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Tuesday, 22 September 2009

Visit from Seedsower and Saintvi

I was looking through pictures on my camera and found some photos I've been meaning to share. Some of you might have seen seedsower and saintvi's posts about their visit to the Xanga office. These two sweet xangans stopped by the office this past summer and dropped off some delicious treats!

Saintvi, aka Melinda, brought us homemade jam and jelly! There were all kinds of flavors, including strawberry, grape, apple and even coffee!! They were a huge hit at our team meeting, where everyone took one home. My husband and I had the strawberry jam on toast, and it was gone in a week! The fudge was sooo delish as well! Thanks so much Melinda!

Seedsower, aka Beth, brought us vegetables from her farm and homemade pickles! Each member of the team took some fresh produce home. I took some as well and this is what I made:

I made a salad using the corn, tomatoes, cucumbers, carrots and fresh herbs Beth grew! The veggies were so good and needed very little seasoning, just a pinch of salt and pepper.

It's always so wonderful to meet xangans! Thanks again Beth and Melinda!

Thursday, 16 July 2009

Poor Little Guy...

This morning I went for a walk with my husband and saw a raccoon stuck in the window bars of the ground floor of the townhouse next door. You rarely see wild animals in NYC (except tons of pigeons), so I was concerned that the raccoon was rabid or was hurt. The building is being renovated so people rarely go inside. My husband thought it would eventually work its way out since it was squirming around, so we went on our walk.

We come back 40 min later and it managed to turn itself upside-down. I wanted to call Animal Control right away but then started to think 'I'm sure someone else called already.' I think in psychology class there was a term for this displacement of responsibility (forget the official term). So I hurriedly got ready for work and forgot about the raccoon.

My husband leaves for work much later than I do. When he left 4 hours later, he sent me this picture:

The raccoon was still stuck in the window bars! I felt sooo bad the little guy was still there. I called 311 (NYC services) 3 times to try and report the little guy but got disconnected each time. Finally, on the 4th try I got connected to animal control and let them know about him. I wonder how long it'll take for them to send someone. I really hope the raccoon isn't still there when I get home later today.

I'm actually really scared of most animals but it really saddens me when animals get hurt or are mistreated. I wish I had called animal control sooner. What do you think they'll do with him? If he's not rabid they will probably let him go in the park no?

** Update***
An hour after I placed the call, NYC Animal Care and Control called me and asked me how to get to our apt. I stayed on the phone with them until they located the raccoon. The ACC guy hung up with me once they found him, so I didn't get the chance to ask what would happen to him. But when I got home the little guy wasn't there, which was a relief to see. I want to believe he's frocklicking nearby in Central Park and maybe we'll meet again one day there.

Wednesday, 08 April 2009

The Devil is a Cookie

Please stop tempting me!!!

Did you buy Girl Scout Cookies this year?

Thursday, 02 April 2009

Umm...thanks, I think...

I recently had the following convo...

Friend: Ohmigosh! Hi! You look great today!
Me: Aww, really? Thanks!
Friend: Yeah your face looks so small today!
Me: Uhhh...umm...thanks.

I think only in East Asian culture would this be considered a compliment, er I guess more like a complisult.

What's the latest complisult you've heard lately?