friday night, once more

funny how they come around every week. so work was long and tiring today. but joe came in to keep me company. he ended up making all the arrangements for the party. i made him his sample, and he just copied it, 15 times. meanwhile, i had to deal with paperwork, and crazy funeral orders. and plants. fucking plants. and three dozens of white roses going to three different addresses. blech. ch called in, but he's having too much fun in denver. i sent him the picture of the centerpieces to show what a good job joe was doing:

but without ch, you may be wondering, how did i survive my evening? well, i had michelle over for dinner! it seems so new to me. i had a guest for dinner once a week the last summer i was an xian. but my new home, my new life, that's just foriegn to me. ch came over for dinner, once. i've had a few houseguests- amy, laura, jamie & pi... but that's it. oh, and jen brought salad over once. otherwise, i eat alone. it's sad- i love to cook for apreciative people. i need to do it more often. i need to find more friends. something to keep me in chicago when school is up. and michelle doesn't graduate until a year after me! she's going to be in chicago pleanty long enough to be her friend! and just for you, you know who you are, i made lentils with potatoes, spinach and mint. and beets with cranberries. and ginger mini-bunt cakes with lemon custard. here is michelle with her ginger mini bunt cake with lemon custard... and a mug of tea, of course...
so back to the you know who you ares... so one of my friends, say ch, has mocked blogs in general and blogs of his friends specifically. and then, he starts his own blog as a forum for his blog mocking. and now, my blog specifically is the subject of his mocking- among other things, my lists of menus. and it's funny as shit. i am so honored to be mocked, among others in his blog. but i know others are so offended by it-they don't want him reading their blogs anymore. i hope i never take my blog that seriously.

the writing of my blog- it keeps me sane. the readers of my blog- they keep me happy. thanks y'all. your comments and encouragment are always apreciated. my life is built up of you. even you who just lurk, but tell me about it. you are just as valuable. i am honored each time you bring up something you know about me that you read here. thank you all, who know me. i never feel more loved then when i feel known.