Saturday night I attended Craig and Hannah’s Annual Day of the Dead Celebration. Hannah made tamales and green chile stew, and I took over a few mexican treats. It was so delicious, I stuffed my belly full of yumminess.

I ate tamales 3 times in one week. Oh masa joy.

So, Heidi and I are going to NYC next Friday for the Martha Stewart Halloween Theme Show. So excited! We have to dress up as a statue, and I have yet to think of what to do.

We’re taking the Chinatown bus up Thursday night and will have to go right to the studio, so my costume has to be something relatively comfortable and easy to put on. Any suggestions?

Yesterday was National Spumoni Day, which, in my opinion, is the only national holiday worth celebrating. I took the Chinatown bus up to NYC and spent the day celebrating with Albee. It was the most delicious day ever.

Bonus - CvT is up here for the weekend too. I hope to see him and the Brooklyn crew out tonight.

(ps - happy birthday to gabriel and genny)

I was recently pouting about the fact that I haven’t left this stupid country since LAST MARCH, and how bored and antsy I have become, and how depressing this economy is, and then OJ saved the day by inviting me to a wedding in Mexico in August. He is my wedding date for life.

We’ll be in San Miguel de Allende for a week, and then when we return, my Rob! my Rob! my Rob! is visiting. And then I’ll have the most tremendous of reunions in NYC and will celebrate National Spumoni Day in the most gluttonous way I know how.

August is going to be a month of hugging and kissing and loving for sure.

Now I just have to plan that fall trip to Argentina….

This has got to be my favorite PostSecret ever. I laughed out loud so hard.

1. The Bird And The Bee - Again & Again
2. Thao with The Get Down Stay Down - Big Kid Table
3. Bon Iver - Skinny Love
4. Psapp - Velvet Pony
5. José González - Killing For Love
6. Sia - Academia
7. She and Him - Why Do You Let Me Stay Here?
8. Mateo Messina - Up The Spout
9. Radical Face - Wrapped In Piano Strings
10. Why? - Gemini (Birthday Song)
11. Bat For Lashes - Prescilla

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Miss Amanda Davis is my Valentine this year. We have plans to go out somewhere tonight, just not yet sure where. She says I get to choose because I’m a picky ol’ vegetarian.

I made some v-day treats for her and her baby sister. Cute little Aranzi Aronzo-ish kitties, peanut butter-chocolate chip-hazelnut-oatmeal cookies, and a mix cd.

Look, the kitties even come with real live kitty fur. (i’ll take this as a hint that i need to make kitty toys for my shady-boff.)

ps - happy birthday to dustin

Today is National Grand Marnier Day. DeVotchKa anyone?

While our fireworks-obsessed neighbors* scared the shit out of the majority of our kitties, Scott Chapman and Julio wanted to make their own 4th of July card in the back yard.

Happy Independence Day. ?

(* no joke, those people will set off fireworks for ANY holiday, especially one involving cookouts)