Gronk. Stupid sleep patterns.

Very cool dress, Fay.

I'm hungry. I have very little food here. Just ate some apple slices with almond butter.

Very cool dress, Fay.

Thank you! Having worked in an office, and loathed that whole suit-wearing/smart-casual thing, I do love the flexibility I have about what I wear to work these days. And, more than that, I love how often we have days where one's supposed to dress in some special fashion - Indian gear for Divali, Chinese for Chinse New Year, Thai for Songkran and for Loy Khatong, International for International Day, team colours for Sports Day...it's nice!

Also - how is the almond butter, Hil? I bought some the other day, but haven't yet used it for anything.

Erin, I really have no words. I can only imagine how awful that must be.

Aww, Fay. I want to have costumes at work!! Now I'm jealous!

1. I miss you

Miss you too, Vortex!!

2. GET SOME.

Hah! Well, K will be here on Friday. So there are definitely plans for that.

Also - how is the almond butter, Hil? I bought some the other day, but haven't yet used it for anything.

I love almond butter. My usual use is almond butter and apricot preserves sandwiches -- kind of a grown-up version of peanut butter and jelly. Also good for just putting a spoonful on a plate and scooping it up with apple slices. Also just discovered a great recipe, which I modified a bit to make a really easy side dish: peel and cut up a sweet potato and boil until softish. Mash it with a potato masher, then mix in about a tablespoon or so each of orange juice and almond butter. Then throw in cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger to taste.

That sounds yum!

I have just finished off a chocolate/raspberry shake, and am trying to work out its carb content. But, damn, it was teh yum.

Aww, Fay. I want to have costumes at work!! Now I'm jealous!

Hey, you get costumes any time you fancy, miss Drag King!

But there's no drag kings here, Fay! And they canceled the shows in DC, because the stupid alcoholic beverage commission has their panties in a wad about the club having an entertainment license (after it's been having drag shows for at least 15 years?) or some nonsense.

Oh, did I mention my new Egyptian officemate getting to see snow for the first time a few weeks ago? She came into the office with this totally overjoyed look on her face and said, "It's beautiful out there!" (Possibly the first time the word "beautiful" has ever been used to describe Foggy Bottom.)

From what I've heard the DC Drag King thing is the result of a Dupont Circle neighborhood group filing a complaint about Chaos not having an entertainment licence, because they don't want "that sort of thing" in their neighborhood. (Which leads me to wonder why they're living in Dupont Circle anyway.)

Randomly, last night, I had a dream that I met a really hot British guy and was making out with him, but I wouldn't go any further than that, because we'd just met. It seems that I'm a prude even in my dreams.

Yep, that's the essence of it, Hil. The guy in charge was like "Well, there was a petition to stop it". But then couldn't actually produce a petition, and was instead like "Well, people complained to me". Uh huh. Jackass.

Snerk. Soy Whip (soy whipped "cream" in a spray canister) has a tutorial on how to use their product: [link]

The guy in charge was like "Well, there was a petition to stop it". But then couldn't actually produce a petition, and was instead like "Well, people complained to me". Uh huh. Jackass.

Ugh.