My weekend in a nutshell? Painting. I spent all day Saturday, and half of Sunday, painting my old apartment back to its original shade of bland - err, antique white. It was a pretty depressing project, and I wasn't even able to finish the whole place, so whatever additional work needs to be done will come out of my security deposit. All that needs doing now is vacuuming and a light cleaning. But by Thursday I will officially be out!

I took a break from the painting on Saturday night to spend the evening at Lizzi and Matt's for a Yom Kippur break-the-fast feast. We had quiche and kugel and bagels and lox and every yummy food you can think of, as well as wine and sparkling cider. With all the work I've been doing on my various dwellings, it was great to finally take a break and spend some quality time with good friends. And kudos go to Matt for passing the 24-hours-without-sleep mark to be there with us!

Once I threw in the towel on painting, Sunday afternoon was all about the football! Even though I come nowhere near the levels of fanaticism seen in, say, Adam's family, I find the ritual of Sunday afternoon football to be very familiar and comforting. So I cozied up on the couch and worked on finishing up my first quilt block while watching the Eagles pound on the Lions. :) I still have to piece together the rows, but once its all together I'll post pictures..

In other news, I've fallen behind in my linking:

• Visit Neems' Random Ramblings to hear about her first week of teaching and see photos of her summer in India.


• Check out Saniva.org and wish him well in Liverpool.


• Wander over to Rianel Love Rings and check out Lizzi's dad's latest business venture. Note: You must also do some requisite ogling of Matt's technical handiwork.