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My weekend:

-celebrated my mama's birthday Friday night with dinner at home (cooked by my brother-surprise!)
-dressed up for a fancy dinner party at a friend's, was amazed at how insular college girls can be
-had to change plans due to minor gas crisis (which wouldn't have been a crisis if people didn't freak out)
-heard from my dad on Saturday-everyone's ok in Houston but the power and everything else useful isn't working
-worked, worked, worked
-was told by coworkers that lately I give off a certain "glow" (the dude from Grenada said I "musta been polished 'cause she's shinin'")
-almost finished Native Son...I feel horrified by so much of it, especially when I think about the fact it wasn't written that long ago
-worked out to Joy Division, Radiohead, Abba, and a bunch of throwaway hip hop
-wrote lyrics for a song!
-slept (not very well) and dreamt of someone I haven't seen in a long time
-watched Mad Men and lusted after the clothes, the hair, and the men in suits and horn-rimmed glasses
-visited one of my favorite friends, to get advice, drop off bakery goodies, and hang out on her porch

My sore throat went away. My family's ok. My dogs still love me, even if they show it by peeing everywhere. The important things are all good right now.