Good things today

+ snow melting weather
+ making plans
+ unexpected package
+ Bendick's Bittermints and Bitteroranges
+ finishing a green hat with jingle bells
+ dueling circus bands Cirkestra and Emperor Norton's Stationary Marching Band at Passim

Shameless promotion post

Or, my friends are pretty darned awesome!

Services and Experiences

• I've officially started a writing/editing/copyediting sole proprietorship, called SommerWorks. Email me (business name at gmail) if you'd like me to work on a project!
  
• DaveG has started Midnight Oil, a mechanic shop that's open late, at 36D Tremont Street, Melrose, MA 02176, 781-665-3737. (no website yet)
  
• klingonlandlady and frobzwiththingz run Flying Squirrel Consortium, offering aerial silks classes in Littleton, MA.
  
• majes has a downloadable card game, Rise Against Monsters, at 100% Gaming.
  
• Matt has an exhibit of his photography at the Allston Public Library, From Flair to Flare, now through March 12 (FB event link).
  
• A bunch of people on my friend's list are involved in Emperor Norton's Stationary Marching Band (and they have a lot of upcoming gigs!).
  
• Miriam wrote a rap song Lemonade Queen.
  
• chanaleh sings with Honorable Menschen.
  
• hammercock is part of MIT's spring production of Yeoman of the Guard.
  
• A number of people on my friends list are involved with Theatre @ First, which currently has a production of The Lady's Not For Burning, running through Feb. 26.
  
• gilana offers design (web and print) at Rosenthol Design.
  
• gnomi and mabfan write a column on parenting at the Brookline Patch.
  
• teddywolf does voice work, using a variety of voices.

Things and Stuff

• Some of my hats are available at Wearable Topologies. Ping me if you'd like something made especially for you.
  
• hrafn makes wonderful wire ear cuffs and necklaces available at Feather Forge.
  
• Tess makes some fun clothes and accessories, many of them brightly colored.
  
• Julie also makes fab upcycled accessories.
  
• Curious Alchemy sells leather masks, pockets, and more by Dmitri and Emily.
  
• dancingdeer makes cool quilted bags.
  
• electrictruffle offers wonderful hand-made chocolates (kosher certified) at Small Comfort Chocolates.
  
• hildy9595 publishes Space and Time magazine.
  
• Jacob is a blacksmith interested in making a variety of pieces, from traditional things like hooks to sculptures and signs.
  
• Rachel paints wonderful paintings, and is up for the Phoenix's Best of Boston artist!
  
• A couple of people on my friends list were involved in developing the 7 deck, a special deck of cards, along with games to play using them.
  
• chaneleh also makes cool Judaica and a variety of buttons (the kind with pithy sayings).
  
• gothique runs an art gallery, The Picklepot, and makes her own steampunk jewelry as well.
  

Arts Funding

• The electronica (house? dubstep? I really don't know the precise genres...) duo Zebbler Encanti Experience is raising money to afford going on tour with EOTO.
  
• Jason started The Performance LAB (which now stands for Liars And Believers, due to another group somewhere in the middle of the country having a similar name), and is raising money for a new show this spring based on Song of Songs.
  
• Madelaine has a Kickstarter page to have Madame Tullule's Grand Fiasco at Oberon.
  
• There's also a Kickstarter project to have outdoor Shakespeare in Davis Sq.

Have more? Put 'em in the comments!
And apologies for any I've missed.

Shabbat food

• flatbreads, grape juice
  
• hummus
  
• roasted tiny Brussels sprouts
  
• kohlrabi-watermelon radish-apple slaw with strawberry-lime vinaigrette
  
• pizza with sauteed spinach and mushrooms and red onions, roasted eggplant and more red onions, and mozzarella (onion-free until put on the pizza :-)
  
• roasted vanilla'd pineapple

If I get inspired later, I might make tomato-feta salad with olives. Oh, and the pizza crust is white wheat flour, and doesn't have the herbs I usually toss in, because I used some of the dough for the flatbreads (in lieu of challah).