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Archive for July, 2005 - סיון / תמוז תשס"ה

dinner ideas?

By penny • July 26, 2005 - כ' תמוז תשס"ה • Category: misc

* updated
it’s hot out. i’m cranky and i have no idea what to make for dinner tonight.
we’ve recently had chummus spread; stir-fry; pizza …
tortilla / mexican isn’t appealing at the moment.
any ideas, please email me… thanks.
update: dinner is burgers & fries.
aren’t you glad i shared? ;)



tax break

By penny • July 26, 2005 - כ' תמוז תשס"ה • Category: misc

NYC’s 4% sales tax on modest priced clothing and shoes to end sept 1
items must be under $110 — and it’s an effort to make nyc shopping more competitive than nj or ct. heck, just raise the tolls on the bridges again and i’ll be making all my own clothing from cloths i’ve [...]



still waiting…

By penny • July 26, 2005 - כ' תמוז תשס"ה • Category: misc

2nd ave subway to be delayed again.
anyone surprised?



(recent read) jonathan strange and mr norell

By penny • July 25, 2005 - י"ט תמוז תשס"ה • Category: books

ok, i finally finished jonathan strange and mr norell by susanna clarke.
i first took this out several months ago from nypl but as it was on a one-week book express i never finished it and returned it. while i was waiting for harry potter to be released i thought i’d give it another go, [...]



london

By penny • July 21, 2005 - ט"ו תמוז תשס"ה • Category: misc

you are still in my thoughts



silence?

By penny • July 20, 2005 - י"ד תמוז תשס"ה • Category: misc

silence greets appointment of baltimore symphony orchestra’s new musical director Marin Alsop
this reminds me of the difficulty that was had when women first started winning blind auditions. i think the times wrote about it recently.
*sigh*