Subtleteas and Suntan Lotion

It's official! Winter is over (according to me...and my ridiculous mores). As of March 1, I refuse to wear any sort of outer wear that contains a lining and/or down. Thank goodness it's been mildly temperate because in years past I've come close to pneumonia with this somewhat uncalled for rule. But I'm done, no more bundling. HOWEVER- I have recently taken to sleeping with a scarf on. It doesn't provide any extra sort of warmth or comfort but I'm a burrower when I sleep and it's just that much more fabric to snuggle into.



I know I haven't been saying much, loving much, appreciating much lately. But it's been cold and I've been busy. Here's a mini-list of what's been keeping me focused on the goal...the goal being warm weather:

~I love Peter Gabriel. There, I said it. And i'm a sucker for cover songs (again, lame? kind of?) So when PG's album Scratch My Back came out I became a smitten kitten. A Radiohead cover?! A Bon Iver cover?! A Paul SImon cover?! And my favorite favorite...the cover of The Magnetic Fields "Book of Love". I mean, really?




~I'M ABOUT TO BLOG ABOUT NINTENDO. That's for Katie! i bought a bunch of classic Nintendo games for Wii. The past week has been spent trying to remember how to get to the Warp Zone on board 2 of Super Mario Bros. But the real treat was when I found 'Bubble Bobble" which I would say consistently occupied my sister and I from 1988-1992. And by occupied I mean enraptured. She came over last week to play with me and the game totally held up over the years. You're basically a little monster (we were) that runs around blowing bubbles to kill other little monsters (sadly we couldn't do this in real life) and then those dead monsters turned into food that you voraciously ate (we still eat like that). A paraphrased convo from last week's playing:

Andrea: "Holy crow was that a jello mold?!"
Jessica: " I just consumed 6 martinis!"
Andrea: "Haha. A bell pepper!! Nice."




~Amidst old school video games and cover songs, I celebrated a birthday. While everything and everybody made it so so special, one present took the cake. One of my dearest beach friends who knows me so disgustingly well bought me Demeter's Suntan Lotion perfume. I have, for years, applied, sprayed, slathered sunscreen on my body every during single month, season, week, you name it. I can't think of a single smell that even comes close to what happens when I inhale sunscreen. Nasal hallucinations begin to occur and I'm somewhere else (usually LBI)...making out on beach at 5 am, riding bikes in the rain, collecting seashells, loving life. It cheers me up like no other and now I don't have to a slimy mess to obtain that. Ei....I love you for knowing me so freaking well!


~Mumford and Sons. Amazing band. Amazing album. Even better album cover. It's pretty. I want to frame it. They've been my new "driving band". It's all yummy sappy brit pop and it's goooooood. "With grace in your heart and flowers in your hair"....seriously? How can anybody want anything more than that!?



~I've been watching Dexter like it's my job. Which is good, because I technically don't have one.


~Lastly, my sister bought me what is probably my favorite tea to date from Subtletea in NYC which is probably my favorite tea house to date. She went there and described to the guy exactly what kind of tea nerd I am. Decaf? Check. Green? Check. Chamomile? Check. Not very sweet? Check. Earthy tones and textures (I guess...)? Check. And she was spot on with her selection....however it happens to be the "Herbal Infusion Digestion Helper" which is probably the worst named tea they have among their totally cool and clever collection...to date.




Wow....guess I needed to write.....