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Good morning, Kittens.   How can it only be Wednesday?  Srsly.  This has been one of the least fun weeks ever.  But more on that later ...   My weekend was pretty cool ... even if I can't remember what I did. (Have I mentioned that I have a Vitamin B-12 deficiency, and B-12 affects memory?) Did I have happy hour at Ted's Bulletin?  Or was that the week before? Did I spend a shit-ton of money at the Farmer's Market and, then, make an uberdelicious gazpacho? Did I go see "Captain America" with C? And then have fun After Movie Times? I think I did.   At least I saw "Captain America."  I was underwhelmed.    And, on Sunday, I went to SCGB's new pad.  We had a little cocktail gathering with the German, his Baby Mama, and their CuteCute Baby .    At some point, I had yummy sake with Tomokito and her family.  Was that Sunday night?  I think it was.    Work has been stressful.  It will culminate tomorrow at the weekly staff meeting, when -as ...

Good morning, Kittens!   I guess I need to update you on all the exciting goings-on in my life ... Tuesday, after work, I headed to pottery studio.  I learned that a cute little bowl I made wasn't chipped.  It was broken beyond repair.  Apparently, someone knocked it (pretty hard) and it broke.  Boo.  Usually, the culprit leaves a note of apology.  Not this time.  Ruuuuude. So, I had to throw out the bowl.  Wah.    In class, I trimmed a bowl and attached a handle to a mug .  And, then, I left.  I texted C.  He responded that he had had a bad day and wanted a drink.  I told him I was just leaving class and we could meet up, if he wanted.  So ... he came and picked me up.  We drove back to my place and had margaritas (and lots and lots of making out).  He left around 10 or so.   Wednesday.  Very.  Tired.   When I got home from work, I started a load of laundry.  C texted that he was in Silver Spring getting his hair cut.  So, after he was finished (and after he did some sh...

Good Afternoon, Kittens.   I was in training (3 hours!) this morning, so I didn't have time to update you on all the excitement in my life ... Also, there is no excitement in my life. We need to work on that ;-)   Luckily, I had several pottery pieces glaze-fired, so here are some clicky links to pictures:   Flowerpot Blue and White Bowl Brown Bowl   My favorite is the brown bowl.  I am loving how the inside glaze turned sort of rusty reddish orange.  Fabulicious!   I also trimmed and attached handles to a cute lidded casserole .  I am hoping this will turn out well (but it still has to survive bisque-firing, glazing, and glaze-firing ... so much could still go horribly horribly awry).   I am going back to the studio this evening for class.  I have a bowl to trim and a mug to trim and make a handle for.  Then, I still have a shit-ton of clay.  I will try to make some things.  No idea what.  There is only one more class left.  Not much time to do anything overly sub...

Good (Yes, It's Still) Morning, Kittens! What a wacky weekend here in Vutopia. As you may remember, Tomokito, SCGB, and I were supposed to take a road trip to Baltimore on Friday after work. However, due to circumstances beyond our control, we were unable to make the trip. Instead, we had pizza and wine (lots and lots of wine ... as well as some whine) at Casa de Esteban. Good times. On Saturday morning, I went for a run. I wanted to run about 6 or 7 miles. My knees only wanted to run 4.5. So that's what we did. Listen to your body, Kittens. After cleaning up, the weather was so nice that I went for a bit of a wander. Farmer's Market. CVS (where I finally found the vitamins I'd been looking for). Caribou Coffee for an iced decaf. Then, home. That evening, I headed over to Mike (Who Makes Cakes)'s house for dinner and conversation and booze (lots and lots of booze). It was good times with a small group of friends. I got home around midnight, I guess. Su...

Good morning, Kittens!   Happy Friday (Friday. We we we so excited)!  Or, at least we would be excited if we hadn't stayed up really really late last night making out with a hot guy.   WHUT?!?!?   Yeah, so, what happened was ... I had a third date with C.  He came over around 8PM last night (after I had gone for a short -2 mile- run and eaten a light dinner).  We had cocktails (blueberry margaritas!) and settled on the sofa to watch a movie.  He picked "Ghost."   Well, as it so happened, we didn't watch the movie as much as we "watched" the movie.  And, we "watched" the movie until nearly midnight.  Which, while fun, was not the smartest of ideas, considering I have to get up at 5:45A.M. for work.   Needless to say, someone hit the snooze button several times this morning.   And, then, convinced his co-workers to go to McDonald's (*shudder*) to get an egg 'n' cheese biscuit and a coffee (with caffeine!) for him this mornin...

Good morning, kittens.   Yesterday, I had a productive day at work (so far today, not so much. bah.).  After work, I went to pottery class.  I glazed a bowl.  Then, I made what will hopefully be a small lidded casserole dish.  Lids are difficult.  We shall see if this one fits.   After pottery class, I met up with C.  We had dinner at El Golfo and then we went back to my place.  Once there, I initiated a discussion about some rather intense things going on in my life right now.  Well, one is intense; the other not so much.  We talked about M and how I'm sort of in a holding pattern regarding anything with him right now.  We talked about something that I was worried was going to scare him away ... but it didn't.  Which made me very relieved.  (Yes, I'm being purposefully vague, because I'm not quite ready to broadcast that particular issue across the internetz).  And, then, we made out. And hugged.  And fooled around.  And it was really great.  And I could see mysel...

Good Afternoon, my Sweet Sweet Kittens! I am trying to type with a kitten leaning on one arm and a cocktail in the other hand. Complicated, fer sure ... ANYWAYz, my weekend has been pretty durn fabulous. On Friday, after work, I had plans to meet this guy who I went out with last summer (E? maybe?) for happy hour at 5:45. I got there a little early, found a table, ordered a drink, and waited ... and waited ... and waited. At 6PM, I thought, "Am I being stood up?" I checked, but didn't have his cellphone number, so I sent him an email (hoping that he had a smartphone). It turns out he was in another part of the bar, not realizing that there were two sections. So, we had another few drinks and some food and good conversation. It was very nice. On Saturday, I did lots of blobbing. And some cleaning. And a little grocery shopping. And, possibly some napping. Later, I ventured forth into the DeeCee to attend a BBQ at SCGB's cute new apartment. It is cute! And ...

Good Morning, Kittens. It's Friday Friday! And Yesterday was Thursday.  Thursday.  And I did lots of work.  Being productive is HARD. When I got home, I went for a 3.5 mile run.  Which was also hard.  Like running in slow motion through a bowl of soup.  And not very delicious soup at that. Then, I blobbed and talked on the phone with friends.  M was feeling homesick.  *sigh*   Oh, and in happier news, my new credit card arrived! HUZ-ZAH!  It is now activated and ready to GO!   Today, I am going to happy hour with a guy from last summer.  I recently saw him online and was, like, "um.  hey.  You look familiar."  And he was all "yeah!  We went out.  You introduced me to Uni-Qlo."  so I was like "cool, let's meet up."  And we are.  This evening.  for happy hour.   No firm plans for the rest of the weekend (yet).  I have an appointment with a contractor on Saturday morning to take a look at my kitchen. I may have a date with a cute doctoral s...

Good Afternoon, Kittens. It's been a wacky (and slightly unpleasant) day in Vutopia. So, rather than deal with all that (trust me, we will be dealing with it at some point on this blog), here are some photos of my "garden." This looks suspiciously like jalapenos, but I'm almost sure I didn't buy a jalapeno plant ... Maybe I did. OMG! Baby Habeneros! So CUTE! Lemon basil. It is going CRAY-ZEE! Regular basil. It is not going crazy. It is looking kind of sad. Cilantro. I don't even like cilantro all that much. Pretty Yellow Poppy Yellow Cosmos Orangey-Red Cosmos Cosmos. With sunflowers behind them, which *refuse* to bloom. WAAAAH! And, there you have it. Hope you had a fabulous day! *smooches*

Good Morning, Kittens!   What a weekend!  To say that it started off with a bang would be an understatement.    On Thursday evening, I was chatting with a guy on Grindr.  He hanging out in Downtown Silver Spring, so we decided to meet up.  We had a fun conversation.  Then, he drove me home.  He's currently at the beach with his family.  We will probably meet up again once he gets back.    While on the date, I received a phone call from a 1-800 number that I didn't recognize. So I ignored it.  And then forgot about it.   Until Friday morning, when I got another phone call (and a voicemail message) from the same number.  The message was from my credit card company regarding possible credit card fraud.  Did I make any large purchases in Modesto, CA on Thursday evening?   Um.  No?   So, somebody charged over $400 on my card at a grocery store, gas station, and McDonald's (ew).  Luckily my credit card company caught it.  The erased the charges and canceled my card....