Yet another big gap between blog posts — my goodness, you’d think I was busy…or something. Passed out in the gutter doesn’t count, folks. Just sayin’.
Not much is new — I walked down to Harbor East with one of the girls Sunday night to see Pineapple Express. Seriously. Stupid. Yet. Funniest. Movie. Ever. And I had the munchies afterwards. Hmmm. Oh — and we stopped by Taco Fiesta before the movie — hellooooo fish tacos. Mmmm….excellent. Good guacamole, too.
So have you been keeping up with the Baltimore John Watch blog? OMG…photo posts. I’m dying. They’re absolutely brilliant.
So that’s all I have for now — things are going on (kinda good stuff) and all is well.
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Sorry I haven’t written much lately — I’ve been so busy with work…and life — you know how it is. Another day, another adventure. Another cake that needs to be baked, another crisis that needs to be averted. Yikes. And “yay!” at the same time. I wonder sometimes if life is simply a series of hoops we’re required to jump through…and once in a while we’re allowed to take a detour?
But all is well — for now….knock on wood.
I hear a cake calling — must dash. 
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cake,
life,
random shiz
Some tidbits and links:
1. JJT finally has dining room chairs. Yes, this is newsworthy. Apparently he only has two, and I will keep you updated as to the status of the other two as information becomes available.
2. I am not closing the cafe. In fact, I hope to stay here until they drag my fat ass out in a pine box. Thanks to the generosity and support of friends and neighbors, I was able to take care of some outstanding issues, and I owe them a party. That will happen before the summer is out, I promise.
3. Smith & Wesson thinks it’s a good idea for women to own pink guns. I think it’s bullshit, frankly, and wouldn’t be caught dead (no pun intended) with one. I’m more partial to this little beauty.
4. Someone thought it would be a good idea to grab me and try to drag me down an alley. Unfortunately, he quickly found just how bad this idea was and at the very least has a fat lip…and perhaps one or two missing teeth. I’m fine and no worse for the wear, although I’m still a little mad about it. I could have broken a heel. Or ripped my jeans. Dammit.
5. I baked a coconut cake for the cafe. Please come in and eat it so I’m not tempted. Thanks.
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coconut cake,
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So I’m not the greatest party planner in the world. Tonight I ended up going to Carroll Station for dinner and then hanging out with H & A at their house. And now I’m home baking a lemon bundt cake even though it’s almost 12:30.
I will, however, plan some kind of celebratory thing…soon. I promise.
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Beer,
bundt cake,
parties
I know it’s short notice, but don’t make plans for Saturday evening. I might have something to celebrate. I’m just sayin’…..
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Evelyn's,
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Pigtown
Seriously, you guys - I’m not going to fall or jump from my window. There’s a big ledge — very wide. No need to panic when you see me sitting on the windowsill….I promise.
So of course yesterday I posted that it’s been pretty quiet in the ‘hood…of course today that changed. Nothing terrible happened, but as I was sitting in the window this evening, I saw a totally nude man drive by. Yes, nekkid. From tip to toe, if you will. And it wasn’t a pretty sight, believe me. So that’s my big excitement for the day — that and the fact that I got my hair cut. Sigh…
Oh, and I vacuumed and cleaned out the catbox. I know…you’re jealous of all this excitement. Try to contain yourself. :p
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Evelyn’s is now open at 6:30 on weekday mornings. Yes, you read that correctly — 6:30. I started that today, and honestly it wasn’t that bad — it’s only an extra hour, and the weekend hours haven’t changed. Plus it’s kind of nice being up and about when the neighborhood is quiet. Could it be that I am turning into a morning person?
I’ve brought back the chicken salad sandwich…on a bagel. People seem to like it, so I’m sticking with that. I’m also baking like crazy — this weekend’s treats are going to be fun. Stay tuned for that.
Not much happening in the ‘hood these days…it’s been mighty quiet.
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Evelyn's,
mornings,
Pigtown,
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I read this article on consumerist.com — wow. Apparently it’s incredibly easy to access someone else’s Sprint account online, by answering a few “security questions” — and you don’t even have to answer correctly. WTF.
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cellular service,
security,
Sprint sucks
Again, thanks to JJT for updating my blog to the new version of WordPress. I HEART WORDPRESS and this new interface. Woot.
So I decided to walk to South Baltimore today…I needed cat food, and since I seem to have misplaced an entire box of clothes…I need to replace all of the missing jeans. So off to Goodwill and Pet Valu I went. The weather was perfect for a really long walk, so that was nice. Being solicited a couple of times on the way (because my outfit of jeans, t-shirt, Crocs, and Whole Foods tote bag scream “hooker”) — that wasn’t so nice.
And I’m not sure if there was a bar crawl going on, but there seemed to be a proliferation of drunk obnoxious men on Fort Avenue. Hi, Mister “BEER PONG KING” T-Shirt Guy — yeah, I’m talking about you. You are an ass. And not particularly attractive. Thanks for offering to show me your “big one”…I’m sure your date was really impressed. Or was that your mother?
Someone dropped a toilet in the middle of Ostend Street — that was pretty damned funny…and then the “PRING WITH JESUS” sign outside the rescue mission elicited a “WTF” from me.
No jeans in my size at the Goodwill. I would have cleaned up, however, if I wore a 22W or a 0. Alas, I ended up with a shirt and a 5 pound bag of cat food from the pet store next door — yeah, it was fun lugging that home. No wonder I’m so sore. Next time I’m grabbing a table at Regi’s and to hell with the cat food. If you ever go to Regi’s, by the way — I highly recommend the Garbage Salad. OMG it’s enough food to feed an army, and oh so delish.
Looking forward to many more days of beautiful weather!
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Federal Hill,
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…I am once again able to accept Visa and Mastercard, and I think this solution is effective and secure. I tested it with my Visa, and it looks like it worked. YAY.
I planted flowers in the back patio area, and I want to do some more “landscaping” back there — it’s a really nice place to sit when the weather is nice, and I can’t wait for warm sunny weather. I also brought my grill over from the old house, so I’m closer to having that party I mentioned before. Mmm….BBQ.
Here’s to spring and summer!
Oh — I’m also baking banana bread tonight. And jam — strawberry jam and black cherry jam. Mmm.
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