my sister asked me to write a poem for mother’s day so we could put it, along with messages from all my other siblings, into a homemade card she painted.

for mother’s day, we had a post-church lunch at a place called epicure. when our sandwiches arrived, my sister and i had no idea whose was whose because neither of them looked like what either of us had ordered.

it turns out we had completely misread the menu because it was so difficult to read and make sense of. i ordered “the northern” instead of “the southern”, which is what i actually wanted, and my sister got a sandwich with bocconcini instead of the broccoloni she actually wanted it.

it was very confusing and i commented on how bad the user experience of that menu was and my sister made a snide remark on how i’m probably going to be so annoying now after having completed my ux design diploma program.

it’s true though, i’m starting to notice little little quirks, strengths and flaws in the design of every day things and products.

after lunch, we walked around riverdale, which has become something of a mother’s day tradition. it’s always warm enough to have a nice walk, but still a tad too chilly to go to the waterfront or the beach.

and when we got home, we watched the movie “fresh” at my sister’s insistence. it wasn’t as disgusting as she’d initially made it out to be, but it definitely reinforced my lack of desire to date (lest i end up with ritualistic cannibal).

all in all, it was a nice mother’s day.

and tomorrow, i’m going to try to get some solid work done on my portfolio after having accomplished absolutely nothing today (for the 6th business day in a row).

wish me luck!