I won't even let the dentist use toothpaste when cleaning my teeth, such is my hatred of mint and my fear of the gag reflex.

Me too. My dentist keeps some other flavors of the tooth-cleaning stuff, and they'll just use whatever unminty flavor they have. Usually it's bubble gum or fruit punch, but last time it was peanut butter, which was very weird.

I just heard from Teacup Guy. He talked to the realtor, got some answers that make us both feel a little better about the situation, and my calm, rational boyfriend has returne

yay! I had a feeling he just had to DO Something.

go ChiKat with the phoneing!

and I have had good mojitos, but I haven't made a good one. Luckily, I found a rum I like all by itself. Turns out I am fussy about mixed drinks. For example, the Cheesecake factory makes an acceptable mojito - but thier cosmos suck.

Just ate too much food at a chinese place in Oakland. We don't order off the english menu - we point th the one in chinese where it lists a number of mysterious dishes baed on the number of people at the table. an d then soup appears , then shrimp ( whole) , then a whole fried fish, then some sort of giant slabs of mushrooms and greens, then clams in some sauce, then prk ribs, then crab, and someone ordered fried rice, and then a chicken dish appeared.

too much food.

but there is probbably room for rum

Actually, it's mostly mint flavoring that triggers my gag reflex. Fresh mint, in tiny quantities, is OK. (I've got a recipe for a bulgar salad with carrots, almonds, dried cranberries, and a few other things, and it calls for fresh mint. I cut it down to about a quarter of the amount specified, and liked it that way. I still didn't like the smell of the whole bunch of mint, though.)

yay for homework being done... Lemon drop I bet I have vodka around...

My homework that is due on Monday is DONE

Wow.

Yay, Suzi! You deserve the Lemon Drop. Someone needs to take me out for cosmopolitans, but I will settle for spending the day tomorrow with the cutest 10 year old ever.

What a glorious episode of House! Cameron so got the smackdown she needed. My god, that bitch should be fired. It's all about her and her delicate little feelings. Welcome to the real world, toots, now grow the fuck up.

I love House.

I won't even let the dentist use toothpaste when cleaning my teeth, such is my hatred of mint and my fear of the gag reflex.

Me too.

I had NO idea anyone else shared this degree of mint aversion. I thought I was a lone freak with a VERY tolerant dentist.

I feel so much better.

Racing to the end of the shiny new thread to say many thanks for the lovely beej-day wishes (I'm with Pete...that just sounds porny).

I did have a fabulous day that ended with dinner with friends at a very cool restaurant called Busboys and Poets. Much hilarity...including the cringeworthy, everyone in the place sings an off-key Happy Birthday as I sink below the table. Good times!

Nicole-I won't be able to make F2F this year because I'm running the 20 year reunion of the Great Peace March. But NEXT year, for sure.

Mojitos are Soooo of the tasty. About a half of one and I'm dipsy, though. A friend calls them 'aquarium water' due to the murk. I love 'em...and I'm with all y'all mint lovahs.

Off to bed to prep for the rest of Birthday Week.

Tomorrow night, Fella is painting me with mehndi. This is going to be fun.

I LOVE mint. More for me.

I worked from 7am to 6pm today--and then to my rollerskating class. I am pooped. Pooped but happy, because right before I left, my boss called. I got a 15% raise!