Ow, and year in review

[mizarchivist]

purple_terror and I went out to Chlesea for the early half of the evening at Stephie's, but despite the lovely company, my body decided this was the ideal time to go on strike. Ear ache that travels down the side of my neck and makes it hard to swallow and talk. At 9:30 I was already 45 min. past done. I was very much looking forward to hopping over visit more folks before the end of the evening, but - a world of no.

Unlike so many of my friends, I've had a very good year. quiet_elegance is finally in a job that treats him well and pays him above subsitence living and gets lots of hours to make that living. I got to go on sabbatical and started teaching in earnest, like for money, not just an add-on at work. Related to this, I have a viable savings account for the first time in almost 10 years. My crafting has been very gratifying and sometimes even purchased by strangers.
I foresee this coming year to include more teaching, crafting, saving, and possibly even going on my honeymoon for my 10th anniversary. Also I'm hoping to acquire a bigger motorcycle- one that is comfortable at highway speeds.
So, I hope last night is a fluke. I'm not normally superstitious, so I think I"ll continue to not be so in this case on the issue of NYE setting the tone for the year. I think only if you let it.
Today: tea. Advil. EmergenC, homemade baubao*, movies. (*She made fresh bao? How quaint!"... also still very experimental. I hope it doesn't suck)

Comments

[caulay.livejournal.com]

Happy New Year, may this one be even better than the last.

[keyne.livejournal.com]

Google isn't helping me here: what's bau?

[mizarchivist]

bau is the chinese name for the bun normally found at dim sum that has a filling and a light, puffy dough that's steamed. :)
It was featured in Our Mrs. Reynolds in Firefly- Saffron made it for Mal for his dinner.

[keyne.livejournal.com]

Aha! I've never seen Firefly, but I recognize bao (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baozi) now!

Enabler

[mizarchivist]

Ahhh, variant in spellings- probably my mistake. Not one in my 6th grade vocab.
FYI: I still need to figure out a better steaming method.
Also, you know in your copious free time,if you would like to see Firefly, I can help you with that.

[drwex]

You were most definitely missed but we understood the nature of the emergency and sympathize. Hope to see you soon!