there's a noreaster coming. good thing we have a gas stove.

Dear teammates,

seasonal greetings! I hope this post finds you in good spirits, and well spirited if indeed that is your thing. we have some silly and serious updates for you:

we have a tiny christmas tree. It is fake. It is the first fake tree either of us has ever had. However, that being said, it is glorious in its mini-ness. it is bejeweled with cranberries (that are shrivelling nicely), white lights, and homemade decorations. We cut out pictures from magazines, stitched them to tissue paper, and strung them up! Also, we made some styrofoam balls. haha. spreading christmas cheer more and more each year.

Our dvd player (which is in the TV) is dead. therefore, we have been watching movies on my computer. Just thought you should know.

Today Zach dealt with the bitch of christmas retail present. People who want something for nothing and think they can get it by being mean are wrong.

I'm done with all my schooling stuff until January 28th. I took the Liberal Arts and Sciences test today...its a NYS teacher exam comprised of 80 multiple choice about everything, and a position paper. Mine was about whether or not public schools should charge their students a fee to participate in athletics. HOG WASH. I could not choose the topic. So, for reals, I am done with my first semester of graduate school. yay!

As many of you will probably experience this evening, we are about to get a noreaster leaving us with 12-18" of snow by tomorrow morning. I don't know how to feel about this. All I know is that I have snowpants, and boots, but no hat, and no "wintery" winter coat. alas, the brown sparkly hat is missing. SADNESS.


Love and kisses, stay safe and warm, hope to see you soon.

-zach and becca

FRIENDCORE!! peanutbutter!!! !!!!

Updates!!!!

A few months ago, as some of you may know, Zach asked our friends to write a friendcore song. This is a made up genre (aren't they all made up?) characterized by FRIENDSHIP!!! Have you ever gone to a show, even if you didn't like the band, only because they were your friends? YES.
Well. I'm the only one so far who has completed a song, it is called animal friends, and it is on this site. maybe. That is, you can email me and I'll send it to you! We couldn't figure out how to put songs on blogger.

Also, I'm eating a spoonful of peanut butter. TAKE THAT GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER. today we went looking for shoes for my sister's wedding next year, and instead we found the thai restaurent of (all of) our dreams. It is called thai thai, and is nestled snugly between tzers tzers tzers, and madame oars. Ifn you couldn't tell, these are strip clubs. There was also another down the street named xhibition. WHERE IS THE E? anyhow. reputably, these are owned by the same man. we want to to go thai thai because we heard it was the best thai food around. confirm/deny?

Also, how come the newest teeth album hasn't gotten much press? we need to know.
Friends. start thinking about your year end top ten album lists pleasies.


xoxo becca and zach

A walking tour of the town!

Today Becca and I went for a walk about Binghamton. It was a little chilly, but the sun was bright and warm. Clad in our scarfs and sweaters we set out down the road and across the river. This is the view upriver from the Exchange St Bridge. It was rainy this week, so the river is moving fast! Take note of the smokestack above the Crowley Plant on the right shore. Bricktastic!





Next we walked down to the river bank by the small dam. We skipped stones and looked up at the exchange street bridge. It was beautiful, but there was goose poop everywhere and it was too bright! You could see the back side of the crowley factory very well, and we also sneaked a peak of our house from the shore! It's the brown one! Look at the beautiful fall foliage!














After that, we headed to downtown. We wound our way through the buildings, past the Court Building with it's copper dome and statue of a naked guy. Then we walked down washington st, past the SUNY Downtown Center. Becca has to plan an event there for her job. OH BOY!














We continued back towards the river. Here is the Washington Street Bridge, a bridge devoted entirely to pedestrians and bicycles! The stature in front is a Spanish-American war memorial. But before we crossed, we walked down around the little park in between the confluence of the Susquehanna and Chenango Rivers. Behold!
Last, we saw this huge drainage pipe on the bank of the Susquehanna. I thought it was where the river serpent lived. Becca said "DANG that is a huge hole!" She wondered where it went. INTRIGUING.

What if fortune tellers used balls of ice cream instead of crystal balls?

So hello,

We just moved to this fine city of binghamton, and thought it would be fun to start a blog about it and the FUTURE. Apparently, binghamton has a pretty bad reputation, but we really like it!! We live on the southside, and we have a nice view of downtown, the susquehanna river, and the crowley dairy factory. At night, we can see the warm red glow of dairy products. yesssss!!

A few weeks ago, over the telephone, Zach told me about this dessert from unos. It just so happened to be a personal sized pan, with a plop of cookie dough baked fresh in it. THEN it has a big old scoop of french vanilla ice cream, whipped cream, and chocolate sauce over the top of it. I couldn't get it out of my head. This evening, we went to get one for ourselves, and the ball of ice cream on top made zach think of fortune tellers. I think if fortune tellers used ice cream, they would get a more accurate read on things. There is so much more variation in ice cream than crystals. THINK OF IF THEY USED CHOCOLATE SWIRL OR CARAMEL SWIRL!?!?!?!
(zach note: I fully pictured an old hook nosed gypsy woman, covered in scarves and rings, scooping out a fresh ball of ice cream. She would stare at it really hard and concentrate. Then she would reach out and read palm lines, but her hand would be all sticky from ice cream. I actually pictured this in the two seconds after I thought "crystal ball=ice cream scoop.")

On Saturday we walked to downtown. It was a chillier day than it had been and it was so nice!! Zach and I pretty much patrolled DT for the afternoon. Some highlights included the area around the city buildings and court house. there is some interesting sculpture and elevated concrete "play" areas. I thought snow control would be a challenge. The courthouse has a great copper roof that has oxidized and is now green. Then we walked back over the Washington street footbridge, and there was a wedding going on!! it was pretty cool.

Jobs are good, we're making friends, we love our place, but we miss all of you!!! Lets keep in touch.