Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony. - Mahatma Gandhi

After completing my second preschool storytime, I am glowing with delight. The first went well and all of the children were alarmingly well-behaved and participatory. The second one had an increased attendance by 30% and went even better. One mother told me she came because her friend had said the new storyteller was really good! Plus we had a teen DDR/Guitar Hero program with over 70 people in attendance, showed "Nightmare Before Christmas" to over 40 people and this next week has even more programming. I've also managed to secure a yoga teacher and a hula teacher to volunteer their time for my "Spring Into Fitness" program ideas. I really enjoy my job.

I've spent the last 2 weekends in "The City" and I must say, I do quite love SF. With my mom, I attended the Bazaar Bizarre in Golden Gate park, had tea at Samovar (an illuminating and delicious experience), visited the Cartoon Art Museum (and saw an original Crumb drawing!), and wandered through the SFMoMA shop. I do love spending time with my mother; we are so alike it can be eerie. The second weekend was spent with Zelda, who was kind enough to fly up and visit me. She sprung for a hotel so we were able to visit the Mission Bazaar, complete some Xmas shopping in local shops, have amazingly divine crepes served to us by a gorgeous waitress (I can still taste the brown sugar and lemon on my tongue; I imagine the waitress' skin to have been similarly flavored but I digress), dined at Herbivore and had vegan ceviche and shwarma, wandered the Castro, and walked miles and miles with our eyes wide open. Zelda and I also went to the Crest Theater (not in SF) to see Christmas Tale starring the still-lovely Catherine Deneuve. We happened to choose the French Film Festival night and so were treated to refreshments and a raffle. This did not detract from the grimness of the movie which served to remind me why I refuse to go to French movies alone anymore. I love them but so often they leave a girl melancholy.

I highly recommend a copy of The Deb's Dictionary to all and sundry. A new favorite. Buy it and you'll see why. Now I'm off to do my go-go dance workout and shake off my long workday.