... and now for something completely different.

ah yes. an absence from blogging of more than a month can mean one of two things. either there is feverishly so much writing happening that there is little time for much else, or that there is none happening at all which makes there seem to be nothing but empty time, all wasted. unfortunately in my case, the situation is the latter. nothing happening apart from a lot of thinking about why, some self-loathing, much housework, and a little bit of baking. no need to worry though - i'm sure it's a temporary ailment. and to prove that point that is hasn't all been red wine, cigarettes and woebegone soliloquies, here is a short highlights package of the past month:
- my birthday, for which mark and i went to have dinner at the delightful tempura hajime - i had put us on the waitlist and fully expected to be going there around march next year, but we got a call early. i will not put pics up because a quick googling will show you other blogs that did it better.
- my birthday part 2, for which mark and i spent a relaxing weekend in a hotel in the city. we went to koko black and savoured their wares, and had dinner alfresco in hardware lane. lovely. yes. it's all about food.
- on that note, finding the easiest, most perfect meatloaf recipe. give it a go - you won't regret it (unless you're a vegetarian in which case, pretend i never said a thing)
- farewelled a dear friend, who is off to have many a new adventure in dubai, with a sharing of stories, wine and a sprinkling of tears.
- flicking on rove for the first time in ages the other night and watching k-rudd do his thing.
- also, am slowly increasing my win-to-loss ratio on scrabulous, which is a welcome change.