Random stuff

First, on the way home last night I stopped at the Vaccaro's stall in Union Station to enjoy an Italian pastry. I was going to try the St. Patrick's Day mint gelato, since davidgallaher1 suggested it...but no gelato at Union Station. Second choice was tiramisu, since my sister requested that I enjoy some -- she could enjoy it vicariously through me :). Nope. They were sold out of pretty much everything, so I ended up with 2 raisin walnut cookies to nibble on the train ride home. I'll swing by the shop in Little Italy tomorrow, see if I can get a pint hand-packed gelato. It's on my mind now.

Second, are you wearing green? I have St. Patrick's Day socks on -- green heels and toes, and shamrocks embroidered on the ankles. Forgot last year and was variously pinched and kissed by friends and strangers.

Third, I'm so glad Comedy Central rebroadcasts The Colbert Report at 8:30pm, since I am asleep by 11:30 most nights. Loved Keith Olbermann the other night and Al Franken, too.

Fourth, I finished Kinsale's Uncertain Magic. Enjoyed it until the very end, which felt a little bit hurried and didn't entirely make sense to me. I'm going to reread it, I think, then maybe email Beth with questions :)

Four by four meme

I've been tagged by CW to do the four by four meme, so here it is:

4 jobs you have had in your life:
1. jack of all trades in a small retail/wholesale seafood store
2. clerk in university admissions office (I answered the phone, did mailings, and gave tours of campus – and I became very good at talking while walking backward)
3. library assistant in university library
4. law clerk for solo practitioner

4 movies you would watch over and over
1. Roman Holiday
2. Serenity
3. While You Were Sleeping
4. Persuasion (Ciaran Hinds doing the voice over of the letter to Anne: “I can listen no longer in silence . . . I am half agony, half hope…” Makes me shiver.)

4 places I have lived
1. Maryland
2. Florida
No other places, which seems kind of insular. I've lived in a bunch of places in Maryland, but it's not that big a state.

4 TV shows you love to watch
1. The Colbert Report
2. Footballers Wives
3. The Closer
4. Grey’s Anatomy

4 places you have been on vacation
1. Madrid
2. New Orleans (pre-Katrina)
3. Savannah
4. Southern Maine

4 websites you visit daily
1. WashingtonPost.com
2. Amazon.com
3. Smart Bitches
4. Balls & Walnuts

4 of your favorite foods
1. Chocolate in general, but Vosges Naga bar in particular: curry powder and coconut mixed with milk chocolate
2. Lemon-grass chicken w/ rice
3. Pumpkin w/ yogurt sauce appetizer at The Helmand
4. Moose tracks ice cream

4 places you would rather be right now
1. at home, in my recliner reading or maybe even still in bed
2. library
3. bookstore
4. on vacation

4 or more bloggers you are tagging
I’m not tagging anyone, because everyone I know has already been tagged!