Catching Up

Since I was 8 days without a 'puter, it seemed that everything that happened was worthy of a blog posting. Now I am trying to remember all the scathingly funny stuff I wrote in my head. I hate it when all I retain is water.....

Chinese New Year was a challenge for me. I had these grand and glorioius dreams of using all the wonton wrappers I had gleaned, having authentic food and traditions to pass on. Where did these high expectations come from?

Maybe I am infected with a high expectation virus. Maybe my rose-colored glasses need a new prescription. Did I let my optimism out to pee and it didn't come back?

What is wroing with optimism anyway? I don't think it's wrong or naive to see the good in every situation. It is too easy to get bogged down in the negative. Sure shitty things happen. But what good comes out of it all? A lot is I know where to look.

My squids have a hard time finding things. They just look at the surface. They don't think to dig down into the strata of junk all around. What they are looking for is frequently peeking out from under something else.

Maybe that's the key for me. Find the good that is peeking out of a sitch and pull it out, whether it can stand a good yank or needs to be coaxed.

So, the CNY celebration was a lovely success. Good freinds, more food than the lost tribe would be able to consume (" "Leftovers' is my middle name."), the squids made a wonderful dragon, Dummer Boy, ZJ and WJ cheered in all the right places and clanged pots for that perfect Asian flair. I even pulled out the good chocolate. WJ's eyes rolled to the back of her head in chocolate ecstacy.

Yeah, Chinese New Year was great fun.

Now I want to go with planning the Gala Soiree and Greek Food Fix.