birthdays and bulgur!

Happy birthday to my pal Rand. For those who haven't seen it, here's a song that Urban Tapestry presented to Rand as a birthday gift a few years ago. I had really wanted to do this song at FKO, but sadly my tendinitis hasn't recovered enough for me to play the guitar part. Yay for Library Boys! (I'm sure Erin would agree ;-) )

According to LJ posts, it's also Chris O'Shea's and Simon Fairbourn's birthday today...happy birthday, all!

My FKO bug still hanging on, and now Jeff is sick, too. :-( It's one of those annoying bugs that doesn't knock you out enough to justify staying in bed all day, but still manages to inspire just enough misery to keep you from being able to focus on day-to-day tasks. Blecho.

BUT no bug is keeping me from being hugely excited about the fact that only 46 days remain until we get possession of OUR NEW HOUSE. I'm SO hyped. Whenever I even think about our new house, I feel stupid-happy. Can't wait. I know it will be at least a month of renovations before we can actually move in, but at least it will be OURS. I can walk in the front door ANY TIME I WANT. OUR front door.

(pause for hyperventilation to subside)

Anyway.

Despite cold-ickiness (washed my hands frequently), I cooked dinner for Jeff and his dad last night, two recipes from the Sofra cookbook, which focuses on Turkish and middle-Eastern cooking. I was especially happy with how the kisir turned out, a salad consisting of bulgur, chopped walnuts, hazelnuts, spring onions, green and red pepper, fresh parsley, mint & dill, dried crush chillies, paprika, cumin, white pepper, olive oil, lemon juice and tomato juice. Yummm. Lots of leftovers for lunches and snacks, too!

And now I'm hungry again. I'm so lame.

Have a great weekend, everyone.

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