October 2009
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October 31
Quick, blurry self-portrait after returning home, and before I pulled off my costume and collapsed. Halloween was really fun!
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happy halloween!
Cow by Martin Dam Kristensen. Happy Halloween, y’all! I’m so excited. Here’s the last cow of the month. A little sad, no?
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none shall pass.
None shall pass, by plommepeis. Second to last cow of the month. Soo excited for Halloween!
mascara runs
Does anybody else have a strict no-mascara policy on nights when crying, out, is a very real possibility? My lashes have been looking pretty wimpy this week. Probably a sign that some things aren’t going so well.
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October 30
I had kind of a rough day and was in a bad mood. I decided to try on my costume and I immediately felt tons better. I sure wish there were more frequent excuses to don my beloved cow costume.
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Taken a couple years back, on a bike ride in western North Carolina. A few moments later, the cows came to the edge of the field to look at us. Nothing better. And yeah, my eyes are pretty much always closed.
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October 29
Cute orange flowers in front of my building.
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October 28
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The sweetest proposal is over on Bakerella. Rich asked Bakerella to help him propose to his girlfriend Melissa, who’s a big fan of the blog. More back story here.
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Tater Tots for Two: It's a Date!
Oh my gosh, two of my favorite things are featured in a cute New York Times article: Restaurants and dates, does it get any better? Oh, to live in New York and have such options. (The Atlanta restaurant scene is pretty cool, actually, and the list of restaurants where I’d like to go, ideally with a boy, is a lot longer than the list of boys who might not mind taking me out.) I’m crazy...
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October 27
Baked some pumpkin-chocolate-chip cookies, on a whim. I’ve had a terribly unproductive, but completely delightful evening.
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065 by mimickedmoments.
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'Annoying Scrabble Tiles' Group Therapy'
Annoying Scrabble Tiles’ Group Therapy Originally uploaded by röyUm, amazing!
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Chelsea and Tec
Image from design*sponge. Officially in love with Chelsea and Tec Petaja. She’s an art teacher (at a Montessori school!) slash-artist, he’s a wedding photographer. They’re kind of perfect, and of course their home, featured today on design*sponge, is too. I really love the framed scrabble photo. Chelsea also found a guy that carves four and six inch Scrabble tiles. Kind of a...
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October 26
Isn’t a cowlendar, for such a cow-obsessed girl, such a sweet little gift? Him: Is it mooving? Sigh.
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holga cow
cow tuesday number 8 by plasticfantastic. Embarrassing confession number 294,384: I love Holgas. I want one, I dream about them (quite literally; I had a really great Holga dream a couple of weeks back), I think they are amazing. So here’s a great photo of a cow, taken with a Holga. What a cutie pie.
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October 25
Consider yourselves lucky. Today’s picture of the day was almost of my toes, most particularly my second toe on the right foot which is currently blue, Ah, running. Ah, blood blisters. Midway through my run, a pretty awful pain set in in my left hamstring. I toughed it out for six miles and then decided to celebrate my completion of a big first draft with a visit to QuikTrip for a freezoni....
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October 24
I don’t do faces, really. (Probably for the best, huh?) This was kind of on a lark, but my night devolved pretty quickly and this was pretty much how I felt by the end of it. Except maybe worse. Plus tears. Hysteric ones.
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owl city: the bird and the worm
I’m not big into posting lyrics, but these are just so perfect to me. If I’m your boy, let’s take a short cut we remember And we’ll enjoy picking apples in late September Like we’ve done for years Then we’ll take a long walk through the corn field And I’ll kiss you between the ears You and I left our troubles far behind, troubles far behind But I still...
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2 cows 1 Polaroid
2 cows 1 Polaroid by lagwd. I always feel a little conflicted about liking Polaroids. I think aesthetically they can be really great, but I think there are also people just taking Polaroids and calling them art, without much reason or actual artistry. But I thought I’d feature a cow Polaroid or two. So here we go. Also, the name on this one is really cheeky and it kind of cracks me up.
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owl city
A friend today gave me some good advice, said that I shouldn’t feel weird or embarrassed about music I like. So I’m going to try to stop, and to that end tell y’all that today I fell in love with Owl City. (Sounds sort of just like Postal Service, but still amazing.) Here’s a link to a YouTube playlist of Owl City’s newest cd, Ocean Eyes. And, um, he’s gorgeous....
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"When Members Run Afoul of the Park Slope Co-Op"
Amusing article in the New York Times about the Park Slope Co-Op, and members that fail to meet their work requirements. On the co-op: And there are more subtle benefits to being part of such a community. “I’m seeking the olive packaging boy that was laughing at my jokes and wearing plaid pants,” said a Craigslist “Missed Connections” item last winter. “I was wearing the leopard print glasses and...
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October 23
My night started innocently enough, with popcorn and the Office. It ended with one last shot of tequila and a stunning display of NOT tact. (Antonym? Can’t come up with one.)
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October 22
My book pile is kind of taunting me. I’ve been reading the one in the middle, The Bridge on the Drina, for ever. I’m not crazy about it. I’m dying to read the big book on the bottom, the Cairo Trilogy, but I’d hate to officially give up on Ivo Andric. Hmm. To read a novel requires a certain amount of concentration, focus, devotion to the reading. If you read a novel in...
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just cow herd by elenamoon. Cows grazing in the Swiss Alps.
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cow day villa1261 by lalla m. Here’s a cow not in a field. Neat shot.
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October 21
Took myself out for a lunch treat, a little outside of town at a vegetarian Chinese restaurant. Snapped this on the way home.
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October 20
Picked up a couple of collections of poetry at the library. It’s sort of easier to read a few poems than a chapter of literature between classes or before bed. Poetry isn’t my favorite thing in the world, but Wisława Szymborska’s work is pretty great.
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moo
How’s this for a cow-of-the-day picture? Yours truly with the cutest calf last fall at Dakin Dairy Farm in Myakka City. So adorable. I’m dying to get outside of Atlanta and find a pumpkin patch/corn maze kind of thing again this year. So, um, this is basically a cow blog at this point, I realize. Sorry, y’all.
greenish brown
Comical Cow Adult Costume No Bull! Costume includes: Jumpsuit, headpiece and of course the udder. Please note: Due to a manufacturer style change the udders for this costume are not pink as pictured. They now come in a greenish brown color. From halloweenexpress.com. (Emphasis added.) Might want to have that checked out. Just saying.
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'A Moo-Moo Here, and Better Test Scores Later'
On the bus ride to the farm, the children sang rounds of “Old MacDonald Had a Farm” and a boy yelled, “I love pumpkin pie!” But it soon became clear that this was a field “study”— as the teachers called it — not a field “trip,” and the 75 Harlem kindergartners were going not only for a glimpse of rural life, but to rack up extra points on standardized tests. New York State’s English and math...
on sweetness and love.
Mars has many nicknames for me. I love it when he chooses one of his many sweet synonyms for my real name and just throws it into conversation, as if they were my real identity, fact not fiction. Say something often enough to a person and they may begin to believe it, I’ve heard, but I still can’t believe it. I am his angel, he affectionately tells me. And then he slips on a gold necklace to...
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October 19
Steeples at sunset. The cold is kind of a pain, but the air seems so crisp and clear and lovely and it sort of makes up for it.
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and you?
I am a cow and you? by JL Photography in Lima. This is so moody and wonderful! I am really getting super excited for Halloween, y’all! Twelve days to go! I’ve been running on some residential roads lately and seeing all kinds of great decorations. I’m a little sad that for the second year in a row I won’t be trick-or-treating, (I did all through college, shhh!) but the law...
This weekend was homecoming at the high school near campus. On my run yesterday afternoon, I saw a kid walking home who looked pretty disheveled in his suit. He was barefoot, boutonniere wilted, jacket open and shirt unbuttoned down to here. At least he didn’t drive?
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October 18
Mashed potatoes with sauteed kale and garbanzo beans, topped with mushroom gravy. Oh yeah.
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Highlander
Highlander by publicenergy. Another one from publicenergy, who takes breathtaking animal photography. The rest of the month’s cows may come from his photostream. Highlanders are too freaking cute! I really, really need to go to Scotland.
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In my dream, I made a really amazing gratin topped with smashed potatoes and roasted butternut squash, and they called the Yankees-Angels game a two-two tie in the bottom of the tenth. So naturally waking up, I was a little disappointed. On both accounts.
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October 17
Michael Waskom came to visit! We caught up and went for drinks in little five points. (He had pbr, I had a pear cider.) So nice to see an old friend. (Shout out: Hey Mike Waskom!)
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I said brr, it's cold in here
My first freeze watch. An unseasonably cold high pressure system will settle across north Georgia early Monday… bringing the coldest temperatures so far this fall to the region. Clear skies and calm winds will allow temperatures to fall into the 28 to 32 degree range for many… but not all locations in the watch area. Jeez louise.
shitmydadsays
“I like the dog. If he can’t eat it, or fuck it, he pisses on it. I can get behind that.” from shitmydadsays. Anyone else totally in love with Jason, solely based on inferences gleaned about him from his dad’s quips?
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Move along, there’s nothing for you down here, by publicenergy. I love these inquisitive cows!
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the subway
I’m a little bit of a railfan, so I was delighted to see a post on Cup of Jo about Erin’s subway-themed birthday party for her nephew, who is, adorably, really into the subway. J’s Subway Poster from indigobunting. Erin made her nephew a poster with lines the family takes frequently, and stops for his friends’ houses and other favorite spots. I love it!
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October 16
Went out to lunch with a friend, and we got caught in bad traffic on the way home. The roads were blocked for a nearby high school’s homecoming parade. My friend had to proctor an exam so I got out and walked. I stopped and waved and took pictures. It was pretty fun. I had seen the marching band practicing a few days earlier when I was running, so it was neat to see them on the big day.
take me with you
Originally uploaded by vacant staresmaps and scrabble, two of my favorite things. so many times—most days, really—i open a google map and thumb around and ‘round the world, dreaming of all of the places i want to go.
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October 15
I’m not a huge drinker. It’s fun, and I don’t often drink a lot, so when I want to drink socially it’s pretty easy to get drunk, which is kind of fun. I went to a package store for the first time and bought a bottle of (generic, shh!) midori. It’s so pretty and tasty. I had a can of coconut milk that I used to make some eggplant stew, so I added a little bit to my...
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Cake Wrecks
When the Icing on the Cake Spells Disaster, a recent New York Times aricle about the blog Cake Wrecks, cracks me up. It chronicles professional cakes gone wrong, and it’s absolutely hilarious. The cake that gave blogger Jen Yates the idea read: Best Wishes Suzanne Under Neat that We will Miss you I love it.
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cows on a wall
From a post about Dos Family on design*sponge. I was going to post this just because something about the aesthetic really appeals to me, but then I realized that the painting has cows in it, so consider this the cow of the day post, too. I like to mix it up. I’m not especially into design, but something about the house featured really grabs me.
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October 14
Hey y’all.
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two cows
Two cows by nancee_art. There was no cow of the day yesterday, but I think these two make up for it.
