putting the knit in shizknitz

I love having Holidays fall on Mondays. Typically, this means that the office closes early on the Friday before, and we return to a week that has been shortened by an entire day. Its Friday at 5 PM before you know it (my favorite time of the week) and another 2 days off. I suppose this sounds a bit cynical, but the evening before returning to work can do that to you.

I’ve picked up a new “thing” - I can’t figure out if its quite a hobby, or something else, but anyway, its running. I think I caught some of the “runner’s high” the last few times and ever since, I’ve been hooked. I throw my MP3 player on and I just keep going. However, I’m quite picky about when. I either like first thing in the morning (before I realize what I’m doing) or in the evening, right before sunset. The temperature is cool, and sometimes a light breeze. The only thing that ruins the scenery is the fact I have to dodge traffic and cars going ever-which-way. I suppose it would be worth a short trip down to the beach for a nice run. My current average length is about 2 miles, or 20 minutes, whichever comes first. My boyfriend had picked up a pedometer for me awhile back, but the damn thing is set to kilometers, and I’ve thrown the instruction booklet away.

I’m about a third way done with my Morehouse sweater. I’m almost finished with the main body area, then next would be the sleeves! The first one I finished came out too small, and so I opted to make it for the 46″ chest size - which Tienshiao was slightly humored by (since neither of us are that large).

On my reading list, I’m almost finished with Funny in Farsi which is a fantastic book written by an Iranian immigrant growing up in the 70’s here between Whitter, CA and SoCal. Although we come from vastly different backgrounds, there are many stories I and other immigrants and second generations can relate to - I highly recommend this quick, fun, short read.

All in all, it was another wonderful weekend. I’m a bit stuffed right now, as I just pigged out at Versailles. I don’t go very often, but when I do go, I’m never dissapointed. They bring you out some butter dipped bread which is crisp on the crust, and don’t even bother with the menu - jump right into their “special” which is the chicken and pork marinated in lemon garlic sauce. This comes with a very generous helping of rice, black beans and of course, plantains. The plantains in fact, was much better this time - ooy gooy, just the way I like it. Smash those bad boys in with the rice, douse with the black beans and mix in some of the shredded pork that has been mixed with the lemon garlic sauce. All together now, “ahhhhHHHhhhhhhhhhhhh………”.