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Sat, 19 Dec 2009 03:00:56 GMT

07:11 Woke up to the lingering aromas of butternut squash risotto with candied pecans, sage, and pecorino cheese. Delicious!
16:25 NYC here I come!
20:10 A Hanukkah miracle has happened - no traffic in Staten Island!

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Thu, 17 Dec 2009 03:01:19 GMT

13:52 twitpic.com/trsbl - How you know winter at Cornell has begun

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Mon, 14 Dec 2009 03:00:33 GMT

16:21 Watching the Magic Bullet infomercial is making me hungry.

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Mon, 07 Dec 2009 03:01:07 GMT

22:21 The Backstreet Boys should not be played at a 90s dance party

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Sun, 06 Dec 2009 03:01:51 GMT

15:54 Came home to a nice surprise in the mail - DVDs of A Shot at Love 2 with Tila Tequila. Yes I ordered them online and no I'm not ashamed.

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Sat, 05 Dec 2009 03:01:15 GMT

14:31 Fridays are for long lunches followed by happy hour.

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Thu, 03 Dec 2009 03:01:17 GMT

08:48 Still sick but by the end of today my apartment will be 100% cleaned and organized

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Wed, 02 Dec 2009 03:01:38 GMT

09:54 I expected to start December with a bottle of wine, but instead I got a sore throat and stuffy nose.

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Mon, 30 Nov 2009 03:01:59 GMT

09:07 At the KP diner with the family, then driving back to Ithaca!

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Sun, 29 Nov 2009 03:01:48 GMT

13:11 Brunch with the girls at Essex in the LES. Mimosas galore!
17:57 Eating dinner at Harold Dieterle's restaurant in NYC. Spicy duck meatballs here I come!

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Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:01:23 GMT

09:38 Happy thanksgiving everybody!
18:57 After over 20 different dishes ranging from turkey to noodle kugel to sweet & sour meatballs to glazed carrots, I am officially stuffed!

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Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:01:16 GMT

09:05 Leaving for Brooklyn!
17:04 Helping mom prepare food for Thanksgiving dinner!
20:52 Thursdays are Gourmet Grill night, except this week it's Wednesday and therefore I'm eating it now.

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Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:01:17 GMT

08:53 Sleepy

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Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:01:24 GMT

08:22 I finally got an invite for Google Wave, but don't have anybody to use it with.
12:12 President Skorton is having a surprise birthday party at the Cornell store. Free cake!

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Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:01:09 GMT

12:51 Brunch on the commons

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Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:00:28 GMT

23:01 Getting a craving for Shortstop
10:22 I had a dream that I shaved my head. Is this a sign?
14:47 Picking up the last farm share (until January at least!). 6 months have gone so fast.

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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:00:33 GMT

20:01 Hears screaming from the neighbor's apartment

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Tue, 17 Nov 2009 03:01:31 GMT

19:14 Jogging to the mall to buy the new Super Mario Bros game for the Wii!

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Thu, 12 Nov 2009 03:00:32 GMT

14:22 Just caught myself saying/singing " I'm walking, I'm walking" while walking through campus.
21:50 Making vegetable soup

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Wed, 11 Nov 2009 03:01:00 GMT

14:04 The 800 lines of code I've been working on for the past 2 weeks finally works!

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Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:00:18 GMT

06:16 It's day 2 of the Big Red Invitational and I'm up before sunrise for the only time this year.
08:33 Never a dull moment at a bowling tournament. And its only 8:30am

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Tue, 03 Nov 2009 03:00:37 GMT

17:24 Somebody at bowling has a calculus textbook open to "Triple integrals in spherical coordinates". Oh the memories of freshman year

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Highlights of Summer 2009 - August

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:47:00 GMT

August was another good month, spent mostly in Ithaca except for a short weekend trip to NYC. Farm Tuesdays was in full stride using the veggies from the farm. Eggplant made an appearance or two and we grew to love it. Also Zucchini bread was eaten quite a few times. Ate at Indian buffet downtown which is equally as good as the one in collegetown. They're essentially the same.

Also in August (I think) I saw a few movies at both Cinemapolis and the Regal Cinema at the mall. I saw Food Inc and Moon at Cinemapolis, both were very good. Moon was really creepy in a cool sort of way. At the Regal theater I saw Inglorious Basterds which was also surprisingly good - a nice combination of action, drama, comedy. Even though it was over 2 hours it went by really fast.

Joey made a visit to Ithaca in early August, along with Itay. We went to wineries, walked around campus, had some good meals, and also had a dance party at Topher's apartment. Lots of fun! The weekend after we went to more wineries with Topher's friend Amber who goes to school in Syracuse, and her sister who was visiting from Florida. A crazy day of drinking followed by dinner at Red Newt Bistro and then more hanging out at the apartment and then drinks at Felicia's. We also may have gone to State St diner afterwards. The day after we saw a kids production of Footloose and then had a BBQ at Rob's place.

Another weekend was spent cooking a turkey at my apartment with Itay and Topher, along with rosemary mashed potatoes and succotash. We had some wine too and around this time I also purchased a mini barrel of red truck = delicious. Topher and I also joined the Red Feet Wine store wine club, where you get 6 bottles of wine a month for $80. They always choose great stuff for us and they customize the breakdown of red/white/sparkling/rose as well, so really it's an amazing deal.

Later in the month Topher and I made a trip to NYC. Some highlights were Jenn and Sydney's apartment moving party where I got to see some old friends. There was brunch on Saturday at Maracas (I think) where you get unlimited drinks for an hour and a half. It was good and Joey told them it was my birthday so they gave a shot of tequila, a sombrero, and a chocolate cake to me. Good times. On Sunday we went to a place called Poco in the LES which had unlimited drinks and brunch for $20 - we sat at the bar and had a great time. Topher and I also had tickets to 9 to 5 and Toxic Avenger, and in between we had drinks at Blockheads of course. All in all a great time in the city.

And so ends August. You were a good month.

Highlights of Summer 2009 - July

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:25:24 GMT

In the beginning of July I saw my first show at the Kitchen Theater - Gutenberg the Musical. We went on a Wednesday night at 7:30pm. It was hilariously funny and Topher and I decided to get subscription seats for the 2009-2010 season (which by the way, is now two shows in and both have been great so far). After the show I went to Purity to get banana ice cream, but they were out, unfortunately.

When I got back from my family vacation and conference in DC, there was a dance party at the Chanti loft, again on a Wednesday night. It was a 90's dance party and so much fun. Topher and I had also cooked some dinner beforehand, although I don't know specifically what. It might have been some pasta with zucchini, french bread with goat cheese and a balsamic glaze, and then some sort of salad. Whatever it was was very good. And thus began our cooking nights. Back to the dance party - it was fun. After it was over there were some after parties but I went home to greet Itay who was visiting for the weekend. On that Thursday I met Itay for lunch, probably at Sangam. We went to Maxie's for dinner that night and then to CTB and Felicia's. On Friday I met Topher for lunch up by Community Corners and had a cake from Sarah's Pastisserie for the first time (amazing). At night Jordan arrived and we all went to Oasis. It was a crazy night but everybody took care of me and we made it home safely. Saturday was spent very mellowly, farmers market and sitting on the slope for a bit. The 4 of us met up for dinner at Thai Cuisine which was good as usual. We then went to Rob's birthday party which was fun. The weekend ended with Alyssa's BBQ on Sunday.

The rest of July was filled with cooking nights, nights at Felicia's, and also an appearance by the State Street Diner. Of course despite eating at 1am I was still hungry the next morning for breakfast and went to CTB. Go figure.

Highlights of Summer 2009 - June

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:26:47 GMT

In the beginning of June, Jenn came up with Clario and others for reunion. I met up with them for lunch at Aladdin's one day (Which of course was delicious), and also at the Farmer's market for some food and just lounging around. We also went to Shortstop right when Jenn got there and had the amazing French bread pizza.

The rest of June was somewhat eventful - went to Buttermilk Falls to hike with Topher. We actually spent quite a bit of time there and did a lot more trails than I knew existed there. I slipped on the rocks near one of the creeks and scraped my elbow. There is still a slight scar there but barely noticeable to anybody other than myself.

The weekend after Topher and I went to some Seneca Lake wineries. Did some of the usual ones like Tickle Hill and Red Newt but also found this hippie winery called Rasta Ranch which had the most amazing wine and great atmosphere inside. It was great that the wineries were so close to each other but that contributed to a lot of drinking. We had planned to go to Just a Taste afterwards but decided not to since we were all tired. When I got home I pretty much went to sleep (at 6pm).

June was also the first month I went to Felicia's. By now it's my usual hang out place. But really the bartenders are very nice there and most of them know my name, which is saying a lot considering how quiet I normally am there. Also in June was the start of my CSA that I did with Gina. Each week I went to the farm and got my share of veggies. In June it was a lot of greens and zucchini and summer stuff, and it was great seeing the types of produce change with the seasons. There was also a lot of Upick - June was strawberries and snow peas which I ate a lot of.