so,

instead of a watch (due to a lack of availability), my amex giftcard turned into 12 bottles of champagne and 1 1/2 gallons of tangerine juice. crazy, huh? that, along with 2 pounds of spinach, 1 1/2 pounds of mozzarella, 2 loaves of bread, and 3 dozen eggs. we've got a dozen rsvp'd, so

been kindof addicted to this site, thedailyplate.com, due to a [personally] very noticed 7 pound weight gain. it has BRANDS of food, so i don't have to manually enter in all the things i eat to keep track...and if the food's not there, i can always enter it in for future use. and exercize, as well: it calculates how much someone of my build is burning doing specific exercises. it's pretty much awesome.

and then, my stomach has been all sorts of upset for the past 3 days. ugh. i hope this goes away soon...

seven days of lamb

12.25 - lamb roast, cooked in: garlic, basil, red wine
12.26 - leftovers of the above
12.27 - lamb pie, shepherd style: 1 pie crust, lamb gravy (roast drippings, flour, milk), lamb chunks, chopped carrots, green beans, potato wedges (as crust)
12.28 - lamb barley soup: lamb bone boiled several hours in a mix of veggie broth/beef broth/water, chopped carrots and celery, baby pearl onions (mixed colors), barley, garlic, basil

left to eat after tonight:
1/2 lamb pie (2 meals)
3 sandwiches' worth of lamb roast (3 meals)
2 quarts of lamb barley soup (4 meals)

semi-holidays

you know, the days in between actual holidays where no one goes to work?

san francisco is a ghost town, as is my office. me, i'm just groggy from all the r&r of the past four days, and having a bit of a withdrawal from my kitty, the bf, and getting to stay home.

dinner last night was amazing: green beans and almonds, lamb in a garlic-basil marinade, white potatoes and onions baked in olive oil and lemon juice, and a dark walnut bread with oil & vinegar...and tomorrow, i'm going to turn the lamb juices into lamb & barley soup, like i did last year. maybe add carrots and celery to the ingredients list. in any case, i have a lot of amazing leftovers to look forward to.

on another note...i have a workout consultation tonight, at 7 (i guess i didn't realize how awkward of a time 7 was going to be), as i am determined to drop the winter hibernation weight i picked up with all the candies and goodies that were so thoughtfully sent to my office.

NYBRUNCH

.menu.

.tangerine mimosas

.florentine scrambles
(eggs, mozzarella, seared spinach)

.garlic house potatoes

.toast w/butter & raspberry preserves

.movie list.

.run ronnie run

.heavy metal parking lot

.heima

sunday morning

• i need a shower.

• made sweet potatoe pie:
  
  
  

• invitation for new year's brunch:
  
  
  

• and trying to figure out, what should i do with this?

fussy fuzzies

• went to zazie for breakfast.

their food is so good, but i get tired of paying the "cole valley surcharge" sometimes. we got out of there with a $42 bill, and i always feel like i should've just eaten a steak or something.

• we got guinness new food, which he will not eat.

instead, he cries until i give him a combo of kitty treats and cat nip. at this moment, he is playing with a twisty tie and coo-mewing at me.

• i'm going to go buy a watch today with my gift card, i believe.
  

i think this one:



i've had a thing for wrap-watches for a while, and i'm done with relying on electronics (cell phones, ipods) for time telling.

• watched last tango in paris last night on our wall.
  

i love the soundrack; i was kindof disappointed at the ending. french movies are so bizarre...as is seeing marlon brando pre-obesity.

i love my job

• 2 bottles champagne
• smoked salmon
• ginger snaps
• $100 american express gift card
  
• scone mix
• 1/4 pound of see's chocolate
• earrings
• coffee mug
• earrings
  

i need to write a bumload of thank-you notes.

sha blah blah

Originally uploaded by ruki.

i feel like i need these.

cena

• left-over stirfry
  (mini bell peppers, green beans, bok choy, onions, ginger, garlic; over quinoa)
  
  
• tj's veggie bisque
  *heavy on the pepper
  
  
• raw pepitas
  
  
• pot of tea
  "la vie en rose"
  

your tongue is sharp/but i miss the taste of it

sometimes, music or art will make tears well up in my eyes; but not because it's so beautiful, because i'm disappointed that i didn't think of it. it's an odd sort of envy, i know.

i added a playlist.

i slept alone last night. i'll do it again tomorrow and the next day. i realized, it's not any easier to get out of bed when you wake up alone. or any easier to remember your phone. though i did remember to brush my teeth and pack a lunch. priorities...

in a world where your biggest fear is to become ordinary,

i feel like a lack of self expression has been keeping me dull. i miss writing, journal-style interspersed with photos and picturesques. i understand how intensely boring daily trials and tribulations can be, so in an attempt to save those who aren't interested from having to pretend like they are, i'm going to do my damnedest to record them here. and for those of you who are like me and enjoy just peeking in at other people's thinkerings, read on...