travel and feasting: who does not like that?

had a lovely birthday yesterday. ronebofh and 2wanda took me bowling and thence for Thai food. i was too entranced by the fabulousness of the red chicken curry (which we ordered "Thai hot", and which was just exactly hot enough to challenge my chili tolerance without being too much) to even try the other dishes. 2wanda also brought me several of her handmade soaps, all of which smell absolutely divine. i tried the eucalyptus facial soap last night, which turns out to be a little too drying for my face but left my hands feeling wonderfully smooth and silky. thanks to ron, kim, annie, and paul for making this birthday good enough to drive my troubles out of my head for a while.

i meant to take a bath and try the mint soap this afternoon, but decided to leave that till this evening and instead am treating myself to a matinee of Harry Potter (for the second time -- god, it's been ages since i was this hopeless a fangirl) courtesy of the credit limit increase one of my credit card companies saw fit to give me for no apparent reason. of course, i won't be treating myself much, since thinking i could just go on charging things till i had work again is how i got into this mess, but i thought surely for my birthday weekend i deserved an extra Alan Rickman fix.

Daddy-O was put out for an hour or so after tasting the leftover curry i brought home last night. he loves Thai curries so i always let him lick my plate when i'm done, but i've never made one that hot, so he wasn't prepared. the expression on his little furry face was priceless. he looked so offended.

i suppose i should apply some of the additional credit to the co-pay to see a doctor and find out why my hands have been shaking lately. i didn't think it was obvious, but ron noticed yesterday, so i guess it's worse than i thought. probably a stress thing, but with my family's health history it's best to check these things out.

and now, i must take a shower and go to the theater.