<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><!-- generator="WordPress.com" -->
<rss version="0.92">
<channel>
	<title>L B R N</title>
	<link>http://lbrn.wordpress.com</link>
	<description>a party in a box</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 15:53:34 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<docs>http://backend.userland.com/rss092</docs>
	<language>en</language>
	
	<item>
		<title>lovely ladies</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
today after kari jo and i tackled
a big project in her basement
we rewarded ourselves
with lunch at aroma.
it&#8217;s a delicious israeli sandwich and
salad place that opened on 72nd
street a few months ago.
we ordered our salads and took the
girls upstairs on the roof deck.
it&#8217;s a charming area on the second floor.
we had a nice lunch outside in
the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lbrn.wordpress.com&blog=1161406&post=1853&subd=lbrn&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://lbrn.wordpress.com/2009/07/23/lovely-ladies/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>afternoon with lightning</title>
		<description><![CDATA[i just got back from a lovely
afternoon ride, just me and
lightning.
i went down to toga bike shop to price
some new pedals for my cycling
shoes to clip into.  it turns out
the pedal that matches the clip
i have on my cycling shoe is no
longer being made by look, the
brand of clips i have.
bummer!!!
i&#8217;ll figure something out.
the minute i set [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lbrn.wordpress.com&blog=1161406&post=1850&subd=lbrn&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://lbrn.wordpress.com/2009/07/23/afternoon-with-lightning/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>bicycle gang</title>
		<description><![CDATA[a couple fridays ago  
i got a new bike!
i haven&#8217;t ridden a bike since
i lived
in china.
it all came flowing back to me&#8230;
riding in the streets through traffic
with the cars,
weaving in and out of people with grace
(actually, just without killing anyone),
looking up at the city around me to
find myself amazed and breathless at the
beauty of my [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lbrn.wordpress.com&blog=1161406&post=1826&subd=lbrn&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://lbrn.wordpress.com/2009/07/10/bicycle-gang/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>sad</title>
		<description><![CDATA[it&#8217;s sad that my grandfather asked me if i
had another website because i haven&#8217;t
written here since may.
i&#8217;m horrible for making poppi think
that i&#8217;ve been sharing things and telling
stories on an undisclosed blog.
no, poppi!!
i&#8217;ve just been the biggest slacker
EVER 
i apologize and hope to write much
more frequently.
for my first blog back in a long while
i&#8217;d like to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lbrn.wordpress.com&blog=1161406&post=1819&subd=lbrn&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://lbrn.wordpress.com/2009/06/28/sad/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>camera envy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[i was just visiting kari jo, meghan, and
brianne&#8217;s blogs.
their pictures made me long and yearn
for a new camera.
each of them has a super-nice camera with
lenses and caps and flashes and doodads.
it&#8217;s not all hype.
go check it out for yourself.
(see links above)
(wait until brianne is back from
her trip to europe before you look
at her blog.  it&#8217;s gonna [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lbrn.wordpress.com&blog=1161406&post=1808&subd=lbrn&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://lbrn.wordpress.com/2009/05/03/camera-envy/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>macy&#8217;s spring flower show</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
(this was one of the window displays)
every year at this time macy&#8217;s
takes a million-bajillion flowers
and turns them into beautiful works
of art on the first floor of the store.
it&#8217;s a magical place to be.
so i went.
i took denise&#8230;
did i tell you about denise&#8217;s trip??!!
woe! i didn&#8217;t, did i?
i&#8217;ll save it for later.  it was a whirlwind [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lbrn.wordpress.com&blog=1161406&post=1772&subd=lbrn&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://lbrn.wordpress.com/2009/05/01/macys-spring-flower-show/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>a beautiful beginning</title>
		<description><![CDATA[two weekends ago we a peek into the
near future&#8230;SPRING.  it&#8217;s not quite
sprung here yet.  i&#8217;m pretty sure i wore
my winter coast on monday and wanted
to wear it again the next day, but refused.
the weather last saturday and sunday
afternoon was absolutely beautiful.
i was as happy as a lark!
our plan for the beautiful day really
only needed one thing [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lbrn.wordpress.com&blog=1161406&post=1758&subd=lbrn&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://lbrn.wordpress.com/2009/05/01/a-beautiful-beginning/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>the Lord is risen indeed! Alleluia!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[happy easter, friends!
i think easter is the most understated
holiday.  the resurrection of
Christ is central to my own life.
today we celebrated the death and resurrection
of Christ and all the blessings that
come to us through Christ&#8217;s substitution
for us on the cross.
oh, the beauty and richness of this day!
julia and i had a lunch at our apt.
apartment 1B [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lbrn.wordpress.com&blog=1161406&post=1756&subd=lbrn&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://lbrn.wordpress.com/2009/04/12/the-lord-is-risen-indeed-alleluia/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>birthday fortnight part VI</title>
		<description><![CDATA[okay, this is the last installment&#8230;
i promise.

i&#8217;m sure you&#8217;ve all had enough of
my birthday.
me, meghan, brianne, and maren
went away to a ski resort in the
mountains of upstate new york
for the birthday fortnight finale.
march 3rd-6th
we stayed at the thompson house.
it was a great place.  we had the
jacuzzi suite.  it had two big rooms
including a living area,
game [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lbrn.wordpress.com&blog=1161406&post=1719&subd=lbrn&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://lbrn.wordpress.com/2009/03/29/birthday-fortnight-part-vi/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>birthday fortnight part IV</title>
		<description><![CDATA[i know, get a new title, right right&#8230;
but it&#8217;s almost the end of the series,
almost.
monday, march 2nd
it finally came!!!!!!
plan for the day:
1) get a call from my mom.  every year she
calls early and tells me she is feeling
labor pains.  i was born at 12:15 in the
afternoon after 17 hours of labor, no
meds.  i repeat&#8230;no meds! [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lbrn.wordpress.com&blog=1161406&post=1669&subd=lbrn&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://lbrn.wordpress.com/2009/03/16/birthday-fortnight-part-iv/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>birthday fortnight part III</title>
		<description><![CDATA[sunday, march 1st
this was t-one day until
my 30th birthday.
julie and i slept in a while and took
our time getting ready&#8230;
just like every other day she was
here.  wake up, talk a while,
laugh a while&#8230;no need to rush
about.  so we didn&#8217;t.
we went to alice&#8217;s tea cup for
lunch.  as expected, there was
over an hour wait, so we put [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lbrn.wordpress.com&blog=1161406&post=1666&subd=lbrn&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://lbrn.wordpress.com/2009/03/15/birthday-fortnight-part-iii/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>birthday fortnight part II</title>
		<description><![CDATA[as you know i love shows,
and i love the ballet.
so that&#8217;s what we did on the saturday
prior to my birthday, julie&#8217;s second
full day in the city.
me and jules met up with meghan to
try for the wicked lottery.
we did not win. surprise!!
so we went over to the tkts booth.
nothing.
our next bet was box seats at
marry poopins
and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lbrn.wordpress.com&blog=1161406&post=1645&subd=lbrn&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://lbrn.wordpress.com/2009/03/10/birthday-fortnight-part-ii/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>birthday fortnight part I</title>
		<description><![CDATA[february 26th julie came to town.
that was a week and a half ago.
on her first full day in town we
went all over&#8230;from greenwich
village to midtown, to my hood,
the upper west side, and even
over to jersey.
we had an amazingly delicious
lunch of fish and chips at
a salt and battery,
this fun little british place in
greenwich village.  they
pipe in [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lbrn.wordpress.com&blog=1161406&post=1642&subd=lbrn&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://lbrn.wordpress.com/2009/03/10/birthday-fortnight-part-i/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>splash</title>
		<description><![CDATA[i have some bad news.
all you who are sensitive to sad
stories involving electronics need
to stop reading now.
on thursday night i was at windham
mountain (more on this tomorrow)
at a mountain-side restaurant.  i
went into the bathroom with my
iphone in my shallow back pocket.
before i knew it my iphone was
in the bottom of the toilet!!!
morpheus jumped out of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lbrn.wordpress.com&blog=1161406&post=1639&subd=lbrn&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://lbrn.wordpress.com/2009/03/08/splash/</link>
			</item>
	<item>
		<title>SHE&#8217;S HERE!!!!!!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[julie k repass has arrived in nyc.
not just in nyc, but in my very
own apartment.
we&#8217;ve spent the last solid hour
laughing and talking and laughing
some more.
happy
happy
happy
i&#8217;ve missed her so.
her big blue eyes,
her hilarious vocabulary,
her interesting stories,
her sweet and contagious giggle.
she is fantastic and i am so excited
to introduce her to my nyc family.
confession:
we just might have [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lbrn.wordpress.com&blog=1161406&post=1633&subd=lbrn&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://lbrn.wordpress.com/2009/02/27/shes-here/</link>
			</item>
</channel>
</rss>
