here I am!
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Vancouverite; music-lover; small-time foodie; some kind of news/politics junkie; new wife!! You will often find me at a computer or peering into my iPhone.
The name of the blog comes from the song "Reckoner" by Radiohead. I've seen them in concert nine times in five countries, which is really negligible by the standards of some of my friends.
Tag Archives: Main Distractor
OK.
Anyone who looks at my last.fm knows that I am a huge lover of Depeche Mode. More so their early albums than the last two or three, but still, they’re right up there on my most-played, and Violator is one … Continue reading
MBV?
Finally? Hitting Seattle April 27. Onsale next week. The MD and I are considering Lollapalooza, so not sure where the concert budget is on all this, especially since dates are kind of thin on the ground (perhaps they’ll play Lolla … Continue reading
Some we buy, some we make.
Working backwards…Parkside last Friday. 6-course chef’s tasting menu. Celeriac and cauliflower soup, porcini foam? truffle oil? lush, served with an Italian Bidoli Sauvignon Blanc The scallop dish with grapefruit, guanciale, fennel, watercress and whatnot, a beautiful Parkside vinaigrette, served with … Continue reading
Posted in food and drink, personal
Tagged cooking, crab, Main Distractor, Minxilla, Parkside, shrimp, Valentine's Day
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Strange
that it is taking a sick day to have some time to blog…not heinously sick, but major headache and backache combine to create a largely immobile Deeb. Perhaps I will feel better later if I have a nap, I hope. … Continue reading
Posted in food and drink, personal
Tagged La Buca, Main Distractor, Parkside, twitter, Vancouver
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damn it
I keep forgetting I have reading to do for people. This whole live-in boyfriend thing is super groovy, and super different from the Old Ways. I mean I call him my Main Distractor for a reason. In a good way! … Continue reading
Happy New Year!
(It’s still the New Year, isn’ t it?) So, hmmm. Houseguests have come and gone, the Main Distractor has come and stayed, and a fair amount of water has seen the underside of the bridge, I guess, since last I … Continue reading
So OK
Just over two weeks to go till Christmas, and I expect I’ll have even less time upcoming than of late, so I figured I’d better update a bit. The Main Distractor made it through a few weeks ago, no drama. … Continue reading
Posted in personal
Tagged Choobie, Chores, Christmas, Houseguests, Main Distractor, Minxilla
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What kind of day has it been…
(Apologies to Aaron Sorkin.) So the Main Distractor’s work permit application stuff has been progressing, glacially. Yesterday morning I got up and counted some days on my Hello Kitty! calendar and thought, hmmm. And I said to the MD, I … Continue reading
Weekend Update
(My own, not the SNL one.) The Main Distractor is visiting friends in Ohio this weekend, leaving me without anyone to chat with online or give me virtual cuddles I hope he’s having a good time though. His friends … Continue reading
And back to sighing.
Since last I wrote, a lot has happened. To me personally, and in the world at large. Personally, I had a few days off last week and red-eyed my way eastward to meet up with my Main Distractor. Yay Main … Continue reading
