Chicago

I'll be going to Chicago May 15-20 to help represent Equal Exchange at Green Festival. Come visit!!!

http://www.greenfestivals.org/content/view/230/200/

P.S. DID YOU KNOW: I recently found out that Chicago is not actually the windiest city in the United States; Boston is!

I saw a giant chair

I had a very social weekend - starting on Wednesday. A bunch of us from work (about 20!!) went out for Pints & Pupusas in JP. Pupusas are delicious, thick tortillas with beans (or whatever other filling you want). We ordered the food and then ate it at the pub next door. We decided Pints & Pupusas should be at least a monthly tradition. The pub is really small so having 20 Equal Exchangers meant we pretty much filled up the place. It was fun.

Then on Thursday night, I went out with Stef and some of her friends for karaoke. I did not sing. I was a dancer/spectator/supporter.

On Friday, Stef and I ordered Indian takeout and watched a Bollywood film. It's kind of a new obsession of mine. Bollywood, if you don't know, is a type of Indian film that relies heavily on song and dance. They are often about love (and arranged marriages) and they're really just kind of ridiculous. So I love them.

I slept in on Saturday morning and then embarked on my first field trip to central Massachusetts. I went with Vanessa and Matt to his parents' house in the city of Gardner. I learned some things as we drove through various towns, like how to pronounce Leominster (lemon-ster), the birthplace of Johnny Appleseed.

Gardner is the furniture capital of New England. It was once the furniture capital of the world. Apparently this is really exciting. Hey, I guess every town needs a claim to fame.

We spent a few hours at his parents' house and then we drove another 20 minutes to a house to see some friends' bands play. The show got over around 11pm, so we went to Denny's for some greasy food and then drove back to Boston. I fell asleep in the back seat; I just don't have the stamina I used to.

Now it's back to work for the week...

Hope you enjoy yours.

x

Another weekend update

No exciting news from during the week. This weekend has been fun, though. On Friday night, I cooked. Yes, that's news because I rarely make actual meals. I made peanut butter tofu pasta - an old favorite from the co-op days - for Vanessa, Matt and me. It turned out delicious and they were complimenting me all night. The three of us spent the rest of the night playing Uno. I think they play differently than how I remember playing growing up. But I still won a round, yay!

On Saturday, the three of us went for a drive and got burritos at this little place in Brookline. They were tasty.

Then Vanessa had a couple friends over, so the five of us hung out at our apartment and baked cookies. After that, I went out with my friend Stef and some of her friends. All in all - a good day.

Today I need to do some grocery shopping and perhaps some laundry.

FYI - if anyone wants some free Equal Exchange coffee, just let me know! I can always get free coffee. Sorry I've never thought to mention that before...

Have a good week!

Happy February

I actually went out on a work night this week. On Wednesday night, Vanessa (roommate), Matt (her boyfriend), and I got some vegan pizza, a beer, and then we decided to go to this monthly dance night at a club in JP. It was really fun actually. I was tired the next day at work, but it was worth it.

The weekend has gone by so fast! I heard Michigan has had lots of snow, but we had a beautiful, warmish weekend here in Boston. It was sunny both Saturday and today, and warm enough to be outside in a sweatshirt! It made me really excited for spring.

On Friday night, I met up with my friend, Emilee (met her through my roommate Vanessa) and we got Indian food at this really great place in JP. Then we went and saw "Persopolis," this foreign film based on a book about an Iranian girl growing up in times of political turmoil. It made me feel very ignorant about what's happening in the Middle East.

On Saturday, I slept in and then met up with a new friend, Stefanie, and we went for a walk in the Arboretum since the weather was so nice. We walked for a while - I was sore afterwards - but the highlight was walking to The Peak, which is a point where you can see a lot of Boston. I spent the night in, just relaxing with a movie.

Today I went grocery shopping at a store in JP. I didn't realize it was there until right before my car got stolen. So it was great to have a pretty close place to drive to and load up on groceries!

Now I'm going to do a few loads of laundry... yay for productive weekends.

Miss you all!
<3 aks