ironymaiden | feng shui

i went home early yesterday and took a nap. it never ceases to amaze me the way an hour of sleep can knit up my ravelled self.
i finally finished watching In the Mood for Love in time for

butterflydrming to arrive and share a cup of tea. (an observation on the film later, perhaps. it's lovely, and i need to watch it again. let the phone ring three times, then hang up.)

buhrger wasn't too far behind, and there was enough time for more tea before C was home and ready to eat.
La Carta de Oaxaca was absolutely packed (not unusual, but more than i expected on a Thursday), so

butterflydrming and i waited for takeout and sent the introverts back to the house to be quiet together. i got to introduce

butterflydrming to Dandelion Botanicals while we waited. (where she immediately started a conversation with one of the proprietors and left with an email address and a promise that they would try to make some tea soaps.)
even though i love sitting in the restaurant, having takeout was fun; we lounged about the living room and unwrapped banana leaves and talked about things that matter. (Chicken Soup for the Geek Soul: Worst. Chicken Soup. Ever.) there was more tea, and some chocolate, and hugs all around. and very few dishes to wash. (i enjoy hearing

buhrger ask for herbal tea with a pronounced "h." perhaps not as much as

spazzychic likes to hear him say about:p)
after the guests headed out, i was possessed by a need to rearrange the furniture in the bedroom. i must have done something right since i had the best sleep of the week, and bounced out of bed this morning in time to put on stripy socks and catch the express bus.

oh, and

thegreymouser is my hero.