thwocksgiving

I made sweet potato pie again, this time for real to bring to the party. It is cooking. Thanks to stimps for the fine pumpkin pie recipe which was easy to adapt. I put crystallized ginger in and used pumpkin pie spice for the other spices, but otherwise it was the exact same recipe. 3-4 sweet potatoes make an appropriate amount of goo.

Hope the darned rain comes soon, I hate this tantalizing "storm on the way" feeling.

I cannot stop listening to DJ Drank's Greatest Malt Liquor Hits. Also having a serious Killing Joke/X back to 1982 vibe, which pleases me. Maybe after a day of punk & socially irresponsible hip hop I will go back to the calm of bebop.

I think tomorrow is Art Museum Day, assuming my pager doesn't go off!

Strange days indeed

So, thanksgiving. Went to the house of some old friends of the family, really nice people we've known since 19 diggity two. Good food, good conversation.

The party included:

• An astrophysicist
  
• A professional classical guitarist
  
• One member of an all-girl Iron Maiden tribute band
  
• A patent attorney and biologist who specializes in biotechnology intellectual property
  
• me
  
• my mom
  
• my mom's friend, the lady of the house
  

Not your typical face-stuffing with the relatives.