big fat seed

the first half of turkey day i spent deep-cleaning the kitchen, thanks to a cup of caffeinated chai. our place would be a lot cleaner if i consumed caffeine on a regular basis. oh well - we'll just have to be dirty. farmer katie & i went to the garden to pick some veggies & herbs to add to our meal, which was very exciting. i hope to always have a garden - it makes me happy to pick fresh foods i've grown & then turn around & make a meal out of them. for dinner, we were joined by katie's sister & several other good folks. a wacky group. the conversation was a bit bizarre at times. this morning i had to check out one of the random topics that came up. apparently, this is what the young folk have been enjoying these days: what what. it seemed pretty silly until 2-1/2 minutes in & then i just felt grossed out. so... that's that.

talked w/ my folks this morning. my dad's being layed off in mid-january. his company's been struggling for a while, so it's not a huge suprise. my mom's part-time job doesn't provide benefits & my folks really need healthcare coverage. i worry for them because it's never easy for folks near retirement age to find jobs & i imagine it will be much more difficult in this ecomony. i often find myself wondering & worrying what things will be like a few months from now. will there be another depression? this is where dan would say, "we'll just have to wait & see" just like he does when i start asking all kinds of questions during a movie...

the other night when i was procrastinating our turkey day preparations, i was catching up on reading the blog, no impact man. The recent post about christmas & gift-giving really speaks to me. i'm not a fan of running around, spending lots of money, buying gifts that aren't really needed & feeling stressed about it. you can read about it here, if you're interested. i wish it was easier to move in a different direction with the celebration of christmas... but i don't see that happening any time soon either.

the danner's off at work on this black friday. no fun. & i'm off to clean up the disaster in our kitchen & then learn some physics for the final - also no fun.