Update

Not too much going on here- I just felt like I should update this blog for the two people who read this. We had a very interesting day shopping for new cars and realizing that they are very very expensive. Plus then we'd have to actually worry about our car and something happening to it and dinging it and denting it and changing the oil, rather than drive them into the ground like we have been doing. It's been working pretty well- no payments, minimum insurance, and get another beater every year or two, but it's grown wearisome and the game of "Will it Start?" and "What's that Noise?" is getting old.

In other news, I've been making bread a lot using a really awesome recipe. If you google "minimalist no-knead bread" it's sure to come up. It's the best bread I've ever made at home, and better than most of the local bread, definitely on par with Europa but without the fermented flavor since you're just using a commercial yeast. It really is no-knead, but it coms out with an awesome crust and lots of bubbles and whatnot.

Kisun turns two in four days, and she must have got the memo because she is definitely a two year old. The word "NO!" just echos in my ears constantly. We went to kindergym at Spenard rec center last Friday and it was awesome until literally 2 minutes before we were going to leave, Kisun fell and cut her lip and bled and cried. It was so sad. It's amazing how fast they heal.

Middle Way Cafe is now open, for everyone who has been waiting. Same cool vibe, awesome new space. I hope they make a kid's area so I can have a nice place to sit with the bean without having to stress and chase her the whole time. The owners are really cool, and the floor alone is worht a visit. I just stopped for coffee and a pastry, but I cannot ait to have lunch there. Marty's New York Bagel Deli is moving in down the way, spoiling the awesome vibe that strip mall had going. God, that place sucks. I don't remember why I went to the one on Dimond, but they screwed up my order, shorted me on my change, and the soup was really really icky. If you insist on trying it out, I recommend you stop by Middle Way and have some Cardamom Coffee Cake to get the taste out of your palate afterwards. Or just skip the bagel deli and go for the sure thing.
Alright, That's enough random pointless space-filling chit-chat. More later.

We went for a long walk in the new snow today. A walk that normally takes, oh, five minutes was transformed into a halting twenty minute long that culminated in mittens being pulled off, crying, hoisting baby like the little sack of potatoes she is, and running (as much as one can "run" while carrying a sack of potatoes) the last block and a half home. It was really colder than I thought it was, but snow falling makes it fun to do anything outside, until you take your mittens off anyways.
Today we visited our friendly local assemblyman Allan Tesche, who happens to be the husband of my good friend Pam. I had all my sewing stuff over there and I've been getting motivated to sew, so we stopped by. Pam's gone for a month and I'm really not sure what we're going to do without her!
We went over to a friend's house last night for dinner and fun. They have the coolest house ever! Kisun played with their daughter and absolutely destroyed their house.
Not too much else on the Kisun front. It's still winter here, and will be for a long long time, so we're sledding and trying to get out there as much as we can. Secretly though, I'm dreaming of summer and blankets in the yard and flowers. And "The Office." They really need to settle that strike. I'm dying here!

ahh, babyness.

Kisun continues to grow gigantic and be cute. Imagine that. She answers most things with a little inquisitive "no" and others with a "yahh!" She ripped off the yahh complete with inflection from her baby-friend Soren, along with "book" and "WAPP!" (lap)
She's nearly two, and in a way it's hard to believe, but in another way, those past two years encompass a huge amount of my experiences and intention. Sometimes I catch myself thinking wow, only two years?