Reader: Check, check

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Check, check

This is an empty post where I say little other than that I am grateful, incredibly grateful that anyone still reads this blog. I am also grateful that I am not feeling as terrible as I felt this time last year. Oh!

I also went to Chicago to visit my darling LAS. A few pictures from the trip:

Yes, that is buttercream frosting. Good heavens.

Better, substantive post to come tomorrow. Meantime, have a cookie.

Love,

Nina

7 comments:

utenzi said...: Cookies with buttercream frosting stuffed between them? Yikes!

Chicago is a great looking city with all those interesting culinary areas to explore. I hope you have a great time there, Ninna.; May 27, 2009 at 1:42 AM
Neil said...: I'm glad that things are looking better for you. I'm sure those cookies helped.; May 27, 2009 at 4:05 AM
Avitable said...: Now, when are you coming to Florida, hm?; May 27, 2009 at 7:34 AM
Megan said...: Mmmm... buttercream.; May 27, 2009 at 12:15 PM
123Valerie said...: Dear Nina is back!

Well, from the looks of things, you've been back a while, but you are back to me. I am sorry, kitten, that the clouds seemed to have followed you but I know they will soon part.

Thank you for checking in! It's so nice to see your words flowing again.; May 27, 2009 at 12:46 PM
sybil law said...: Oh, those cookies look so good!!!
Glad you got to take a little trip! :); May 27, 2009 at 2:23 PM
LizLSB said...: You know, you could visit each of your amazing blogfriends, take pictures, and post your adventures on the net. Feel like coming to Atlanta anytime soon? :); May 30, 2009 at 1:55 AM

Who are these people?

Bibi - God bless the guy who gets Bee. I can't even think of anything obnoxious to say about her. She can eat pasta without gaining weight, she can run the ridges at Gertrude's Nose with no fear, and she is by miles the best climber of all of us. She's going to Kili with us. Hell, she'll be leading.
Buzz Elder Brother. Cross me at your peril.
Jib computer wizard, entrepreneur, stand-up comedian, stand-up guy I can count on to catch a movie and hold hands in the dark without it having any meaning whatosever. Every woman needs a man like Jib.
Joe - locquacious, flirtatious, 40-something hiking buddy - also, ex-manfriend of Pax.
Larry, WPITW - climber, hiker, badass (not in the good way, either). At a given moment, at least half of us are not speaking to him.
Liam - My nephew, whose favorite words are "noing," "Bobby," "dumptruck," "job-site" and "Daddy." He also says "obstreperous" "pulchritudinous" and "Nina" upon request.
Merry - Australian BFF spends the summers on a yacht, nannying for a celebrity couple with two children. She lives in a brownstone and she has a chauffeur. And we have no idea who she works for.
Newsy has been my friend for about 22,000 hours. Or more. I don't have a calculator. She has about 3423% more professional and personal commitments than I do, and yet she still finds time to think about me. I find this astonishing. If you knew her, you'd be astonished, too.
Pax - climber, hiker, corporate warrior, used to date Joe. Sticks by Larry in spite of his horribleness. None of us understands this.
Skatey- he rides a skateboard. He can dance. He can throw a frisbee and he's not bad at karaoke, either.
Sri - Bengali princess who, aside from kicking my ass at climbing, and aside from being a smokin' hiker, brought down the evil empire of Larry and also once told me that "even girls' are turned on my breasts." Also never turns down "one more round."
Supajewie - Long distance drinking buddy, just about the only person I know who "gets it". And no, she's not Jewish. It's a long story.
Tex - is what happens when you take a normal man, add alcohol, subtract common sense and tact, and then buy him another drink.

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I teach English, and I sometimes get a emotional about grammar, punctuation, and usage. I sometimes write posts about other people's grammar - or mine. This does not mean, however, that my blog is without errors. I constantly go back and edit for typos and sometimes even... misspelled words *clutching skull and gagging*. If you find a mistake feel free to call me out on it. I will persist in making mistakes whether I attempt to catch them or not, and I will continue to be my bitchy English teacher self despite my capacity to screw up just as often as the next person... and maybe more.