San Francisco

Neither of the contributing members of Brown Sugar have the desire to give a full accounting of our recent trip to San Francisco, we are too busy watching 16 and Pregnant/reading Farwell to Arms, so here is an artistic expression of how our trip felt using the medium of photography.

at a bus stop in San Jose. just part of the bay area experience, right? we flew into San Jose because we thought we found cheap plane tickets, but soon afterward we found even cheaper tickets directly into San Francisco. But no big deal because after 2 buses, a light rail, and an hour on the BART we made it to our hotel.

a view from our bedroom. the view from within the bedroom will be shown upon request only.

still wondering what a $21 toasted bagel tastes like.

I can never look at joann's the same.

daydreams of Sean Connery's The Rock and Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson while we waited to go to Alcatraz.

Locals only

SFMOMA. I am pretty sure that I was in full blown labor while this photo was being taken although I did not know it at the time. I just thought I was travel cranky and wanted a cupcake and a diet coke, after I got home and read what a braxton hicks contraction was I felt as foolish as that golden monkey.

Tried to see if we could catch Dave Eggers at home, but then we realized he doesn't actually live there

a farmers market breakfast

does anyone else dislike the odorous effect that asparagus has on human urine? it's embarrassing.

a lettuce and fireworks show in Chinatown

dreads to his heels

we would have taken a picture of the best crab we've ever eaten, but our fingers were too slick with butter and garlic. highly recommended.

is there room for two more on that train?

photo journal

just did some early spring cleaning for my computer at work. some of the pictures i found saved to my desktop seemed interesting, like maybe they tell the story of the past year in the life of an American dreamer.

a carbon footprint machine

a litter of preemies

our stock press release photo

I am not a big fan of women who use their blogs to gush about their husbands and give them nicknames, like Mr.Brown, and go on about how every little thing they do is sooo adorable, like they are toddlers and not adult males. But I must not dislike it too much because it is exactly what I am about to do about the guy below posing so thoughtfully on the beach.

Maybe because Valentine's Day is just around the corner I am feeling more sentimental OR maybe it is because he spent the entire night helping me make invitations for a bridal shower and then spent an hour+ cleaning the entire kitchen.

Kudos to Kristine for raising a son who understands that wiping down the counters and cabinets is a part of doing the dishes and not its own separate task. I am not just in love with my husband because sometimes he will spend the evening being a sister wife and craft and clean with me.
I also like that he is funny. and that he wears fanny packs when we travel.

and that he wouldn't let me steal this photo from a primary activity days bulletin board from Katie and Levi's church but took a pic instead.

why is that little girl laying face down on the asphalt while another girl pokes her with a stick?

Thanks Mr. Brown for keeping me honest and clean.

Don't Die

I am obsessed with making baby shoes, if you have a baby and I know you then you will probably be getting a pair from me soon.

These felt shoes that I embroidered per my sister's request make me want to deliver in the next 20 minutes.

I am not talented or creative enough to come up with this on my own, I ripped this off stitch for stitch from this girls blog.

Please forgive my poor photography skills, we can't all be the Langs.

It's Official

I was not intending for my last post to be any kind of announcement, I will let this series of photos do the announcing.


Matthew got me a sewing machine for Christmas and I have been busy at work.

Making Bobby pillow slip covers, yes these required me to sew in a zipper(on a curve!) which I accomplished WITHOUT the supervision of my mother and am now elevating my status from beginner to intermediate sewer.
sewing the tiniest shoes

enlarging the photos may put my intermediate status on shaky ground due to my questionable craftsmanship, perhaps Beginner with Promise is a more appropriate title.

and this little onesie, for our baby girl who is scheduled to arrive June 4.

internet visions

I have so many things I need to blog about, like my totally Asian New Years, but that will have to wait until I get over the shock of finding a photo from the future of my unborn child on Al Gore's interweb! seriously, look at that kid.

favorites of the decade (with bonus song links to cyberspace!)

lindsay’s decade favorites (albums)

(no particular order except top 2/alphabetical order is easier than choosing)

arcade fire funeral 2004

beck guero 2005

girl talk feed the animals 2008

kanye west 808's and heartbreak 2008

lykke li youth novels 2007

mgmt oracular spectacular 2008

pete yorn music for the morning after 2001

phoenix wolfgang amadeus phoenix 2009

the postal service give up 2003

the shins chutes too narrow 2003

the strokes room on fire 2003

vampire weekend vampire weekend 2008

wilco yankee hotel foxtrot 2002

2. feist the reminder 2007

1. yeah yeah yeahs its blitz 2009

matthew’s decade favorites (albums)

honorable mentions: too many

30 feist the reminder 2007

29 jay-z the black album 2003

28 okkervil river blacksheep boy/appendix 2005

27 wilco a ghost is born 2004

26 deerhunter microcastle/weird era cont. 2008

25 spoon ga ga ga ga ga 2007

24 kanye west 808's and heartbreak 2008

23 the strokes room on fire 2003

22 lcd soundsystem sound of silver 2007

21 band of horses everything all the time 2006

20 radiohead kid a 2000

19 kanye west late registration 2005

18 modest mouse the moon and antarctica 2000

17 spoon kill the moonlight 2002

16 beck guero 2005

15 animal collective strawberry jam 2007

14 tv on the radio return to cookie mountain 2006

13 radiohead in rainbows 2007

12 jay-z the blueprint 2001

11 vampire weekend vampire weekend 2008

10 arcade fire neon bible 2007

9 the shins chutes too narrow 2003

8 animal collective merriweather post pavilion 2009

7 kanye west college dropout 2004

6 beck sea change 2002

5 wilco yankee hotel foxtrot 2002

4 wolf parade apologies to the queen mary 2005

3 arcade fire funeral 2004

2 panda bear person pitch 2007

1 the strokes is this it? 2001

**bonus**

matthew’s decade favorites (songs (w/ song links to cyberspace))

artist song album year

21 justin timberlake (feat. t.i. & timbaland) my love futuresex/lovesounds 2006

20 lil wayne upgrade u da drought 3 mixtape 2007

19 plants and animals a new kind of love parc avenue 2008

18 peter bjorn and john objects of my affection writers block 2006

17 outkast hey ya speakerboxxx/the love below 2003

16 spoon believing is art girls can tell 2001

15 mariah carey (feat. jay-z & young jeezy) shake it off (single) 2005

14 r. kelly the zoo double up 2007

13 muscles jerk guns babes lemonade 2007

12 man man van helsing boombox six demon bag 2006

11 the very best dinosaur on the ark esau mwamwaya and radioclit are the very best mixtape 2008

10 young jeezy (feat. jay-z) go crazy Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101 2005

9 nelly airforce ones nellyville 2002

8 lcd soundsystem all my friends sound of silver 2007

7 t.i. whatever you like paper trail 2008

6 animal collective leaf house sung tongs 2004

5 t.i. what you know king 2006

4 menomena muscle'n flo friend and foe 2007

3 tv on the radio dreams desperate youth, bloodthirsty babes 2004

2 deerhunter never stops microcastle 2008

1 r. kelly ignition (remix) chocolate factory 2003