Yay moving Amy! Boo feverish Ginger--there MUST be a language with a word for longing-to-be-in-your-own-bed.

This weekend I...am meeting a new friend for a drink at happy hour tonight (unclear if this is a date--either she has a partner she didn't mention the night we met, or she's recently divorced, is the scuttlebutt). Maybe going dancing after that. Probably. Tomorrow is my last pole-dancing class, which I'm a little sad about--I'm not great at it, but I would've liked to do the drop-in classes or consider another series--but this series was $100/6 classes, which is fine...but that was with a discount. Drop in classes are $29/class, or $195 for the series! So I'm thinking no more, I didn't love it THAT much). Not sure what I'm doing in the evening, was supposedly hanging out with friends, but one canceled on me and the other is flaky. But Sunday I'm bringing friends breakfast and meeting their week-old baby! And then having lunch with a friend's husband who is in town. And then maybe more dancing. At some point I need to consider running 5 miles, because I realized my next 10K is NEXT WEEKEND, and I've only been doing 2-3 miles at a time, for the past many weeks.

oy, so tired. Ran 7 miles this morning, ouch. Then took Dad to an appointment and then to lunch, where I had a huge sandwich (see long run) and half a beer, and now I'm just wiped out. Napped for an hour and I'd love to keep going.

But I must order cabinet hardware, and work on this story.

So excited about shrift's move!

Lee, I kinda got you two presses. Because.

Awesome! That means we have to go to the Slanted Door with Juliana (eta and others) soon, so that you can give them to me and I can give you money

I managed to make the NY Times recipe for genuine gazpacho. THrowing everything in the blender is certainly easier. I figure a giant glass of vegetables should have a medicinal effect.

That is an excellent plan, Lee!

Giant glass of vegetables does sound restorative.

I have eaten less than 400 calories today. Oops. and I know I did not keep up with my hydration schedule. Those should be fixable problems, though.

Now that I home, it is clear that the lawn needs mowing. The weeds are too damn high. And I my need to do some plumbing but I am in denial about that for the moment.

Oh, hey, I have one more jar of pudding than I thought I did! Not for long...

I think gazpacho is one of the world's perfect foods. It's like sunshine in a bowl.

Funny, I don't love gazpacho (I think it's the tomatoes), but I had a gazpacho once that was basically cucumbers, olive oil, and garlic, and it was amazing. Someday I must figure out how to make that...

OK, I have cabinet hardware: [link]

Yikes, it's happening!

Wow, Mike sounds really great! I kinda want to get him and Tim in a room together, I bet there would be fascinating conversations.

If Mike and Tim got together, soon there would be a trebuchet in the back yard, flinging random neatly-wrapped gifts all over the neighborhood. Mike is like a demented Santa.

He's the Best Uncle Ever, and I can't wait to hear this story.

Wow! That's a hell of a story.

I had a gazpacho once that was basically cucumbers, olive oil, and garlic, and it was amazing. Someday I must figure out how to make that...

Maybe put those things in a blender and taste?

meara's weekend sounds good! Also yay for Amy and I forget what else.

I made it out of work by the skin of my teeth, leaving things actually undone but fuckit. My job has been super annoying this week, and now it is over!