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invention

I made a new recipe: blueberry-stuffed raspberries. The blueberry tempers the raspberry. Also, they’re pretty.

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flowers

Yesterday the puja was beautiful, and the shrine blessing was too.

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how a cold might interfere

We’re sick–trying to decide whether I should go to choir practice anyway and risk sharing my germs with the old people. Tomorrow is my favorite puja of the year–Holy Mother puja. If I miss that, I’ll be sad. Also tomorrow, Swami is blessing the Samiti shrine at P’s house, which I also don’t want to… Read More »

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movie, cookies

This afternoon I watched the movie Me and You and Everyone We Know by Miranda July. I found it so moving that I cried six times. It’s a really good movie. I laughed too. Also this afternoon I made Mexican wedding cakes with whole wheat flour. They taste pretty delicious, but I undercooked some of… Read More »

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Christmas

We had a great time seeing our ranger friend and a good time at the party. There were a lot less people there than I had imagined, and we stayed longer than I thought we would. At the Davis co-op afterwards I bought some powdered sugar for making Mexican Wedding Cakes, a new experimental version… Read More »

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update

A merry Christmas was had.

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events

Yesterday I worked at the Vedanta bookstore, and two interesting things happened. Swami came in and gave me some jam he and B had made in the summer. It’s apricot plum jam. I felt so happy to receive this gift. The other interesting thing was a bad thing. Swami bought a book, and he gets… Read More »

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mousy

Last night I met a new friend. We went to a Peet’s, but he was hungry, so we went to a taqueria, and I watched him eat a chicken burrito. He was very good at eating and talking at the same time. He told me all about his life. I was a good listener but… Read More »

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rainy Tuesday

Today I’m taking my friend P to the doctor for some nasty procedures, and they’re going to drug her up, so she can’t drive. I feel really sorry for her and a bit apprehensively curious about how she’s going to be on drugs. I hope she’s nice. Trouble sleeping again. I was up an hour… Read More »

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evolution

I think this is the first time I’ve seen “evolve” in a weather prediction. This is from yahoo! weather. “Rain showers early will evolve into a more steady rain overnight.”