i hope you find something in this post that tickles your fanny.

sorry for the hiatus.
i don't even know where i last left off
or what my last post was about
or why there's a 64-count box of crayons on my desk.

but it doesn't matter.
i'm just going to say what i want to say.

in list-form.
because paragraphs annoy me sometimes.

a list of recent goings-on
1. i've been back from ecuador for over a week now. it's weird to be back. i threw my TP away [instead of flushing it] for a few days purely by habit, had a really hard time speaking in english to my nieces and nephews, and completely filled my computer to the max with pictures of babies.
2. i have reignited the flame of love for cooking that was temporarily extinguished for two-and-a-half months. so much so that i spent hours poring over jenn's vegetarian cooking magazines for recipes. so far, i've created a pasta sauce that is so easy and delicious that i will probably never buy jarred or canned sauce again [which is a travesty in and of itself], a chocolate empanada topped with cinnamon, sugar, and toasted almonds, and kidney bean+llapingacho+jalapeno enchiladas with aji sauce.
it's been a good food week.
i was going to blog about it all, but i am impatient.
and when i cook food, i want to eat it. right now.
not wait while it gets cold so i can take pretty pictures.
but someday i will be patient enough to document my creations.
3. i want a baby. now.
4. the second i save up enough pennies to buy the swell season's new album, strict joy [which comes out tomorrow!], i'm purchasing it. i'm listening to it right now [thank you, national public radio], and it's the perfect autumn album.

it's good to be back, friends.

[expect future posts about the following:
-my last two days in ecuador
-my new dilemma
-my new projects
-my trip to san diego]