birthday strudel, yo

ok, deal with this:

first, a cup of jet fuel with half and half (ie, coffee, to you non-austin coffee drinkers-the independence coffee co here in tx)

followed by a melon with strawberries and orange wedges in a fine ceramic bowl.

then a salad. endive and romaine. handmade dressing.

later, much, a plate centered with couscous au whatnot (garlic, wasabi, secret things) covered by a wine and cream mushroom sauce--make that, slathered-- too many mushrooms by far.

followed by? a handmade, messup-UP, totally APPLE'd strudel... but havent had that yet.

all's i can tell ya is,

;)


it's my birthday.

all that and the sounds of the happy sunday ghetto: rooster, dogs, screaming children, gawdawful ice cream trucks, and 80s powerpop raging next door. [sigh] all in all, a great birthday.

except for the fact of course that i have an insane concussion.

but at least we made delicious food at home in our pajamas today. that was rad. and we sang. and we talked and hung out. and so on. you make what you can out of what you have. that's called stone soup. look up the book.

a very good birthday, nonetheless. this year i plan to include more full-spectrum truth.