chiles – Orangette https://orangette.net Thu, 24 Dec 2015 22:22:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.2 Let’s wing it https://orangette.net/2012/06/lets-wing-it/ https://orangette.net/2012/06/lets-wing-it/#comments Mon, 18 Jun 2012 22:39:00 +0000 https://elitemporaryblog.wordpress.com/2012/06/18/lets-wing-it Before I say anything else, I want to thank you for your kindness about my aunt.  I was very nervous when I put up that post, but I felt much better for having written it, and I hoped that meant something.  Thank you for reading, and for saying what you did, and mostly, for understanding. There is no smooth transition to be made from talking about death to discussing Thai food.  Let’s wing it. I don’t know why that fried egg looks like it has no yolk. It definitely had one, because before I took this picture, I punctured it with that spoon. I think this is my punishment for not taking a proper photograph: my iPhone ate the yolk. Anyway,…

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Not a tomato sandwich https://orangette.net/2011/09/not-a-tomato-sandwich/ https://orangette.net/2011/09/not-a-tomato-sandwich/#comments Sat, 17 Sep 2011 01:38:00 +0000 https://elitemporaryblog.wordpress.com/2011/09/17/not-a-tomato-sandwich So, I turned 33 a couple of days ago. And Brandon, who was but a pup of 23 when I met him, turned 30 a few days before that. Thirty! The staff at Delancey wrote BRANDON TURNS OLD TODAY on the chalkboard and spelled out OLD BOSS in alphabet magnets on the ice machine. He told me that he hasn’t thought much about being in his thirties, but I think he secretly likes the idea. I’m on the fence sometimes, but mostly, I do too. In any case, thank you for your patience. In my absence from this space, there was a return flight from Ohio, writing, more writing, payroll, a birthday cake, a big project for a friend, and…

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