Monthly Archives: June 2007

Random Friday–Come with me (or) go now

Posted on June 29, 2007 by Marisa

1. If You Gotta Go, Go Now – Cowboy Junkies (Rarities, B-Sides and Slow, Sad Waltzes) 2. Godless – Mason Jennings (Mason Jennings) 3. Casey Jones – Grateful Dead (Workingman’s Dead) 4. Nettie Moore – Bob Dylan (Modern Times) 5. … Continue reading →

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A 28-year-old letter

Posted on June 28, 2007 by Marisa

When I was out in Portland last month, one of the activities I tasked myself with was sorting through the ephemera that I’ve collected over my lifetime. I had saved up a veritable mountain of programs from high school plays, … Continue reading →

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Fork on the Spot: Presto Pesto

Posted on June 27, 2007 by Marisa

Last Saturday I was hanging out with the rest of the Fork You team up in Thad and Angie’s community garden plot when we, spurred on by the scent and abundance of basil, were overwhelmed with the need to film … Continue reading →

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Alone in my apartment

Posted on June 26, 2007 by Marisa

The last hour has been the first time in over four years that no other person has had a key and claim to my apartment. Already, the air feels different, as if it lightened the minute the spare bedroom was … Continue reading →

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Taking time to lay in the grass

Posted on June 26, 2007 by Marisa

I spent some time in a community garden plot that belongs to some friends this weekend, gushing over the abundance of fresh herbs.  It reminded me how much better my life is when I spend a little time outside, in … Continue reading →

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Random Friday–Banking on fuel

Posted on June 22, 2007 by Marisa

1. Rain – The Beatles (Past Masters, Vol. 2) 2. What People Are Made Of – Modest Mouse (The Moon and Antarctica) 3. You Could Be Her – Jonathan Coulton (Thing a Week) 4. Cold Day in July – Dixie … Continue reading →

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The #3 reason I wish I still lived in Portland*

Posted on June 21, 2007 by Marisa

My cousin Andy has always been known in the family as a world traveler. We never knew whether he would show up for Thanksgiving or Christmas, often he would be in Thailand or Vietnam or China instead. The times he … Continue reading →

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Una's Wedding Cake

Posted on June 19, 2007 by Marisa

My friend Una is getting married this Saturday.  She spent years looking for the right guy, many time despairing that she would never find him.  Then, a couple of months after her 35th birthday, she spotted a guy on match.com … Continue reading →

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Chaos, crisis and crabbiness

Posted on June 18, 2007 by Marisa

I had a conversation tonight with a friend in which we both realized that the last month has been pretty much of a doozy for both of us.  Life has continually thrown us curve balls and it seems like as … Continue reading →

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A small Father's Day appreciation

Posted on June 17, 2007 by Marisa

Of all the different roles that come with being a parent, I think my dad enjoyed the teaching responsibilities the best. It didn’t matter if the task at hand was eating an ice cream cone or how to build a … Continue reading →

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