Arrival

Welcome!

I've been blogging for several years, but on LiveJournal, which is mostly a friends-only closed shop. I thought I'd get off my butt and try writing a public blog. I haven't decided what (if anything) I'll focus on. Writing thoughts? Book recs? Personal musings? My insane dream life? Cooking and food? Blather about the TV shows I'm currently obsessing about? We'll see.

So yeah, hi. As the "About Me" section says, I've recently turned 40, which I CANNOT believe. In my head, I'm still 20 and in college (which is nuts, since college mostly sucked). I work for a nonprofit but I won't talk about work, except in the most general terms.

I live in the Twin Cities, in the downtown area of one of our fine cities. I'm lucky enough to be able to walk to work and to have the option of not going outside at all if the weather is foul (thanks to our skyway system). I've been married for almost four years to N, who is a law student and an all-round excellent guy. We have one cat, a very naughty creature named Buddy. No children, and this is by choice. No, I don't hate kids. I have an adorable niece and nephew and I love them very much.

I LOVE to cook. I'll probably post some food pictures, recipes and restaurant reviews as I go. I'm not anywhere approaching a gourmet cook, but I love to eat and cook new cuisines and dishes. Right now, I'm especially into anything Asian: Thai, Korean, Japanese, and Vietnamese the most.

Oh, and I'm a HUGE liberal. While I'm always open to new viewpoints, if it's a problem for hyou, this might not be the blog for you.