It's been too long. I really tell myself I should be more faithful to my blog, but then I think to myself "no one reads it anyway." I know that's not true, because every once in awhile I'll get a new friend request or something...always make me feel good. The other reason I've been reclusive is because life has been interesting these past couple of months and I don't want to come here and just piss and moan about it.

To be honest, things haven't been THAT bad, so I feel like an ass for whining when there are others out there who have it worse. People like many of my friends and co-workers who were laid off last week. I was on "staycation" and missed the event itself. The gravity set in when I returned to work yesterday and saw all those empty offices and cubes. I've been a little emo about it.

My cat is feeling much better. Since her surgery, she rarely leaves my side...always sits or sleeps in a place where she can see me. She's also been testy and nippy though. Maybe this was a bad habit I never noticed. The vet blamed me for her being "uppity" anyway.

One of my best friends on Earth is staying with me now. I'm helping him out while he gets back on his feet here in SF. We've butted heads a few times...mostly because he was pushing buttons he didn't know existed. He must be an empath because I had rehearsed a "ever hear of a sponge?!" speech, only to come home to a sparkling clean kitchen. I don't like taking money from friends in need, so it's the little things like that I a appreciate.

I've been addicted to Diet Pepsi lately. I dunno why...it partly has to do with the fact it was on sale and I had 60 cans of it in my fridge. But mostly it has to do with the fact that I'm looking for for little ways to get back into some kind of healthier living. I've also been addicted to caiphirinas (?), the national drink of Brasil. I picked up some cachaca last week in addition to limes, oranges, a pineapple, strawberries, and raspberries. The concept is simple...muddle a few chunks of your favorite fruit and soe castor sugar in a class, add ice followed by cachaca. They call it "rum"...guessing because it's distilled from sugar cane, but it tastes nothing like rum. It's much sweeter and has more of a raw sugarcane flavor. I don't like it much neat, but mixed with fruit, it becomes epic.

Well, it's time for din dins. I've been cooking more at home lately, which is good. It's great stress relief and a hell of a lot cheaper than eating out all the time. All of my killer cooking stuff is in storage, but I'm making do with simple things...mostly 1 pot meals like spaghetti sauce. I should bust out my crock pot and start making things that make awesome leftovers...pot roast, etc. I have a 16 lb turkey in my freezer that I'm wondering how to cook without a roasting pan.

Enough randomness for now. Someone tell me a joke.