Happy Monday, friends. (Note the lack of exclamation point.) We have had a long weekend, and the time change has kind of thrown us. Although we were promised an extra hour, that type of thing never works out, meaning I stayed up late reading and then was really not surprised to hear the duo's feet hit the floor at 6:36am Sunday morning.
Also, we had a major life fail Sunday afternoon at approximately 5:00pm. We have wonderful neighbors, and we recently caught up with them. They mentioned stopping by sometime, and we gave her my mobile number. So yesterday after the duo had gotten out ALL of the arts and craft supplies and strewn them all over the kitchen and after George had gotten out all of his toys in the keeping room and after many of the toys spilled into the family room... basically after an explosion of toys and art supplies happened in the downstairs area, there was a knock at the door... So that happened.
Other than that, here's where we are:
1) Personality Test: These tests always get me, and the test matching your personality to a state is no different. This test was particularly interesting because it's the first time I haven't scored "off the charts" as an introvert. Also, the test says I'm not as forgiving as I would have thought. Huh. In sum, my personality is that of a Coloradoan, although I'm still not sure what that means.
Do you take these types of tests, or do they seem a little hippy-dippy-do to you?
2) The Beatles: This weekend we were listening to iTunes radio, and the Abbey Road album cover was on the screen. Lauren was looking at it, and when she asked about the group, Skip told her The Beatles are my favorite band. I'm always hesitant to name an absolute favorite, but yes, I told her, "They are probably my favorite. They're the best." (Specifically, in order of favorites: John (of course), George, Ringo and..... as a distant fourth.... Paul.) I'm not one of those fans who questioned their live abilities, having read some biographic material about them early on. They honed their craft as a live band, and the studio was simply secondary. In fact, their studio recordings are some lowest quality ever made so I'm not sure to what critics were referring when they claimed they employed studio trickery to capture their sound. This recent article supports their skill as a live act.
3) Ray Bradbury: We all know Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 was written in 9 days, but I didn't know it was written in the basement of the Lawrence Clark Powell Library at UCLA. He heard typing sounds coming from the basement, went downstairs, and found machines that could be rented for $.10 per half hour.
As the LA Times explains:
So he went to the bank and returned with a bag of dimes. He plugged a dime into the machine, typed fast for 30 minutes, and then dropped another. When he took breaks, he went upstairs to the library, soaking in a book-loving ambiance he was making forbidden in the fiction he was writing below. He took books off the shelves, finding quotes, then ran downstairs to write some more. Nine days -- and $9.80 in dimes later -- he'd written "Fahrenheit 451."
4) Cast Iron: We love cooking with cast iron, but are always perplexed by the clean up process. Here's how to do it properly (via DesignSponge):
5) New York subway sign experiment: "In New York City, subway conductors have to point at a black and white sign. At every hour of the day. At every stop. They do this to show that they've fully arrived on the platform. We decided to show our appreciation for their work." —Yosef Lerner."
6) PSA: Finally, as a public service announcement, Nordstrom's semi-annual sale starts November 6th.
That's what is happening with us. What is going on with you on this beatific fall day?
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