Socializing
Nov. 3rd, 2007 10:43 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
livingdebI've gotten in a lot of good socializing in the past 24 hours.
I went to a party at a house I've never been to (fun with invisible street signs!). I got to see a notebook with 150 entries of books that have been lent out. The book owner has experienced a very high return rate, something like 98%.
I got to eat chocolate cake that was delicious but vegan, made from a recipe that was probably developed during the Depression when butter and eggs were not easily available. Who knew that Depression-era recipes might be a good source for vegan recipes!
I saw a table made by attaching four legs to about one-third of a door. And a Christmas tree--so you'd know where to look for the presents that the birthday girl was giving away Hobbit style.
I had fun playing Taboo, a game where you try to get your teammates to guess one word without using any of the five words identified on the card as being the most obvious choices. For example, the birthday girl like the phrase "waves of ickiness" I resorted to when I was trying to get people to guess the word "vibes" without using the words "feel" or "bad." I should have an advantage at this game because I often can't remember a word I want or any of the most-related words, but no. This game could also be good for teaching you skills to help you communicate in a new foreign language you are learning.
I got to see a wooden fairy whirligig flying through the air. Not to mention Silly String.
This morning at breakfast, I more than made up for any veganism yesterday by eating almost nothing but animal products. It was a Denver omelette. With sour cream on top. And the bell peppers were huge, so I gave them to Robin.
Then I went to the Settlement Home Garage Sale and got a couple of shirts, three pairs of socks(!) and two spools of ribbon. Then took a nap. Then we dragged ourselves out of bed to go dancing.
Where I learned that someone has just started writing a science fiction book. And he hasn't even heard of nanowrimo!
And I discussed with someone the benefits of the dance as a place to go if you're homeless (everything you need but a shower).
And a new person has heard of my blog and politely asked permission to read it. And then told me about his blog. In which he reviews barbecue joints.
And I got lots of great dancing, doing almost every dance with all my favorite people who came plus one new guy we know from our other class. (And the dancing put me over 13,000 steps for the day, very nice for a weekend day.)
So, although I have not done everything fun (no Texas Book Festival or, like raaga123 and chikuru, the Austin Celtic Festival), it's still been a lovely time.
I went to a party at a house I've never been to (fun with invisible street signs!). I got to see a notebook with 150 entries of books that have been lent out. The book owner has experienced a very high return rate, something like 98%.
I got to eat chocolate cake that was delicious but vegan, made from a recipe that was probably developed during the Depression when butter and eggs were not easily available. Who knew that Depression-era recipes might be a good source for vegan recipes!
I saw a table made by attaching four legs to about one-third of a door. And a Christmas tree--so you'd know where to look for the presents that the birthday girl was giving away Hobbit style.
I had fun playing Taboo, a game where you try to get your teammates to guess one word without using any of the five words identified on the card as being the most obvious choices. For example, the birthday girl like the phrase "waves of ickiness" I resorted to when I was trying to get people to guess the word "vibes" without using the words "feel" or "bad." I should have an advantage at this game because I often can't remember a word I want or any of the most-related words, but no. This game could also be good for teaching you skills to help you communicate in a new foreign language you are learning.
I got to see a wooden fairy whirligig flying through the air. Not to mention Silly String.
This morning at breakfast, I more than made up for any veganism yesterday by eating almost nothing but animal products. It was a Denver omelette. With sour cream on top. And the bell peppers were huge, so I gave them to Robin.
Then I went to the Settlement Home Garage Sale and got a couple of shirts, three pairs of socks(!) and two spools of ribbon. Then took a nap. Then we dragged ourselves out of bed to go dancing.
Where I learned that someone has just started writing a science fiction book. And he hasn't even heard of nanowrimo!
And I discussed with someone the benefits of the dance as a place to go if you're homeless (everything you need but a shower).
And a new person has heard of my blog and politely asked permission to read it. And then told me about his blog. In which he reviews barbecue joints.
And I got lots of great dancing, doing almost every dance with all my favorite people who came plus one new guy we know from our other class. (And the dancing put me over 13,000 steps for the day, very nice for a weekend day.)
So, although I have not done everything fun (no Texas Book Festival or, like raaga123 and chikuru, the Austin Celtic Festival), it's still been a lovely time.