sj, the kitchen frenzy is part of the whole dinner party scenario. (At least the scenario that's in my head. I've never actually had one.)

But don't fear, in the scenario, after minor distasters, you emerge just in time looking fab and serving yummy food.

I just spilled over my spice rack. There are spices and glass everywhere, and my food processor won't work.

Now there is a classic Ginger move. I'm finding the play-by-play entertaining, although it's also making me hungry.

t Last week knocked over an open bottle of pills and an open bottle of vegetable oil, fortunately not in the same room.

Last week i broke a bottle of juniper berries in my pantry while looking for something else. I was chagrined because, while I couldn't remember why I had juniper berries, I was pretty sure they were expensive.

I've been looking for spices in plastic containers. They don't seem to exist.

Lilty's dinner party scenario exists in my head, too. So you are clearly heading towards triumph, sj.

Have you got any flour on your cheeks yet, sj? (It doesn't matter if you are actually making anything with flour. It just adds to the scenario.)

Man, I could do this all day.

I've been looking for spices in plastic containers. They don't seem to exist.

Look at CVS. Yes, the drugstore.

Penzey's stuff is in plastic too.

I am at work and having a tough time. I'm just trying to plug away at the project I came in for.

sj. I hope your dinner party goes well. sounds like a nice time!

juniper berries

Alice Waters' recipe for turkey brine uses these. That's why I have them, at least.

Must remember to hide that story of scorpions in the prosthesis from ex-GF by burying it deep in the internet, probably underneath a Unix programmers board or some such.

I started my day with a haircut. Mom was like "I can't stand it in your face like that." I pretended my doubts and stuff were in the cut hair...I'll let y'all know if it helps.

You hear that Nora? Less hair, less worries. You know, sweetie, you screwed up. But it's not like you get stuck in a parking lot every day. Big difference between fucking up and being a fuckup. I think for the later you have to be completely flaky and unreliable - which you are not.

So at last check, Cindy, erika, juliana, Jessica and Liese all have extra short haircuts for summer and none of you are sharing pictures with me. You know there is a tithe to be paid for rustling up all those reference shots for you!

Teppy and Cash, however, have been generous and forthcoming with their coiffitude.

Emmett has started his first day of summer camp at Acrosports. He'll be tumbling and juggling all day, then whisked back to Concord to play in the semifinals of the baseball tournament he's in. Long day.

You know there is a tithe to be paid for rustling up all those reference shots for you!

Dude, we've been having computer problems from hell lately. Both of ours are pre-Y2K, and they're showing it. I'm hoping to get everything uploaded sometime this week. Current hair is not far different from this, though, just less pointy in front.

I can't remember when I last got my hair cut, but I know it was less than a month ago. And yet -- it's been driving me nuts for the past few days. It grows quickly anyway, but it always grows faster in the summer.

Wait....let me check my bank account online and see when I last spent money at the salon....

Good god. May 31. That's 3 weeks ago, to the day. So, 3 weeks ago, my hair looked like this: [link] , and now it's halfway covering my ears.

I am a freak. A fast-hair-growing FREAK!