Author Archives: JJD
Keigwin + Company
Getting seasons tickets to the Kennedy Center’s modern dance series was one of the best decisions I’ve made in recent years. There’s just so much great dance! Last night I saw Keigwin + Company perform. If Merce Cunningham was cerebral, Mark Morris gorgeous, and Alvin Ailey exhilarating, Keigwin + Company was pure fun. The company is […]
Contemporary Folk Americana
On Thursday night I got a text message asking me if I wanted to see a concert at a place called Jammin Java on Friday. I had no idea who sent the message (some out of state number), and I’d surely never heard of Jammin Java — but I said yes anyway. A quick Google search told me there […]
And the winner is…
Ashley! Amongst her many suggestions was a pendant lamp that looked like a doily draped over a light bulb. Ever eloquent, her accompanying comment was “Uuuuuuuuhhh…..???” (This is not the winner. Keep reading.) To which I said, “Of course! Tord Boontje!” Because the droopy doily is actually called “Midsummer” and was designed by Tord Boontje, a Dutch […]
Runners Up
In June 2011 I moved into my current apartment. By August 2011 the bad lighting in my living room had made me want to gnaw off my arms and legs. Because I was working too many hours at the law firm to figure out how to do that, I decided to try an alternative: I launched a lamp-finding […]
Eating Blind
If I eat something fun but can’t post pictures on my blog, does it count? Today I had brunch with a friend at Founding Farmers and dinner with another friend at Ren’s Ramen — but I have no pictures to share because my camera is enjoying an extended stay in Guatemala City. (Oops.) So you’ll just have […]
Dinner Party Conversations
I went to a dinner party tonight after work. It was hosted by the same woman who threw the New Year’s Eve party that I almost completely missed. As I’d expected, it was full of interesting people: there was an environmental lawyer, a graduate student in social work, an environmentalist who works at the World Wildlife Foundation […]
The Sues
I love the small world of international travel – especially in small countries with relatively few international flights. At the coffee finca on Sunday, our tour group consisted of Jennifer, Mark and me, and a passel of British retirees who were all named Sue. (Well, the man’s name may have been John, but there were […]
Guatemala, Day 3 – Sunset on a clear night
For all of the less than wonderful aspects of Guatemala City, it remains nonetheless remarkably situated from a geographical perspective. The surrounding volcanoes provide an exotic backdrop and frame beautiful sunsets. Haze had prevented my seeing them the past few days, but today the air cleared enough to appreciate the view. The climate is also incredible […]
Guatemala, Day 3 – Splendido
For our last dinner, we went to a small restaurant called Splendido with another of Jennifer and Mark’s friends — a girl our age named Dani (not sure if I spelled that right) who works at USAID with Mark. Like the crew I met the other night, she seemed like a fun person; the sort you’d […]
Guatemala, Day 3 – Ummm
Computer? What computer?
A More Gentlemanlike Manner 