this weekend was perhaps the best ever, and certainly the best new years i have had in a long while. i made pork, the fruit of the pig, a pork loin roast, actually with lots of sauerkraut, kielbasa, tomatoes and such. so incredibly nummy, and the first meat to grace our oven after the move in Feb - oh, and there were people there too! evilimp, myformadibleopponent and the masterforgequeen were there for food, fireplace, and GhostInTheShell2 - oh my goodness, so pretty, so good. you, watch now. toward the end of the evening six empty bottles of wine showed up out of nowhere and crashed the party, but all in all it was a ferocious time.

new years day my tt and i woke up the masterforgequeen (on couch) for challah french toast and shopping. after we fancied up a bit we offed to the haight (damn you fleuvog for having a sale but being closed at the same time (?).) i scored a mighty fine dark red fuzzy kitty hat... mmm. pictures coming soon of sexy librarian in new glasses and hat - what a combo. MFQ dropped us downtown after chai and we proceeded to shop for tt shoes and jacket. the shoes of love were out of stock and the jacket of many powers was way to in with the bling - luckily we found tt some super hero unders to make up for the pain. after a lovely and chocolate martini dinner it was off to home, and snuggle and kitties.

sunday was all about the making of dolmas (grape leaves rolled up with pine nuts, feta and bonus rice), hummus, raieta, and mejadra. it was resolution/potluck night at the dojo! for the record, my resolution was to realize i am new, and in doing so become more patient with myself - less frustrated with not being able to do certain things as of yet. tt's was to focus on the feelings of being calm both in and out of the dojo, something already a bit apparent in both aspects. we are still enjoying muchso the aikido, yes. if only my gi (white pyjamas) would stay on proper, and if only my knees would stop aching (stop thinking dirty thoughts, you.) sither and lars add another dimension to aikido... strange feelings of upset and jealousy, but also a closer friendship bond. we'll see where it all goes.

back to work and normal functionality.
ugh.