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Re dinner at Sunset with the visiting burrito19 this Wednesday:

hyounpark: So, we're not meeting at the Oak Room? Or Oishii?
ursamajor: Or Grill 23! Or O Ya!
ursamajor: Should I have said, "Oh yeah, O Ya!"?
hyounpark: Oy a.

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We made twenty-eight dozen hamantaschen today, for values of we equalling me, noghri and Cris, fes42, bryghtrose, the LJ-less-as-far-as-I-know Jen, richenza and Jack. Baby Nathan mostly yawned and burbled through the proceedings, but he is only about five weeks old. (I believe he slept through any shaking of the grogger that occurred, which is kind of amazing.)

This means I have a container full of COOKIES sitting on my counter in the following flavors: apricot, blueberry, cherry, raspberry, strawberry, ginger, and various combos of Nutella and peanut butter. Nom.

noghri's family recipe, for posterity ( (rewritten to use weights for the dries) )

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Mother and future mother-in-law in town this weekend. Sense of "HURRY UP AND GET MARRIED ALREADY" raised. Feel surprisingly calm and optimistic because there are pretty dresses that look awesome on me in my future.

Also, amount of good food consumed: more than satisfactory. ;) Thai food both Friday night and again tonight (Zoe's moved across the street, and Pho 'n Rice that opened up in its place is pretty darned good! Tangerine shrimp and excellent pad see yew), Om for Saturday lunch (lamb sammich, hooray!).

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Bikebikebikebikebike. To Harvard and back, to jpallan's and back, to the Porter Ex and back, to noghri's and back, pedaling past the "HO FOODS" sign on Putnam, dodging winter potholes everywhere, coat buttoned up just so to counter early spring breezes, bell ringing, heart pounding, clear skies, full tires, can't lose.