Jury Duty

Today I had jury duty. That meant two things:

1. I got to check out Minamoto Kitchoan for Mari. She had e-mailed me a Wagashi Alert about a traditional japanese sweets maker near the Montgomery Bart Station, and had commanded me to go, go, go! So after I was dismissed, I went, went, went.

p.s. Mari, I found out that they don't make their treats there–they are all made in Japan. I'll try Japantown next.

2. I got to read for hours uninterrupted and I can't tell you how long it's been since that's happened. I'm reading a beautiful book that my jr. high school pal Gwen told me about:

New Snack Joint

Believe it or not, it has been so windy here that I need a jacket with a hood. At lunch Tom dropped me off at the Sports Basement. No luck; dismal colors.

So I walked along Crissy Field and discovered a new snack joint. Gorgeous tables made of recycled glass! Not to mention Strauss soft serve yogurt. (Ice cream, too.) Peanut butter & jelly sandwiches to go.

Treasures 6/27

Orthopedic Sunglasses

These are my new prescription sunglasses. I call them my orthopedic sunglasses because they remind me of orthopedic shoes.

I fell in love with them the moment I saw them. The fat sides have windows in them. When the sun's low I can walk without having to twist my head to the east.

Barbara, now you have to send me a photo of the new glasses you bought today.




















This just in from Barbara: Jasper is eyeing my glasses.

Red

A Vote for Gina is a Vote for Me

Please click this safe link and vote for Gina's green business. You can vote once a day on any one computer.

If she gets the most votes, she'll win an iPad. If she wins an iPad, she's promised to let me play with it over a large pizza, which she'll spring for out of her own pocket.

Gina and I worked for the same publishing company in Tennessee. I didn't know her at the time. I never went out of my office except for lunch. But recently I met her on Facebook and she quickly became one of my FFF's. Then I found out she lives right down the coast.

She wrote a book called Is It You, Me, or Adult A.D.D. and it's won four book awards.

Her contest entry:

Gina, CHADD of Northern California
We work to help adults with ADHD tackle challenges such as impulse spending and clutter accumulation. Overall, managing one's ADHD means living more consciously, the heart of "going green."

Facebook Update

Beach Finds 6/20

low tide: 12 noon
display case courtesy of Tom Davick


When I woke up the next morning, the display case had disappeared and all that was left was a pile of glass.

Farmers' Market: The Truth Comes Out

This is my favorite booth at the farmers' market: Pepples Organic Donuts. I had the salt caramel one.

And this is what I came home from the farmers' market with: some sprinkles, a jar of agave nectar, a brand new bag, 3 scarves, and 2 lights. It's probably not a good idea for me to go to the farmers' market at the Ferry Building anymore, though the lights didn't come from the farmers' market per se.

The true reason I went to the farmers' market is lighting. My studio is bright during the day but at night, the light comes from a garish ceiling fixture, so I just end up working (and playing) on the computer in the dark.

I've been wondering why I haven't read a book in years. Could it really be that the computer has turned my brain to mush? I've decided it's because we don't have lights to read by in the kitchen, bedroom, living room, or bathroom. So when Tom suggested we hit some lighting places and reminded me that four of them were near the farmers' market, I jumped out of bed. Especially when he suggested Limn–because we all know Primo Patio (lunch) is right next door.

So after hitting Limn, Artemide, City Lights, and Bay Lighting, we continued on to Home Depot where I spent $14.98 on a construction lamp (very bright halogen) instead of a $1,400 lamp from Limn. Isn't it handsome? It floods the room with just enough light at night, and of course I bounce it off a wall so that the light is indirect. To me, halogen is the most beautiful light.

The woman at Artemide let me take the tiny orange desk lamp home to try out on my desk, and is it ever nice. Maybe for a bedside lamp too. It comes in great colors–I would probably go for the sick green.

From: Tom
Date: June 19, 2010 1:07:05 PM PDT
To: Deb
Cc: Eric, Barbara, Larry
Subject: Primo Patio


Can u believe it?? Linda went to the farmers market w/ me. But then I had to take her to Primo Patio for a magnum glass of sangria. AND THAT IS WHERE WE ARE
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From: Tom
Date: June 19, 2010 1:30:12 PM PDT
To: Deb
Cc: Eric, Barbara, Larry
Subject: Primo Patio Part 2

Tomorrow we gonna go on that diet for sure

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Note from Linda to Tom:

This is a diet lunch. It's the vegetable plate.

No Blogging Tonight

We have a lot of catching up to do.

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