I’ve never been so glad to have a blinding headache in my life. I woke up this morning in a considerable amount of pain and figured I was in for another one of my delicious migraines, but lo! The pain subsided to a point where it could be downgraded to a mere tropical storm, and I am back in the space saddle again after a morning of much-needed darkness and silence.

In the spirit of trying New Things in the New Year, I am eating Chef Boyardee for the very first time ever. This is another reason why I can never have kids – children eat disgusting things I am not prepared to know about. “Mommy mommy can I have some macaroni and cheese?” “Umm, no. How about you try this lovely Torta di Zucca instead? It’s a roasted winter squash tart with toasted walnuts, sage and amaretto crème fraiche!” “.. I hate you, mommy.” “Yeah, well, I wanted a pug.”

SHAN arrives tonight, for keeps. Operation: Move Cool People into our Apartment Building is going as planned!