Trip to SS's place, sad goodbyes, moviewatching, nepali restaurant order, feastmaking, feasteating, moviewatching, latenight hangs [Thu 24]

I write this on the evening of the following Monday, the 28th. Have a lot to catch up on because I didn't prioritize the journals this time around, and for the course of the holidays I was too lazy to actually work on it etcetera. But after this month and year are done, no more 'makeup' posts, I have to diligently write them when they're supposed to be written or they're lost forever. That's how it should be.

Also, a note, except for today and yesterday, a lot of the stuff written here is based on the photos I took of the events, and my vague recollection of the events, so they may not be completely accurate. After I'm done with writing these journal posts, I need to write three 'misc' posts, and am generally caught up with where I want to be. Will be able to focus on other aspects finally. It's tiring, all this lazing about, and then spending days and weeks trying to 'catch up' on my laziness. It's more than the actual effort, something I've learned the hard way.

Got up pretty reasonably in the morning, which for me has been 9-ish lately. Cleaned up, had breakfast of the leftovers, bread and whatever veggies I had, because I didn't know what the plan was to leave, and so I had to get my shit together. Was working on the computer for something...important...I think, because I left a bit later than I thought I would. Anyway, left home at 11.30 in the morning, and got there at 11.40 ish.

Spent the first few minutes getting caught up, appreciating SS's apartment, JM has done so much 'real' art stuff, it's amazing, apparently somebody offered him lots of money for one of his pieces which he was unwilling to part with because he spent too much of his time and energy working on it. QW from his Phd School sent them a keyholder that looks like a dick, and that was the subject of many-a-joke in the evening.

Very soon the Brookline group arrived, AD had driven all the way down and back down to what I suspect may have been just an excuse to pick them up. We talked about our future plans, where everybody is at, and how things are going to be, before bidding AD farewell. He then left to meet his friend, they were driving to Maryland, where he'd meet his other friends, eventually leaving for nepal in a few short weeks. Crazy times. We observed how all our friends whose names started with A had left the Boston group and what an absurd coincidence that was.

For lunch, the group got a large order of momo's from Jay's pizza in Malden. I had had a large lunch, and don't like momos so I abstained. They had a lot of fun finishing it all. It was 3.30 by the time it was done. We watched some absurdist cartoons in the background, put on by AD.

Listened to amazing christmas music very loud too!

We got about making dinner pretty soon, because there was nothing else to do. I worked on the famous butternut squash of mine. We did it better this time in terms of flavoring, oil and the spices, but a little bit worse in terms of the order of putting the ingredients in, because the seasame seeds took forever to be ground, and even then we had many large sesame chunks floating around. It wasn't a dishkiller though. It was universally preferred over my last round of making the same dish.

We had the following things for dinner: apple pie, blueberry pie, air-fried chicken for the meateaters, roasted tofu, my special butternut-pomme hummus, pita chips made from pita bread, asparagus, brussels sprouts, mashed potatoes, and a whole lotta teas.

Got done eating at 8-ish, and then we watched a movie called Kajillionaire, what a great movie, need to write more about it. Loved the actress in it who's also played Jane the Virgin. I'm not one to ask for more nudity in movies, but this is one where female nudity would have elevated the movie. She can really play a vast range of ages and characters!

Then the rest of the gang put on a sad animation movie about the school killings from the point of view of the parents, I sorta got the hint from the animation style so I skipped it.

We ate a LOT of chocolate bonbons.

After some more talking and joshing about, it was time for bed. At 12ish, I tried to write but the clickity clack of the keyboard disturbed JD, ended up not writing. Got up to like a 100 words, will post them in the future.