12 of 12 December 08

From 12 of 12 December 08

8:15 AM- I am way behind on tidying up for the holidays. All this stuff has got to go, accompanied by a massive dusting effort. I like to decorate with sparkle, so dust is not welcome.

From 12 of 12 December 08

12:47 PM- I won't bore you with a photo of Pepper in my laundry basket, since GMiller copped my idea. Instead, look at the pretty blue flame under my cookpot as I prepare lunch.

From 12 of 12 December 08

1:09 PM- Now drool with envy over my bacon pasta with shaved Romano cheese. It was fantastic. I love the roasted garlic in this dish.

From 12 of 12 December 08

1:51 PM- GMiller comes home from a sad errand, and gets welcoming and sympathetic kisses.

From 12 of 12 December 08

3:06 PM- Working at home on my job, holiday cards and bereavement/get well soon food.

From 12 of 12 December 08

3:33 PM- I'm no closer to cleaning up the foyer at the end of the day. GMiller relaxes on the couch.

From 12 of 12 December 08

4:39 PM- My work day is over, so I pack my computer for Monday's return to the office. I didn't leave the condo at all today!

From 12 of 12 December 08

6:38 PM- I fixed a tuna noodle casserole for my MIL. She had a bad spell recently and needs a little TLC. She has a minder, so I had to put instructions on the lid to remove before baking. You never know about the common sense level on some people, and I'd hate the meal to be ruined because the minder didn't think forward very well.

From 12 of 12 December 08

7:56 PM- I also make a chicken and sausage dish for GMiller, who also needs some TLC today. This is one of our favorites, which is good because it makes a ton and we eat it for about three days after baking.

From 12 of 12 December 08

11:19 PM- Back on the couch after dinner, lamenting the lack of entertainment on TV. We're getting a HDTV for our holiday gift to one another, and it will only serve to enhance the clarity on the known quantity of the programming selection. We'll be watching a lot of movies.

From 12 of 12 December 08

11:20 PM- Our holiday cards are signed by both and are now ready for the mailbox.

From 12 of 12 December 08

11:26 PM- Visions of sugarplums, or at least candied mouse peel dance in his head. Flannel is adorable.

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1) ALL PHOTOS MUST BE TAKEN ON THE 12TH OF EACH MONTH.

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4) The original concept was at least one body part in the picture. That idea was slowly faded away. The important part is that it is 12 pics.

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12 of 12 November 08

From 12 of 12 November 08

5:43 AM- Pepper is so greedy, we've started making him sit before we put food in his dish. I always tell him "be a gentleman" and his little butt goes right on the floor. When GMiller is feeding him, Pepper crouches like he's going to get pegged with the scoop.

From 12 of 12 November 08

7:02 AM- I had yesterday off for Veteran's Day and chose to use pockets instead of my purse since we took the Metro in to DC. Before I leave for work, I've got to stuff everything back in to my handbag.

From 12 of 12 November 08

7:45 AM- I am mildly annoyed that my boss' new AE did not yet get this box mountain out of my office as he instructed her. Oh well, now I can build a fort!

From 12 of 12 November 08

9:23 AM- Heirloom apples have been a leitmotif in my life recently. I heard a lot about them when watching the BBC while in Scotland, and my friend Alex brought me this one from the Arlington Farmer's market. It's an Arkansas Black. It was very crisp, not too juicy or too sweet. I think it would make a good baking apple. Inside it looks like a regular apple. I wondered about that before I bit it.

From 12 of 12 November 08

9:01 AM- I finally get a chance for breakfast and have APPLE cinnamon oatmeal and coffee. Both were pleasantly unremarkable.

From 12 of 12 November 08

11:58 AM- I reheated last night's Scarola for lunch. A hearty soup is difficult to eat when your spoon has a puny little bowl, like the plastic ones at work do. I'll have to remember to bring a nicer spoon. Or get a bib.

From 12 of 12 November 08

3:31 PM- I have to get cash for tonight's dinner with Discussion Club. We're going to Ray's Hell Burger, and they don't take credit cards. But they do give you the best burger in DC. When I say Ray's, you say Hell Burger... Go MEAT!

From 12 of 12 November 08

3:45 PM- A snack of popcorn and tea. This is the 12 of 12 food chronicle in case you didn't notice. I thought you guys would get sick of looking at pictures of me on the phone.

From 12 of 12 November 08

4:24 PM- BAM! Ha, ha! Fooled you, suckers! Just kidding. This really is a picture of me on the phone. My dad is at the Cleveland Clinic for surgery and my stepmother called to give me an update. He's fine. But don't yell BAM! at him for a while.

From 12 of 12 November 08

5:53 PM- My best friend Nuvi and I go everywhere together now. I get lost a lot, and she's always there for me.

From 12 of 12 November 08

6:51 PM- While we wait for the group to gather, my Discussion Club girls and I have a drink. We missed our window for both Ray's Hell Burger and Ray's the Steaks and ended up in a largely disappointing Mexican place in the same strip mall. Clouds of billowing acrid smoke brought a hasty end to the evening. The waiter claimed it was fajitas. If true, don't order them there. The girls speculated that it could be a mass poisoning in the style of 24. Which makes me think that 24 might get the credit for softening the heart of America to a black president more than the Cosby Show, since everyone knows a black doctor or lawyer, but only 24 had a black PRESIDENT.

If you are new to 12 of 12 - here are the basics:

1) ALL PHOTOS MUST BE TAKEN ON THE 12TH OF EACH MONTH.

2) After you post your pictures onto a webpage of your choice (Livejournal, typepad, MySpace, Flickr, etc...) please post the TIME, LOCATION, and A SMALL COMMENT in the pic.

3) You own the rights to all of your pictures. The idea "12 of 12" is Chad Darnell's. While credit is not necessary, please don't credit someone else with the idea.

4) The original concept was at least one body part in the picture. That idea was slowly faded away. The important part is that it is 12 pics.

5) When referring to the project, please refer to it as "12 OF 12" - not "12 ON 12."

6) Once completed, please e-mail or post the PERMALINK of the post AND the city and state or city and country of WHERE THE PICTURES WERE TAKEN. (If you are on vacation, it's where the pics were taken.)

(The permalink is the link to the ENTRY of your page. If you just send me your website, I have to track it down. By listing the permalink, it helps for people to go back and view your previous 12 of 12 entries from previous months.)

ANYONE is welcome to join in, even if you've never done it before! I hope you will.

12 of 12 October 08

From 12 of 12 October 08

7:09 AM - I pull my tea out and contemplate oatmeal for breakfast. I stick with tea and decide not to go to weight class.

From 12 of 12 October 08

9:30 AM - Since I've got time on my hands, I clean out the refrigerator in preparation for our honeymoon. All perishable items that won't be eaten this week have got to go. Plus there's a bad smell that needs to go.

From 12 of 12 October 08

9:43 - Using leftover challah from Rosh Hashanah and eggs, I have toad-in-the-hole for breakfast. Even though I call it the British name, whenever I cook this, I remember the movie Moonstruck, one of my favorites. Olympia Dukakis makes it for breakfast in one scene.

From 12 of 12 October 08

11:13 AM - I'm at the mall to get three last minute things for the wedding, and am shocked to see a ghost town in the parking lot. On Sunday. On Columbus Day Weekend. I believe our dire economic predictions. The parking lot is proof. Or it could be the abundance of truly hideous clothes in stores this season. Let's all dress like oatmeal colored Oompa Loompas!

From 12 of 12 October 08

6:22 PM - Later in the day, GMiller decides to do some minor surgery on the carpet. If the vacuum cleaner runs over that, it will pull whole rows out of the carpet. Not good.

From 12 of 12 October 08

6:32 PM - My dad sort of forgot that his anniversary is the day that they fly in for the wedding. I convince him that taking is wife to a stand up burger joint for eats is probably not going to score a lot of points, and make reservations for us at Indebleu instead. They have good food and chairs.

From 12 of 12 October 08

7:06 PM - The clock is ticking down on when I have to leave to meet some friends, so dinner is a tag-team effort. Penne alla vodka with pancetta, done and eaten in less than 40 minutes.

From 12 of 12 October 08

8:11 PM - I find a sweet parking spot in Adams Morgan, just one street over from the speakeasy I'm going to tonight. Rumor has it that this is the last night for the floating cocktail bar, Hummingbird to Mars, so I'm glad we got reservations.

From 12 of 12 October 08

10:25 PM - After a cup of Porter Punch, a Corpse Reviver #2 and a Ginger Manhattan, the drinking part of the night is over. We all agree that much starch and cheese must immediately be consumed, and I dread the staircase that will lead me to the street, as the bar has suddenly been transformed into a ship in stormy seas, judging from the pitch and yaw of the deck. No, that's just me trying to walk. Where's Carrie Nation when you need her?

From 12 of 12 October 08

11:09 PM - We found relief downstairs at Bourbon. Tater tots, chili cheese waffle fries and mac 'n' cheese came to our rescue and we polished them off in short order.

From 12 of 12 October 08

11:50 PM - I find Flannel where he's been most of the day, but now he's in my way. We discuss the options, then decide the best idea would be for him not to move, and for me to squeeze in the best I can.

From 12 of 12 October 08

11:54 PM - I managed to find some space from Mr. Bed Hog, and am asleep, passed out, whatever the kids are calling it these days.

12 of 12 September 08

From 12 of 12 Sept 08

7:04 AM- Working at home this morning. My boss believes that working from home is a wild, irresponsible business practice. I don't do anything at work that I don't do at home... for the most part.

From 12 of 12 Sept 08

8:09 AM- Except that I get to see GMiller awake in the morning.

From 12 of 12 Sept 08

11:03 AM- But I'm on the phone a lot, just like in the office...

From 12 of 12 Sept 08

12:24 PM-On our way to getting our Ketubah framed, we realized that we forgot the Ketubah, so on our way back home stuck in traffic, I see this truck. You got that right, brother. It's hard out here for a pimp.

From 12 of 12 Sept 08

12:28 PM- GMiller tosses the poster tube in the back seat. He had been holding it in an extremely provocative manner only moments before. I'm sure you can fill in the equation of boy + large cynlinder =

From 12 of 12 Sept 08

1:10 PM- At our very most favorite Szechuan restaurant, Joe's Noodle. I feel that we showed remarkable restraint in ordering. Only five dishes to our more normal seven to ten.

From 12 of 12 Sept 08

3:13 PM- Driving around Rockville gives us the chance for simultaneous photos. This time the attempt was successful and we both got usable shots.

From 12 of 12 Sept 08

3:34 PM- I could not wait to put the chicken disguise I bought at Target on Pepper. He is my little chicken in so many ways and now the hat can let everybody know.

From 12 of 12 Sept 08

5:57 PM- Home for the evening, GMiller checks the computer while Flannel lounges amidst the squalor that is our messy foyer. It doesn't look that bad when you see it every day, but in pictures... Yikes!

From 12 of 12 Sept 08

6:54 PM- A friend gave me a box of chocolates from Artisan Confections, really one of the best chocolatiers in the area. I eat one piece a day, though I'd certainly like more than that.

From 12 of 12 Sept 08

7:46 PM- I bleached and washed my antique lace table cloth in anticipation of Rosh Hahshana dinner, which we are hosting for the first time this year. Because I'm a stress junkie who is unabashedly attracted to trouble, I guess.

From 12 of 12 Sept 08

9:41 PM- My fat, fickle baby decides he prefers the company of men this evening. Next, he'll be drinking brews and telling sordid conquest stories. My little man!


If you are new to 12 of 12 - here are the basics:

1) ALL PHOTOS MUST BE TAKEN ON THE 12TH OF EACH MONTH.

2) After you post your pictures onto a webpage of your choice (Livejournal, typepad, MySpace, Flickr, etc...) please post the TIME, LOCATION, and A SMALL COMMENT in the pic.

3) You own the rights to all of your pictures. The idea "12 of 12" is Chad Darnell's. While credit is not necessary, please don't credit someone else with the idea.

4) The original concept was at least one body part in the picture. That idea was slowly faded away. The important part is that it is 12 pics.

5) When referring to the project, please refer to it as "12 OF 12" - not "12 ON 12."

6) Once completed, please e-mail or post the PERMALINK of the post AND the city and state or city and country of WHERE THE PICTURES WERE TAKEN. (If you are on vacation, it's where the pics were taken.)

(The permalink is the link to the ENTRY of your page. If you just send me your website, I have to track it down. By listing the permalink, it helps for people to go back and view your previous 12 of 12 entries from previous months.)

ANYONE is welcome to join in, even if you've never done it before! I hope you will.

12 of 12 August 08

6:16 AM - With my bags packed, I'm ready to head off to work.


7:08 AM - There's some big deal tennis competition in town, so they're using Rock Creek Park to catch the overflow traffic for volunteers and ticket holders. There's lots of new signs with bags for the traffic minders to stow their rubbish.


7:36 AM - In the elevator. I wish that the stairwell doors would open from the stair side, but they don't. We have to take the elevator even if we want to travel one floor up or down.


11:58 AM - My lunch of soy and brown sugar glazed mahi mahi with Thai style rice and green beans is extra delicious. I love that GMiller packs leftovers in meals for me when he cleans up the kitchen. I did it for myself when I lived alone, but it's nice to have someone else take care of you from time to time.


1:26 PM - Looking out my window to gauge whether it will rain today. This week is what I consider unseasonably cool for August in the Washington Metropolitan Area, and we're getting rain more frequently, too.


3:17 PM - I am very sad that one of my favorite comedians, Bernie Mac, died this weekend. I read more about his career online, while I was on a call.


4:13 PM - If I don't leave RIGHT NOW, I'm going to be hella-late to exercise class.


5:53 PM - I got to class on time and sweated a ton. I'm not sure whether it's the new face cream I'm using or what, but I'm sweating more from my face than ever. Clear pores are a blessing and a curse, I suppose.


6:39 PM - Flannel greets me when I get home. Usually both cats are running towards the door as I open it. I see Pepper trundling towards me a moment later. He's so fat, he's going to need a Hoveround. I bet Medicaid won't cover it.


7:31 PM - After my shower, I check the mail. I'm much more on top of this chore now that the wedding RSVP's are coming back in. We got two in this batch. Hooray!


9:12 PM - Our friends' baby arrived last Friday. Now he's home from the hospital, so we went for a visit. This baby is a sugar-bear! He slept most of the time, which is expected when you're only four days old.


9:22 PM - I relinquish the baby to GMiller, but not entirely, as I was holding his little feet and waving them around.

If you are new to 12 of 12 - here are the basics:

1) ALL PHOTOS MUST BE TAKEN ON THE 12TH OF EACH MONTH.

2) After you post your pictures onto a webpage of your choice (Livejournal, typepad, MySpace, Flickr, etc...) please post the TIME, LOCATION, and A SMALL COMMENT in the pic.

3) You own the rights to all of your pictures. The idea "12 of 12" is Chad Darnell's. While credit is not necessary, please don't credit someone else with the idea.

4) The original concept was at least one body part in the picture. That idea was slowly faded away. The important part is that it is 12 pics.

5) The monthly Bonus pic is a 13th picture and is optional.

6) When referring to the project, please refer to it as "12 OF 12" - not "12 ON 12."

7) Once completed, please e-mail or post the PERMALINK of the post AND the city and state or city and country of WHERE THE PICTURES WERE TAKEN. (If you are on vacation, it's where the pics were taken.)

(The permalink is the link to the ENTRY of your page. If you just send me your website, I have to track it down. By listing the permalink, it helps for people to go back and view your previous 12 of 12 entries from previous months.)

ANYONE is welcome to join in, even if you've never done it before! I hope you will.