This morning I was very sad about something, and Rodney must
have sensed it because he came up to me and cuddled against me. Travalon was
home (he has Wednesdays off) so it wasn’t just that Rodney was lonely. They say
dogs are very astute at picking up our emotions, which does seem to be true because
when I am really happy, Rodney will come up to me and act all playful. He is a
refreshing breath of air compared to Cashmere the rabbit, who was letting me
snuggle her every evening for about a week but has now decided to hide behind
her cage every time I come to get her.
This week is National University Press Week, so we decided
to have a potluck at work today to celebrate. Actually, we really decided to
have a potluck because the people downstairs had one last week and the food
smelled so good that it was driving us nuts. The “holiday” was just a
convenient excuse to have one. I hadn’t had time to prepare anything since
Travalon and I went to Liliana’s last night to celebrate our six-month
anniversary, so I went to Trader Joe’s this morning and picked up pear cider
and mini pizzas. I got two boxes of the mini pizzas and people only ate one box
worth, so it looks like I’ll be having leftovers. That’s OK, I enjoyed them
more than anyone else seemed to. Handy Woman made pumpkin curry soup, and there
were a couple of fresh baked bread loaves and a couple of salads. Someone
brought dark chocolate bark with pistachios and chili powder in it from New
Mexico. Some people thought the potluck was so great that we should do one every month,
but another coworker echoed my thoughts when he groaned, “Oh Hell’s bells, no!”
I never know what to bring to potlucks, and having to think of something every
single month is going to overtax my brain. If you have any suggestions, feel
free to leave them in the comments.
Famous Hat
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