the sky.

I was a last minute substitute for my dad, who had the flu, but I got to see A Behanding in Spokane the other night, and it was both awesome and awesomely creepy. As befits any play starring both Christopher Walken and Sam Rockwell. And a missing hand.

while this is both the oldest and least pleasant Barnes & Noble location in the city, It has the best signs.