Good Tunes

Katie, Through the Looking Glass
August 23, 2008

When will I feel
all soft on the inside?
-Ingrid Michaelson, "Masochist"

I am currently in love with Ingrid Michaelson (PJ, too, but also Ingrid Michaelson). I downloaded her album "Girls and Boys" about a week ago, thanks to a suggestion on iTunes and I haven't stopped listening to it since. I was excited when I realized that the album included a song from an Old Navy commercial that I had really liked last winter, but had no idea who the singer was, and was far too lazy to find out (fyi: it's that song that went, "If you are chilly/here, take my sweater/[...] Cuz I love the way you call me baby/And you take me the way I am"). That's what I was SO excited to discover that she is coming to Pittsburgh on November 24th (PJ, if you are reading this, please note: BIRTHDAY GIFT IDEA). I highly recommend the album to any ladies (or gentlemen who are in touch with their feminine sides) to download her album, especially if you like folksy-pop kinds of music.


I fully intended to write more today, but I realized that I would MUCH rather make some chocolate chip cookies so that I can eat the dough. Peace out.

Party in the ROC

Megan & Katie at Salinger's, August 1, 2008

We spent last weekend in Rochester. I haven't been up there for an extended period of time in quite a while, so I tried to pack as many of my Rochester favorites in as possible (most of which included food...). We went to Mex and I got my huuuuge platter of delicious Mexican food and some margaritas to polish it off and definitely didn't miss a stop at Abbott's for chocolate almond frozen custard (seriously...I could roll in that stuff. Mmm...). I finally got to spend some time with Megan, my college and post-college roommate. It was sort of odd to be in her new apartment-- one of the rooms has all of our old living room stuff, so it was almost like being in our old apartment. Kind of bizarre for me. We had a good time, though. I was lucky enough to get up there during Park Ave. Fest, an annual arts/crafts/food/music festival held in my old neighborhood. My big purchase was a necklace (see below) made of pewter (I think) and painted with enamel...totally neato burrito.

My Park Ave. Fest Purchase

On Sunday, we stopped in Orchard Park on our way back down here. I got to spend some time with my parents, my sister and my grandmas...all in all, a very nice weekend.


On a side note, I just have to say THANK YOU to all of my family and friends who have donated to my Step Out: Walk to Fight Diabetes campaign. You guys are the best!! I set an initial goal of $500, and in only a couple of weeks, I've already reached $575! This is a cause that is hugely important to me, so I'm very excited to boost up the goal a bit. The walk is on September 28th at The Pittsburgh Zoo; donations can be made here.