One day at Saiko

...our waitress gave Charlie a hefty shot of sake—it was easily a triple. It would have been rude to refuse, right? Needless to say, Charlie was awfully quiet (and quietly affectionate) in his cube the whole afternoon. Good times...

Johan's shoes

This doesn't need a whole lot of explanation. These are Johan's shoes. They are on a standard gym bag.

Kitty Cat Cuties

D'Anne baked the most adorable and delicious kitty cat cookies. I think these may well be my very favorite cookies in the world. Breaking down the components: a light and crisp texture, toasted richness of pecans, little pops of sweetness from the m&ms, and of course the trifecta of salty+savory+sweet... Sheer joy.

Plum Purdy

By happystance, there's a purple theme running through these catch-up bits from the past few weeks...

First up, D'Anne's Thai curry with eggplant. The sun hit these veggies in the most delicious way. And I have to say again how much I love the iPhone camera. These weren't color adjusted in any way, just cropped.



Next, purple memo in the bullpen. Ant's seemingly solid-colored shirt is actually thin magenta and blue stripes.



And today, the most amazing potpourri blown up against the sidewalk, courtesy of Mother Nature. It's mostly fallen crape myrtle blooms, with peppertree leaves.

Melty Ant. Warning, somewhat gruesome.

Some silly putty showed up in the bullpen so of course we had to make an Ant. Syd made a great one with actual antennae, and I promptly stabbed it in the heart with some T-pins. Syd camouflaged the stabbing by adding 4 more, to make them legs. Over the course of the afternoon, Blue Ant slowly degenerated into this sad little puddle.


The extra delicious bit is a conversation from a couple weeks ago:
Ant: It's hot in here.
Me: Yeah, do you usually feel hot in the afternoon? Around 4 pm?
Ant: I guess...
Me: Cause that's when we do our daily ritual of burning you in effigy.

Heartsss!

Pretty in Plaid

Today we all ooh'd and ah'd over Ana's delicious plaid top. It stopped me in my tracks when I came around the corner--in the best possible way, not a la Charlie. The colors are super retro, but served up in a flirty contemporary way with awesome placket ruffles. YUM.

Woefully behind on bloggery

Couple Fridays ago: Charlie and D'Anne goodness. I love how, even on his knees, she makes him look freakishly 'UGE. Note photo-bombing is alive and well in the bullpen. "RRrahrr!"


Last Monday: D'Anne's new 'do and delicious candy-colored pumps. What's not to love?