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In the end, I will not be crashing Magpie's party quasi-uninvited. Anyone I know who is going who wants to try and get the suspenders and shirt back for me, it would be greatly appreciated.

It just seemed a bit much to lose two days to get back <$20 of clothes from someone who doesn't want me there - amusing story thought it might make in the long run.

I once had a lovely pair of white suspenders. I got them from Marc Jacobs because I had store credit. I never wore them, because soon after getting them I loaned them to someone for a shoot. She asked to take them and the black dress shirt she borrowed to a party afterwards.

I said yes, and never saw them again.

I saw her a couple of times, she was moving and didn't know what box they were in.
After that, she just stopped answering emails from me, or calls, or tweets, or facebook messages.

A couple of weeks ago, I got included on a mass facebook invite to her farewell party. She is leaving Boston and (similarly to what I did upon leaving Montreal) having a party where she is divesting herself of stuff.

I'd like my suspenders and shirt back, but am not sure I want to travel all the way to Boston just for that. The party itself could be fun, I suppose, as both the reverse scavenger hunt and the pudding wrestling sound amusing. Still, that's my whole weekend just to get back two pieces of clothing from someone who made it quite clear some time ago that I'm not even worth returning email to.

But it's not like I have much else planned this weekend.

One day in-and-out business trips are kind of ridiculous.

Overall, the day went well - one slight plane delay in the morning.

Sadly, the late start to the meeting and the post-meeting debrief meant I really had no time to see people. I managed a quick chat and falafel with ascikitty, and got home-made gluten-free chocolatines from herbertinc (which were amazing and now if anyone says you can't make gluten-free pastry that is awesome I will deride them as knowing nothing. NOTHING!!!), but was unable to see entrope. :(

Still, it likes like they may send me on a few more of these.

So it seems I will be in Boston on business the 20th of July. More precisely, Cambridge.

Not sure how long the meetings are for and I am flying back that evening, but anyone want to make tentative plans for a fly-by hello?

I appear to be unable to find the charger for my Nokia t-mobile throw-away phone which I keep for the sake of visits to the US. If I am lucky, I might be able to find one that works up here. Otherwise, no phone for the visit. :(

That's right, this Saturday at 12pm, the awesome Cecil Castellucci will be her new picture book, Grandma's Gloves at the Curious George bookstore in Harvard Square. You should all go!!!

From my visit to Boston last month:

Half-a-Pound of Silk



The Yarn Store



A Bowl of Oranges in the Morning



(I actually took shots of that silk at a number of different white balance settings to see what it looked like, so this is probably a bit warmer in colour than reality.)

I really wish this phone had something in one of the menus that told me what the phone number associated with it was, then it would be useful to bring to the US while in Boston/Cambridge/Somerville

Update: It seems it is in my contacts, as opposed to my settings. Not where I would put it, but there you go.

I am given to understand that the rooms are already all gone?

This is... unfortunate, as I had hoped to come down for a weekend visit or some such.

The place looks much worse than it is, since things just need to be carted out for the most part.

Still.
Need coffee.