It's based on an article by Jeffrey Steingarten, the food writer for Vogue, who decided to smuggle raw milk cheese into the US by declaring it.

I'm going to a party where I kinda know the birthday boy and have never met the birthday girl. Dinner will be served (we were told to bring our own beverages).

Do I bring alcohol (which I have no intention of drinking) or a bag of Blue Mountain coffee (ground)?

Bear in mind, I have no idea if they drink alcohol or coffee.

Ahhh, I finally went out for sushi like I've been craving since last Sunday. I'm now stuffed with a California roll, a Jacksonville roll (cilantro and spicy crawfish with seared tuna on top), a pyramid of rice, avocado, various nigiri & roe, and a trio of ginger, green tea, and mango ice cream. I might just take tomorrow off from eating.

How annoying is it that on a saturday, while my parents are in town, my car decided not to start? Finally got it going, but AHRG. It seems starter related. (Please let it be the starter not the flywheel thing.) It hasn't done it since, but while the chance of ME being inconvenienced is one thing, the three of us? Will stress me out. So I will rent a car tomorrow, and we'll drop mine off at the mechanics to be looked it monday and there will be minimal stress. Until the bill comes in, of course. That won't be stress, though. That will be annoyance.

WHY ME. (please note: this whine also is partly due to my car curse: every serious no-go problem has appeared on weekends after closing hours or on public holidays. This time I got weekend + major plans + parents. I'm very special, damnit.)

Sophia - that sucks, all the way around.

ita, I say you take whatever you plan on drinking, unless that is water, the I say, take some alcohol that you assume others at the party will enjoy.

Sara, UGH! stupid car. it could sense that your Dad was around.

I gardened some more tonight and got filthy. I didn't get nearly as much weeded as I wanted, but since I didn't start until 8:40, I think I did ok. I did get the 7 plants in the ground that I wanted to, plus a package of root stems someone gave me (no idea if they will come up or not, they looked sad).

Well, at least he could, in detail, tell me all the possible starter related issues it could be. And how to guarantee to get it running if it is the really expensive fix.

I think I'm going to have to go to the fucking airport to get a rental on a sunday. I should have called tonight, except I *think* it was after branch offices close anyway. I was too busy cursing.

But my parents got introduced to quark and my chicken salad was a HUGE hit. Good with riesling too.

So there is good.

And we went to the Honfest. And Waverly.

And it is really muggy here.

really muggy here too. did your dad put on a Hon wig, cause I'm thinking that would be comedy gold.

So tomorrow I can't decide if I take my return to Target and then go rip more CDs or if I take a break on the CDs and watch movies.

Yeah, notsomuch.

he's missing out.

time for me to bed. okiloveyoubyebye!

To explain, I think the heat & humidity is making my dad a little cranky. OK, he's always a little cranky, but his whimsy is a little on the ebb. He enjoyed it sure, just not as much as he could have.