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In the event that any of you have been under the impression that i've been neglecting to update out of sheer laziness, guess again. Things have been crazy busy!

I started taking yoga last Monday at the Cambridge ...something. But it's really great, i found it for an incredible price, and theoretically, Denisse is going to be joining me for some of them. Previous to that event, some of you may know that daN and i threw a bit of a soiree on Saturday the....16th? It was fun. Lots of food, i made coffee, people socialized, and i felt like an adult. People drank beer and wine and Baileys in their coffee, and i got some people to meet each other, like Denisse and her boyfriend being introduced to the home crowd, etc. I had a great time, and was more than happy to escort people out at 2 in the morning so daN and i could clean :)

Last Tuesday, daN and i hung out with Q and her brother Matt who was down from Maine -- we went to the Burren and had beer and salad (well, that's what i had, anyway) and enjoyed the distinctly Irish atmosphere, including the accents.

Wednesday, I had not one, but two events to go to: my Hampshire Alumni event at the Harvard Faculty Club, where i bumped into someone i met at yoga 2 days earlier, as well as a couple of new potential hang-out people who live in Inman Sq. Judging from how crazy things are, you never know if i'll have time, but meeting new people is always cool. So i was pretty tanked on all the free wine (there was good food, too, but free wine is always worth mentioning) and headed over to Cafe Paradiso for my monthly Frenchy-talk. It was great fun. I smiled a lot and left early because i was exhausted.

Home. Sleep. Thursday, daN and i went to have dinner with Annie and Ivan. It was also fantastic. We talked about the virtues of cheaper but tasty wine, ate fresh ravioli with garlic sauce, and had a good time catching up and talking about apartments, making jokes, etc. It was great to have them at the party, and it was even better to catch up with them at a smaller occassion.

Friday, daN's brother and sister-in-law Nate and Tara came down for the weekend. We went to the Improv Asylum (which i remember being funnier, but that time i was completely trashed. Hmmm...noticing as theme...), had dinner at Rabia's in the North End, and ate canolies from Mike's. Mmm. All delicious and fun. Saturday, we played Karaoke Revolution (a spin-off of Dance Dance Revolution, but COOLER because it's singing, and you sing into a mike that guages your pitch and stuff, and i got top score!)...then to the aquarium... not as cool as i was hoping. Basically, the 15 bucks wasn't worth the small size, but we still all had a great time. The turtles and the penguins were the best.

Saturday night i totally switched gears and went to work as a caterer for the night at a party on the South Shore. Holy shit, it's a different world down there, let me tell you. My HR manager's cousin was having an engagement party, and she wanted him to manage it for him. He had me and Denisse come on for help, and we got 15/hr cash. Not too shabby! I served seafood, schmoozed, everyone was very friendly, then got a ride home with Rob's parents. More Karaoke Revolution, followed by cheezecake that Nate, Tara, and daN had picked out for me from the Cheezecake Factory. Also mmm.

Sunday. See Nate and Tara off. DaN and i went for lots of strolls. I think i did some laundry and didn't notice about 2 hours pass. It was nice.

Monday, yoga. Yep. I'm pretty tired, and it was nice to have Q over and hang out in the kitchen while i made dinner and we drank a little wine. It was chill. I think tomorrow night, i just might not plan anything.