Well, duh!

[hrj]

Of course I didn't finish the class prep for Cuisine without Cookbooks last night. Like anybody really thought I would. I did claw my way through about 80% of the source material, leaving The Agrarian History of England and Wales -- Vol. 2 (1042-1350) for breakfast this morning and a final combing through for archaeological artifacts and useful manuscript illustrations this evening. (I'm primarily using Welsh examples for the presentation, but that won't work for the paintings and illustrations segment.) There'll be a couple of late evenings to get a handout and slideshow put together, but hey, I've got all week, right?

I saw that Janis Ian is playing at Yoshi's in SF on Tuesday -- anybody want to go? (2 shows, early or late.) I probably won't bother if it's just me, but if I have company .... (This is not a Blind Date Project event; no restrictions on gender, orientation, or availability.)

I went to a "meet the neighbors potluck" for my block this afternoon. One of the neighbors is taking some community disaster preparedness training and one of the suggested projects is to organize your block for self-sufficient mutual support in the case of emergencies. Things like knowing who might need what kinds of assistance; who has useful equipment and supplies; who has key skills (like medical training). It's the sort of thing I've thought would be good to look into -- I may see about taking the training courses myself. The potluck was also a chance to put names to some of the faces I wave to on a regular basis. I got to practice my (really horribly bad) social skills, seeing if I could accurately remember who to ask about how their car repair was going, who to compliment on their dog, who to ask about their kids. It's sometimes rather stunning how few of my neighbors I know by name considering I've lived here for 24 years.

No sewing accomplished. Ah well.

Comments

[lapioggia.livejournal.com]

We keep a little spreadsheet that we've turned into a mini-map of our neighborhood, and whenever we learn another neighbors name we add it in. This has really helped us in remembering who's who...

[klwilliams.livejournal.com]

Possibly on Janis Ian. Where is Yoshi's?

[hrj.livejournal.com]

Fillmore just north of Turk -- the area seems to be what the maps call the Western Addition.

[hrj.livejournal.com]

Cancel this idea -- I'm just feeling overworked this week and don't want to try to squeeze something else in.

[shalmestere.livejournal.com]

Janis Ian? I'd love to, if I weren't on the wrong coast :-/

It's sometimes rather stunning how few of my neighbors I know by name....

Having a dog is good for meeting neighbors (you might not remember their names, tho--our neighbors have included Pomeranian Guy, Dalmatian Lady, Bandit's Dad, Steel's Mom, etc. :-D).

[cbpotts.livejournal.com]

Found you via making light, and love your writing. I've friended you -- hope this is ok.

[hrj.livejournal.com]

Quite ok -- I only have a couple of topics I filter, and the rest of the journal is written as if my boss and my mom were reading it. (Well, my mom does, definitely. My boss hasn't said anything about it and he isn't really a 'net type of guy anyway.) So anybody who wants to add me to their reading list is a-ok with me.

Is it my on-line writing you like or have you actually tracked down some of my fiction? (Just curious -- not fishing for compliments.)

[cbpotts.livejournal.com]

Honestly, I first encountered you (or first noticed I encountered you) on the Making Light thread on making things, where you were talking about re-doing your wardrobe b/c there were outfits you'd designed but now need to resize for yourself. And that was quite cool, for if I were markedly more together than I currently am, that is the type of thing I'd like to do.

And you had an LJ -- so I went exploring. And WOW, you like history and cooking and writing, and you're bright and articulate and someone who I'd love to know more about. I've not yet read your fiction, although I would love to do so.