full moons really mess with your head. i feel terribly out of balance and a just a moment ago thought i was on the verge of a panic attack. i just did some deep breathing and self-calming, which worked.

dinner at Petra Mediterrenean Bistro was terrific. good food and good company. I recommend this restaurant to anyone who likes middle eastern food. i was the only non-arab at the table, i think. we talked a lot about arab music and culture, and how americans tend to think that all muslims are arabs, and all arabs are muslims. 'tain't so. the country with the largest population of muslims is indonesia. and a goodly number of lebanese-americans are catholic! some people are just so willfully ignorant. not me, of course. Andy asked our party what the most common name in the world is, and i answered 'mohammed', which was correct. then he asked 'what's the most common last name', and me, who always likes to have the right answer and win quizzes, guessed 'chang'? yes! laila wants me for the next trivia challenge. or maybe the next gathering will be arab karaoke, which i'm definitely not missing.

tomorrow is the first of september, so no more futzing around, time to get serious about change and transformation. which means eating breakfast, no going hours and hours without food, and getting out of bed (not just waking up) around 7 or so. wish me luck, folks, 'cause i'm a lazy sod.

Peace, love and kittehs

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oops. didn't post anything from friday or saturday. lazy lazy me.

the ymca reopens tomorrow after a week off for maintenance, so i'm heading down there to get back into the exercise groove. still haven't found my lock, but i have another that i think will do. it's such a CHORE to get myself down there, although i always end up having a good time and feeling great afterward. also, the recycling is piling up again and must be taken out.

not feeling terribly inspired to write anything memorable tonight. a full moon is due in a few days and i already see signs of this in my strange moods and people being absolutely clueless. or maybe it's just the end of summer thing.

peace, love and kittehs.

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the food at india bistro is dee-lish. bro jon and i had a great lunch on my gift certificate (won in last september's slog happy trivia contest). of course i did tip handsomely, as the service was as good as the food. we shall return sometime in the future, perhaps when i'm a bit more flush. right now i'm just flash. hot flash. not groovy. or as the kids used to say, this is just so wrong on so many levels! well, enough whinging about that. time to BUCK UP and move forward.

peace, love and kittehs.

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i found one of my missing bras. to me, this is a big deal. that narrows the missing items list down to my ymca lock, discount movie tickets and tamoxifen prescription. tomorrow is lunch with brother jon at the india bistro on roosevelt. one of my favorite things in the whole wide world is enjoying indian food with jon. actually, doing anything with jon is one of my favorite things. and because i have a gift certificate won in a stranger slog happy trivia contest, the meal will be gratis (that's latin for "free"). just checked two websites for restaurant reviews and it was mostly positive. this bodes well.

the cat is lurking, and giving me significant looks. i think it means she wants wet food. she is now doing things to get my attention, like scratching the kitchen cupboard doors. to see is to obey, o great cat. i can refuse her nothing. well, almost nothing. i'm not that much of a crazy cat lady.

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A good day for cooking and baking. Boiled the organic spuds and had a few for lunch. Made a cake mix chocolate cake in the early afternoon, and ratatouille from scratch in the evening. it is simmering slowly on the stove, waiting for me to taste it. of course, it will taste better tomorrow morning. ooh, la la! takes a lot of cutting and peeling and chopping, but it is worth it, mon brave. perhaps next week i'll make vegetarian french onion soup. don't laugh, it's possible.

if the weather is agreeable tomorrow, i'll be out and about. if it's cool and rainy, time to stay in and do more clutter clearing. and so to bed.

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arf. i forgot to post something last night. i shall do two today to make up for it.

headed to MacPherson's Produce last night for ratatouille ingredients. it was the perfect seattle evening to be out and about. not too hot, not too cold. i also picked up a couple of big ol' washington peaches. but i can't find the moosewood cookbook with the foolproof ratatouille recipe! i may have to wing it. i might bake a cake today, too. we shall see.

the road to enlightenment is long and difficult, so don't forget to bring snacks and magazines.

Pushy

Update: found the moosewood cookbook ratatouille recipe on the interwebs. thank you, syracuse new times.

note to self: eat something every three hours, hungry or not.

made a small dent in the clutter today. cleaned out fridge, ran dishwasher, washed clothes. tomorrow i go to the blood bank and will probably be turned down again due to lack of iron. chewing on rebar doesn't help. also, i still can't find my ymca lock and tamoxifen prescription, not to mention some discount movie tickets. will keep looking.

today's money saving tip: when regular income isn't forthcoming (as in my situation), sit yourself down and write a list of everything you do have (clothes, shoes, toilet paper, books, bed linens, etc.). this will remind you not to buy something you already have and don't need. also, write down each day's expenditure. and pay cash. not a check, not a debit card, but cash money. if you have any ideas, please share them in the comments section.

why is it that KING FM only plays Phillip Glass at 2 or 3 in the morning? i want my Glass prime time.

minimalism-ly,

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