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Random updates...

* Eli and I went to a family reunion in New York last weekend; as usual, we arrived in time for the hottest day of the year. But at least we missed the tornado in Brooklyn (seriously, WHAT is going on?)
* I'm very excited about a host of sequels coming out to movies that I love: Harold and Kumar Go to Amsterdam, a sequel to Elizabeth called The Golden Age (random aside: I was a serious Henry VIII buff in 4th grade and read like, five of his biographies and can still name all his wives in order), and last but not least, Rush Hour 3.
* Currently searching for a wedding photographer and a non-denominational officiant. To my chagrin, there appears to be a clear trade-off between price and cheese factor, though I am still hoping to find a cool art student type who hasn't yet been poisoned by years and years in the wedding industry.
* There's a show on PBS I've been semi-obsessed with: New Scandinavian Cooking. I don't know that I'd try any of the recipes -- I think I need to taste herring properly cooked before giving it a whirl on my own -- but Claus Meyer, the host, makes me giggle, with his Nordic good looks and no-nonsense instructions. Think IKEA meets Posh Nosh.
* I haven't been cooking Danish food, but I have been cooking. I made a blueberry and nectarine buckle, orange nutmeg muffins, lots of experimental sauceless pastas with white wine and aglio olio, and composed salads (beets, lemon juice, Boursin; tonight we're having a CA-style Nicoise with seared ahi tuna instead of canned).
* Now that I work full-time in my living room, I feel slightly on edge there and find solace working in the kitchen and reading in my bedroom. I can't be in the living room for very long or I end up answering emails, fiddling around with spreadsheets and craving caffeine.