by Laura Today I went to the mall. I have not actually shopped at a mall in years. In New York you do this thing called running around to different boutique stores across the city, which is supposed to make you feel more exclusive and special. Considering that my exclusivity is limited to the Gap, [...]
Entries from October 2009
October 29, 2009
On the Agenda…
by Laura Feeling oppressed by my reading load – which includes Pedagogy of the Oppressed. All of it. Sigh. Writing a web article about budgeting, while dreading my Mint.com updates (Alert: You exceeded your $20 entertainment budget by $1!) Putting Harold into his pumpkin costume for the 9th straight year. Wishing Noodle could be that docile. [...]
October 29, 2009
Lost in the Trees
By Harold One of the joys of moving into a new area is pretending like you just “discovered” a local band. For all you know, they’ve been around for years and have a rabid following up and down the East Coast, but they’re not one of the 20 bands you’d heard of and the crowds [...]
October 27, 2009
Open practice
By Harold The Duke basketball team held two open practices last week. Since my plan to sneak into Cameron and watch a game is still in the formative stage, I figured this could be my last chance in a while to see the players up close. It also was an opportunity to see how Coach K [...]
October 25, 2009
Frighteningly Delicious
by Laura Today I found a great recipe for pumpkin cupcakes – very moist and of course, seasonally appropriate. Credit goes to Epicurious: 1 cup self-rising flour 2/3 cup light brown sugar, packed 1 large egg 1/2 cup canned pumpkin 1/3 cup vegetable oil 1/3 cup sour cream 2 tsp. pumpkin pie spice 1.5 tsp. [...]
October 25, 2009
My first state fair
By Harold I never really considered the downside of living in the suburbs and inner cities my whole life, but apparently there’s one — I never got to experience the wonders of the state fair. Imagine a whole life without seeing a cow milked before your very eyes, or the best squashes in the state [...]
October 25, 2009
Mission Stay On Couch=Epic Fail
by Laura Anticipating a few days without visitors, we decided to stay local for fall break and attempt to do absolutely nothing. However, Harold discovered that it was Parent’s Weekend at Duke, and the related events were right about at our current hipness level. Besides, this meant reaping all the benefits of the free dessert [...]
October 23, 2009
Extra, Extra: Small Poodle Turns Owners’ Brains to Mush
Another busy day for Noodle the Poodle:
October 19, 2009
Fairly Good Fun
by Laura Several months ago, I began to anticipate the annual wonder that is the North Carolina State Fair. There is nothing un-amazing about such an event. Hokey carnival rides that you fear might break. Disgustingly delicious food. Cute animals, pre-slaughter. Contests for the best pie. A few weeks ago, North Carolina upped the ante [...]
October 17, 2009
Pa-Rental Unit
by Laura Many New Yorkers come to wonder why they’re shelling out big bucks to share a closet with some friendly local critters. Location, location, location is of course the answer. But if you’re willing to give up, um, everything about big city life, you’ll find real estate heaven in North Carolina.
October 15, 2009
Lecture circuit
by Harold Washington Post TV columnist Lisa de Moraes likes to write, “We watch so you don’t have to.” Well, the last two days I’ve gone to three lectures at Duke and UNC, so you don’t have to.
October 15, 2009
Five-star musical roundup
by Harold UNC’s campus newspaper, the Daily Tar Heel (known as the DTH if you go to UNC, or the Daily Tar Hole if you go to Duke) rates concerts on a five-star system. Although everything I’ve seen has either gotten 4 1/2 or 5 stars, so what’s the point? I always made fun of [...]
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