It's Fat Tuesday, or in my neighborhood, Pazcki day! Pronounced 'poonch-key' these tasty deep-fried treats are basically Polish doughnuts.
While doughnuts traditionally give me terrible heartburn (sorry for the overshare) I had to indulge. Who could pass up their jelly-filled powdered sugar-coated goodness?
Mmmmm...
We went to Rich's Deli for our fix, but they have them at Kasia's (while you're there, do yourself a favor and get some pierogis. Seriously) and Caesar's has been advertising their paczkis for days.
Enjoy! Et laissez les bons temps roulez!
Watching the footie game during recess today, my mind wandered a bit (hey, I only get 15 minutes to eat some days. I have to get some 'me time') and I started noticing how 'hip' the kids are looking these days. One boy had on buffalo plaid pyjama pants and black and TURQUOISE Nikes. So COOL! I hit up The Sartorialist and they're noticing it, too.
I love these email Valentines from Kate Spade...
(thanks, Cup of Jo!)
I am, of course, obsessed with Boston Terriers, so that made my day.
There are also the non-electronic variety...
Handmade!
Miley! (one of my students gave me one of these, with a chocolate attached. She was SO EXCITED about the chocolate, and that it's 'crunchy'. Hah!)
Mmmmm...the kind I made for my beau.
This makes me quite sad-
The Rose, Brandeis University's art museum, is closing.
Read a bit about it here.
Less culturally significant, perhaps, but filling when I need some color-
Domino is folding. Read about it here. I still miss Blueprint, which I enjoyed for it's DIY projects (of COURSE it was a Martha Magazine!) and lovely layout.
Of course I am also thinking about stores that are closing, and folks that are losing their jobs, as it's affected my family, too. Every day it's something new. And I'm applying to graduate school right now? Sheesh...
It's been a very busy week, with lots of 'drama' at school (work). Fourth grade boys...whew! At any rate, I'm nearly passed out, but of course finding time to 'surf the interweb' and look at nice, lovely things.
Which, I realise, is a problem.
I spend so much time reading other people's blogs that I don't update my own (oh, I'll get to that, I say) or I update here with something that I've culled from someone else.
No longer!
At least for today. I wanted to focus for a moment on my beau.
This is some of his art.
I love it.
Currently this piece is on display from January 15 - March 15, 2009, at the Chicago Tourism Center (72 East Randolph). 50-plus artsits from Chicago (or with a connection to the city) participated by creating a city block made entirely from cardboard.
It's really amazing.
I had the opportunity to go to Iceland a few years back, when my sister was studying in Copenhagen, but we went to Northern Denmark and Norway instead.
I loved Oslo (the Vikingship Huset! The Kon-Tiki Museum! The glasses that haven't left my face since!) and driving through Denmark, I could see why so many Scadinavians settled in the Northern Midwest. It looked so much like Wisconsin. Grassy, open and brown in spots, inviting. Iceland, though...something special. It makes my nose tingle like I'm going to cry when I think about how beautiful these places look.
Photos by Bob O'Connor, based in Boston
(via my new favorite internet reading material, A Cup of Jo)
Ethan talks about going to Greece or South America, someplace warm, but I can't get that grass out of my mind. Check out the rest of the photos for an escape from where ever you are...
