listening:

oppenheimer, self titled album
we picked this up at the last tmbg concert, and i really like it. sometimes you don’t know if an opening band you enjoyed live will translate to a good cd purchase, but in this case, the songs have held up.

reading:

from the host of post punk kitchen. these are both interesting reads, and entertaining, on top of being filled with recipes. i have already made the vanilla cupcakes with chocolate ganache. we haven’t made anything from vegan with a vengeance yet (i need to go grocery shopping for a few things first, not for anything special…i just haven’t been grocery shopping in a while) but are looking forward to trying a few things out. even if the food isn’t great (which i doubt will be the case) the tips throughout the book are super useful and have already taught me a few handy things.

surfing:
carrie brownstein has a blog on npr.org!
it’s called monitor mix, and it is a conversation about music and culture. it’s good. go read it!

watching:

chuck is an ok show! you do have to suspend some disbelief to enjoy it, but so far it has been a fun watch. the first few episodes were clearly following a formula, which was getting a little old, but the last few have gotten much better. mostly though we watch it for jayne. although i wish his character in chuck (what is his name on the show anyway? we just still call him jayne) was a little better/bigger than it is.
so, right now you are realizing that it seems i only watch regular television shows on mondays. however, while that may be true, it is all about to change: project runway starts tomorrow! whoohoo!!!