The Zakuns Are Moving

Adam and I are moving as we speak. A sign that I've been living in Boston for way too long, I'm filled with glee that our new place actually has newly refinished hardwood floors, the kitchen is clean, there's pantry space, the walls are not riddled with weird nubbins and the heat will be maintained at 72 degrees. Yup, our new place is nicer than any other place we've ever lived as singles and as a couple. While moving sucks, we are excited about our new place. Here's the insane timeline for all who are interested.

Sunday evening: plasticann comes home to Boston
Monday noon: Visit realtor 1
Monday early afternoon: Visit realtor 2
Monday early evening: Visit realtor 3
Tuesday 9am: Call realtor 2 about apartment
Tuesday 10am: Meet realtor at apartment for another look
Tuesday 10:45am: Apply for apartment
Tuesday 10:55am: Approved for apartment
Wednesday 1pm: Sign lease, meet landlord
Wednesday 10pm: First load of stuff moved to new apartment

On another note, I had to order new business cards so I took a look at my old ones from last year. I'm embarrassed to admit that my phone number from the old one has a typo, somehow I never noticed it for a whole year. I'm not sure how many calls I've missed because of this. For anyone out there with my MIT business card, please e-mail me instead.

Way Ahead of the Pack or a Clueless Culinary Cliche

I've alway enjoyed the pigs in a blanket and my friends have always gobbled them up whenever I've brought them along. People gobbled them up faster than I could bake them at MGDub's birthday a few years ago. According to the nytimes, pigs in a blanket have become a staple at hip Manhattan parties so I can't decide whether this means I'm ahead of the the pack or I've been a little clueless about just how unchic pigs in a blanket have been for all of those years I served them.

plasticann and Adam are back home

We're finally back in Cambridge after our summer adventure in Seattle. Adam had to come back home two weeks earlier, but fortunately, plasticmom flew out to visit me this last week. Having enjoyed various forms of seafood for four days straight, plasticmom and I had a little mercury scare. Other than that, plasticmom got a new pair of crocs and enjoyed the sights near our Seattle apartment. In other news, Adam and I are looking for a new apartment since our new landlords are converting our building into condos. The search began this afternoon, I can decide if it's discouraging and exciting, but at least we'll find somewhere to live.

Frozen Cookies

Yup, it's been awhile, but here's a quick reconstructed conversation now that Adam's family is here visiting.

Adam's Dad: I really enjoyed those frozen cookies plasticann had in the freezer.
Adam: ...What frozen cookies?
Adam's Dad: The cookies in the freezer bags.
Adam: That's frozen cookie dough that she's baking for her big presentation.

Yes, my big presentation is today and I made presentation cookies also known as Adam's favorite. I refused to let anyone eat the presentation cookies. Well, I made an exception for Tesserrific. I couldn't resist her cuteness so I let her eat two of the cookies.