the neglectful journaler

hello i'm back. elliot is out of town for the weekend. he was supposed to leave at 4 but 5pm came and went and his friends still hadn't called. i was looking forward to spending the evening hanging out with myself until this point when a change of plans seemed inevitable. sure enough, just as we settled in for the evening his phone rings and he's off to Cleveland to see the last stop on the tour of the movie Gone With the Pope. bummer. i'm bummed out.

HOWEVER.
i did play hookey from work today and got a chance to check out the small vintage resale shop just down the street. the name escapes me, most likely because the title runs a little long, the Clarke Family something something. it says CARGO on the window and they hold al-anon meetings in the back on Tuesday evenings. in fact, i just did a search on yelp for thrift shops in my neighborhood and it hasn't even been reviewed yet! as it turns out, this is just the sort of little pot of gold i've searched for my entire thrift-loving life. frequented by latino mothers-of-5+ but run by a more youthful organization, this place is spilling over with cool vintage glassware and knickknacks, none of which are priced at over $10 and mostly $5 and under. made two scores today and planning to go back for an amazing vintage desk priced at an incredibly cheap $100 soon.

Nautical Barometer $20


i had to take down the fake-weapon arsenal, but it goes so well with Danty's wave painting. as soon as i saw it, this is exactly where i placed it. when i told the cashier that i wanted it, she gets all incredulous, "this one? did you see the price tag?" YES I WANT IT RING THAT SHIT UP JUGGALETTE ! (she was wearing a bedazzled hatchet man belt buckle)

Mechanic's Work Suit make-me-an-offer $5


for Elliot. he wore it out the door tonite with long underwear underneath. i understand there's snow heading for Ohio, so it's good to know he won't be cold.

Luckily, I didn't have to work too many Saturdays in October, so I had some weekend time to play around the apartment. one of my best-looking kitchen creations was a cute, easy find from Tastespotting.


Bacon and Egg Cups (click the link for the recipe and a useful home cooking site)

made 6, ate 4. wasted 2 eggs, 4 slices of bacon and 1 slice of bread. the bread i used was Pepperidge Farm multi-grain and i made a mental note to always include this in the future.

i also re-discovered my love for beets. i attempted to use the entire beet and mostly succeeded, however i still have a few stalks in my fridge but they'll probably just get thrown into a soup.


Baked Beet Chips (i skipped the horseradish dip because really, they didn't need anything)


Beet Greens sauteed in garlic and olive oil with a little salt and pepper to taste

last part of my visual update-

working on a just-for-fun photo project for a friend on Halloween morning.

she sent us a list of 17 words and we had to provide 17 pictures to go along with the words. nothing unusual. in fact, one of the words was "anything" and we used a picture of poop in the toilet for "home." that was elliot's idea.

here's another favorite-

it's for "friend"