the birds and the bees (and frogs)

A friend shared this with me and I spent the last ten minutes laughing so hard I was in tears. Have I told you about the time my mom told me about the birds and the bees? Well, if not, it went a little like this…

I used to think my mom was just *too* honest with me (and thus I was traumatized), but this monologue made me realize that it was probably my own fault (I always did ask too many questions).

friday find: somebody that i used to know cover

if you’ve listed to the radio at all in the past few month, no doubt you’ve heard ‘somebody that i used to know’ by goyte. brian has been obsessed with the song and one day NEEDED to hear it. so, he went on to youtube and found this amazing cover.

pretty fantastic, right?

i’m posting this today in honor of my friend matt, who is a music nut and is marrying a great girl this weekend. congrats!

need a pick-me-up?

If your Monday is off to a slow start and you need a little something to brighten your day, I suggest you check out at least one (if not both!) of the following two blogs I recently discovered.

The first is Food on My Dog. I mean, a burrito on a dog. That’s bound to put a smile on your face.

Or what about spaghetti?

What a good dog, right?

Another blog that celebrates good dogs, Maddie on Things.

The subtitle of this blog is “a super serious project about dogs and physics” – hilarious.

Pretty impressive stuff. Chambers has a new training challenge…

Have you come across any particularly impressive pups recently? Can your pet do any special tricks? (Do these even count as mere tricks??)

 

A Great Song

I think a great song is one that transcends artist, genre, and time. One that, when you hear it on the radio, you always stop to listen to. One that just makes you feel good, even if the lyrics are sad. One that can be sung by a man or a woman, a pop queen or a folk legend. It never gets old and you never grow tired of it.

Bonnie Raitt’s I Can’t Make You Love Me is one of those songs, for me. I love this song and even though Bonnie’s version is my favorite, I’ll never tire of hearing others do it their way. That’s probably because the first time I heard it was when the cool kids sang it in my high school. Then I dug through my mom’s CD collection (much to her surprise) to find her Bonnie Raitt CD and have been pretty obsessed ever since.

Jora shared this mashed up version by Bon Iver recently and I have been playing it non-stop since (I’m sure my coworkers think Brian and I are breaking up…).

Isn’t that pretty great?

Just wanted to share the love.

What are your ‘great songs’?

new camera

I inherited a new camera. Wait. Not just a new camera. A new AWESOME camera. One of those ones with a big lens. I know don’t I sound like I know what I’m talking about??

It zooms.

It has options for optimizing white balance, aperture, and ISO (whatever those are).

 

And you can adjust the shutter speed.

I have A LOT to learn, but I am excited about the process. I’m not saying there won’t still be some photos from my phone here and there… I guess I’m just hoping to fill this journal/blog with some good quality pictures as well.

Here’s hoping.

If you have any tips or any resources I should explore, PLEASE share!

Have you ever gotten a new camera and noticed how it changed your documentation for the good or bad? I’m a little worried that the ‘work’ required to take each picture might result in even fewer pics… Any advice for how to avoid that?

Christmas Card 2011

Merry Christmas to you!

new ‘about me’ page

I added a new page that is all about me. Super exciting, I know. Didn’t want you to miss it, though!

It can be found up at the top of the site (it’s called ‘about me’ obviously).

Enjoy!

the road ahead

So, the readers have spoken: more kitchen adventures and more about our house. Plus, you’d be happy to see stuff about my life, too, which is great since I’m kind of an overshare-er. Poor Chambers is not pup-ular, but you’re stuck with him anyways. Don’t worry, you’ll grow to love him. He’s pretty cute.

So, first I thought I’d share one of my go-to recipes, that I’ve actually already shared with you: made-from-scratch tomato sauce.

In my earlier post, I added pureed veggies that I had grilled the evening before. This time I diced up some chicken I had made the night before and added it in while the sauce simmered. Then, when the sauce was almost ready, I added a pile of greens I picked up at the farmers market (kale and turnip greens, to be exact).  I also have a crazy, rogue basil plant in my back yard (more on that later), so I chopped up some and added that, too.

The turnip greens are really peppery, which was a nice addition. I would recommend them, if you happen upon them.

Making this tomato sauce recipe is an easy way to make something that feels like something you just made up, which makes me feel kind of important. In my own little world, anyway.

Do you have any ‘go to’ recipes that make you feel all chef-y?

Quick Update

For any of you out there still reading, bless you. I have been seriously negligent in my posting, but don’t you worry. I am planning a come back. It may be a while, but I promise it’s coming. I’m hoping it will rank somewhere in between NKOTB (didn’t they come back? where did they go?) and Betty White (the comeback is perhaps better than the initial rise!).

In the meantime, I’d love to hear from you about what you’d like me to discuss in future blog posts. Either email me at ithinkimightbeagrownup ‘at’ gmail ‘dot’ com or complete the poll below. Thanks!

Stay tuned… xo

Ikea Hilarity

I’m sorry.

I’m preempting this post with an apology because I’m about to cause you to pee in your pants.

If you’ve ever purchased something from Ikea, that is.

I just love how the cross at the end is wonky. Hilarious.

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