Aww, MM.

I had a fun day with my parents. Went out to breakfast at Bread and Brew, then to the American Indian museum, which had all the usual interesting exhibits as well as a special exhibit about chocolate. Then out to Rockville for lunch at Yuan Fu, which is a totally fabulous vegan Chinese restaurant. They've got a ton of dishes that I've never seen at any other Chinese restaurant, and they're all delicious.

Then we went to Pangea, the vegan store. This place is totally in the middle of nowhere. We were using the GPS to get there, and when the GPS said "Your destination is 500 feet ahead" or whatever, my dad looked around and said, "Huh?" because he couldn't figure out how anything he saw in the next block could be a store. I pointed out the right parking lot to him, and as we got out, he asked if this was where Woodward and Burnstein met with Deep Throat. I got all kinds of fun stuff there -- imitation Mallomar, a bunch of candy, and two different kinds of sprinkles that I can put on cookies or cupcakes or whatever, plus some of the magic Canadian brand of vegan cheese, and some of the not quite magic but still very good Scottish brand.

Then we came back to my apartment, and my dad and I played Rock Band while my mom cleaned the apartment. I didn't ask her to or anything, she just decided that it needed cleaning and that she should do it. It's still a mess, but slightly less of a mess, and I thanked her profusely. Also, my dad changed the light bulbs in my ceiling fixtures, so now I have light in more than half my apartment!

Then we went out for Indian food for dinner. Yum. So now I have a full tummy, a clean-ish apartment with light, a fridge full of leftovers, and a Tivo full of stuff to distract me from the rejection email sitting in my inbox, from a school that I really didn't expect to be rejected by this soon.

Valentine's Day Stinks, Or, He Sure Put More Effort into this than MM Did: [link]

I got all kinds of fun stuff there -- imitation Mallomar, a bunch of candy, and two different kinds of sprinkles that I can put on cookies or cupcakes or whatever, plus some of the magic Canadian brand of vegan cheese, and some of the not quite magic but still very good Scottish brand.

Those all sound fun. You'll have to tell us about the Mallomars.

Valentine's Day Stinks, Or, He Sure Put More Effort into this than MM Did: [link]

Awwwww! It's a half-mile valentine! You need SOMETHING dark to put on the snow. I wonder how he got it so symetrical?

Right across the street from my building, there's a pile of snow at least seven feet high, maybe eight. Every time I walk by it, I have to resist the urge to try to climb it. (Mostly what's stopping me is that there's bare pavement on both sides of it, which would probably really hurt if I slipped. If there was still snow on the ground next to it, I might give it a shot.)

Happy Valentine's Day people! [link]

GC, that is the best Valentine.

I have survived 3 hours in a crowded restaurant with my loud family. I feel no need to be social again anytime in the immediate future.

Call Vortex, Hil. She can be your spotter!

GC, that's adorable.

Every time I see a picture of Shane, I want to jump onto the 5 and book down to LA just to eat him up.