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i woke up before 9... finally got up.

i'm letting boy sleep in, as it's his birthday. he's 27 today!

i feel bad for not baking, but he won't eat sweets at all anymore. so no cake, no brownies. i wanted to make him his favorite fruit-juice-sweetened cookies, but didn't realize they need a 12 hour start. *sigh* i'll make them tomorrow.

i want to go to the farmer's market. maybe i should shower.

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explodingcat did not sleep well last night (in fact, he slept so poorly he actually got up to do dishes in the middles of the night). he's kind of out of it today, which is sad. we went to the farmer's market, though. the folks at Double H asked us computer questions, then gave us boy's sausage for free. we exchanged contact info. they're either having battery or motherboard problems (probably all of the above--the tower and most everything in it is 9 years old, the hard drive is two years old, the monitor is new). I gave them some suggestions of things to try before giving up on it. They're always very nice folks--we always try to buy something from them.

We walked over to the vegetarian festival and picked up a few things--xiane, I got a free copy of Vegetarian Times for you. Boy had a burrito (chicken pesto) at Baja whatever. The proprietor wasn't interested in reading the label on the oil (It's vegetable oil, not soy oil.), so I didn't eat there.

We wandered around the DT Mall for a bit--KMH Hightower is going out of business, or has already. I got to adore two toy toy toy (teacup) poodles. They were so tiny and cute. I petted a beagle at the Veg Festival (it's also an animal rescue spot)... broke out in hives on that arm, so I'm wondering if they rolled the dog in tofu.

Boy's resting now and listening to the new A Perfect Circle album he bought yesterday (he had a coupon for winning a stumper on WNRN). He also bought the Dr. No soundtrack, so now we can pretend we live in a banana republic and listen to calypso music all day long.

I gave him his present (other than neubauten.com, which he knew about). He's very happy because the present is quite useful--a 24" black and blue Wilson duffle. He's been using an old semi-disposable tote bag from the Virginia Wine Festival. It's a cellulose fiber bag which isn't meant for regular use, really. Now he can actually fit everything he needs into his bag. I'm not normally one for useful gifts--I like to buy whimsical things, but he's quite practical.

He's so tired that we won't be going to the Dawning tonight. :( He'd really like to see Synthetic Division one of these days, but hasn't managed to yet. We'll take it easy and rest.

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( I try not to dwell on this )

completely out of order

I found the directory of pics Homer and lotsofmonkeys took at Bernie and Jeff's wedding earlier this month...

sitting with Neal and Mizuki... Mizuki was one of bernie's first roommates, living in my old freshman room. It was a triple, so bernie was offered the empty space in my sophomore room and took it. :) Neal lived next door to me that year with Fil. Neal has a toothpick in his mouth--one of those frilly decorative toothpicks. I've obviously changed out of the wedding attire and into comfy, washable stuff.

all the AU people in attendance. Homer is front center, next to the demonic version of me. Bernie's son, Devin, is in Sonya's lap next to him. Jeff and Bernie are in the middle center, with the Groom & Bride tshirts. Back row: Sam, explodingcat, Fil, Melanie, Neale, Neal, Mike, Mike, Mizuki.

Of those people, Bernie, Fil, Neal, Mizuki, Tom, and I all lived on the same floor. At various points, Mel, Bernie, Homer, Fil, Neale, Mizuki, and Tom all lived in the same house.

my monkey cleans up well

great picture of Sam (what, you thought the boys would turn their cameras off in the synagogue?)

Devin, Sonya, and Fil dance

bernie, prior to the ceremony

Neal and Neale talk about something or other. Neal told me that his little brother is a first year at UVA. We're hoping to see Neal from time to time--we miss our AU friends. Neale has taken up triathalons and was down here awhile back for one--had we known, we'd have shown up to support him. If he comes back, he promises to let us know.

second from the left, probably the best picture of my outfit.

bernie's hand can be seen reaching to pull jeff into the car

Jeff helps Dev remove his formal attire

food for tomorrow

The baklazhani is almost done with the first step. We're going to go out for a bit of sushi, then we'll come home and I'll let the baklazhani cook for a couple hours. After that, I just need to add a splash vinegar and let it sit. Still need to make the dal. Today's been a lazy day ever since 1pm or so. Granted, we've both done dishes off and on. I actually made a hat, but decided I want the point longer, so I need to make a new template.


mmm, about time for birthday sushi. i should change into something which doesn't resemble my birthday suit.