Finished! Now I can retire to the casbah with beer and cake.

(Is this an odd combination? For me it is delicious)

Gifts went down great. Guests helped with the decorations and they looked snazzy. I made a funny hat for him to wear and a lei. I wish more of his coworkers had come but oh well. Poor cat was terrified of all the strange people in his house.

All in all it was a success and the sushi was delicious. I'm also really bonding with my cousin, which is pretty awesome and a little weird.

The only bad thing about my new bed is the sheets are kind of harsh on my legs. Because they haven't been washed, I guess. And last night I had this weird dream. I dreamt that I was a writer and I was starting to realize my characters were seeping into the real world and trying to pull me into the ground. And for some reason it was like Coraline. Like I was the dad, and my daughter, Coraline, was telling me that words had disappeared off my books or something. There was something evil in the walls. And freakiest thing, when I woke up I felt something tugging my sheets down into the crack between the wall and my bed. Obviously just the dream but, man, that scared me.


Anyway: :D = tonight

ETA: I should correct this - her scrolling finger works so well she scrolls right past the offending comment to comment in general. "Well, SOMEBODY's really getting my gourd right now, I won't say WHO, just SOMEBODY. Fiddlesticks and flapjacks!"