As much as I love the air conditioning at Design Annex during these crazy hot days, sometimes I like to work from home outside. I recently cleaned up the picnic table area at The Granitorium (aka where I live with Nick and Chris) so it’s a lot more appealing to sit outside and work. Or sit in the hammock. Unfortunately “work” and “sit in the hammock” don’t seem to happen at the same time. Do they make hammock desks? ;)
I took this photo earlier today of the flowering plant at Design Annex that has been coming back to life now that it’s down on the main floor of the space and not getting so much light up in the loft.
A couple months ago I entered a “contest” to help the guys in The Rationales get the word out about their superb Boston band. At the end of the contest, five of us won a custom song written and performed by Dave Mirabella from The Rationales. Here’s the song that includes shoutouts for my projects Sooz TV and Exploit Boston!. Thanks, guys! :)
The lemon verbena I’m growing in the herb garden on the porch isn’t actually as tall as the house next door like this photo may suggest; but it is growing rapidly. It might be time to make some sorbet!
For years I didn’t think I liked Thai food — it generally underwhelmed me and I never sought it out. But then there’s Ronnarong in Somerville’s Union Square — an explosion of tasty awesomeness. I went there for the first time when I moved to Union Square last Fall.
Now that I’m vegan, it’s especially a good spot to go to — most of the dishes can be prepared with tofu.
Here’s a photo of my favorite dish at Ronnarong: green curry with tofu.
Update: Someone commented on Facebook that the dishes at Ronnarong might not be vegan — a lot of Thai food uses fish sauce. I should probably ask. But overall, I’m not worried about being 100% vegan.
While waiting for meeting cohorts to arrive for a meeting of the minds at Bloc 11 earlier today, I took this photo of a beautiful bouquet of calla lillies. See more of my flower and plant photos at Sooz Photography.
Emperor Norton’s Stationary Marching Band is an instrumental ensemble with an eclectic repertoire that combines the rich musical history of the circus and the vagabond peoples of Europe with the raw energy of free jazz and the irreverence and fun of today’s vaudeville for a sound that is somehow familiar yet like no other. Accompanying the band is an exuberant confederation of circus performers known as the Madcap Rumpus Society whose members include a rotating cast of aerialists, contortionists, acrobats, dancers, stilt walkers, jugglers and sideshow freaks.
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This is the website where I've documented life and work adventures since 2001: concert and food photography, music recommendations, events I'm hosting and attending, etcetera.
I live in Somerville and work out of Design Annex, a coworking space for creatives in Union Square.
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