Super Amy

December 12 New food.
Pho Noodleville in Greenville — on Orchard Park Drive across from The Channel. Abby introduced me to this little place early this year, and we have both taken every opportunity to eat here since. It’s Vietnamese, which I’ve never tried much before, and they use fresh ingredients with no MSG. I tried the Pho (a unique broth soup with rice noodles and a meat. It’s so delightful that I haven’t felt the need to try anything else since. The service is sometimes a little casual, so we try to go when we aren’t in a hurry, but it’s rarely ever packed, and a pretty cheap place to eat.

December 13 What’s the best change you made to the place you live?
I don’t think a place can really feel like home until you’ve established some greenery. (Color doesn’t hurt, either.) In the summer of 2008 I was overwhelmingly fascinated by zinnias, which were being sold by the bucket at farmer’s markets in Greenville and Athens. I decided to plant some myself this year. It’s a project that could have gone better, but there’s always next year.

So there’s only so much to be said for having a near-airtight plan. No matter how many calls, reservations, and print-outs I make, sometimes things just come up that can’t be worked around, and it’s a pretty disappointing lesson to learn. I’m not on my way to the Grand Canyon right now, but hey. I still have the week off of work, and virtually limitless possibility. I didn’t go anywhere exciting today (though for a while I entertained the idea of driving very far north, Montreal possibly), but I did make an appointment to start volunteering in 2010, as well as research some family vacation cabins. It’s good to take it slow sometimes, I’m told, and maybe if I practice, that might start to make sense to me.

Listening to: Yeasayer – Ambling Alp (okay, the video’s weird, but I love this song)