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I am kind of tired of being fragile and easily made ill / being prone to malaise. I blame weak constitution i.e. overly white genetic makeup. It's really hard not to feel like I come across as a complainer or a hypochondriac...

That said, J and I went to a restaurant last night as a treat from his parents for his birthday (called Naha) and it was incredible. I was granted a respite from my internal woog long enough to revel in it. Oh man. Absolutely delicious food, amazing presentation, and ambience. I'll be yelp reviewing it soon. :)

Does anyone want a subscription to Wine Spectator until December? We got it free for donating to NPR but have never read an issue since we began getting it. Just let me know...and I can give you my email to send me your address. :)

hippie PSA - I hope you'll recycle the issues. They're big.

I just made this summer smoothie. It's pretty good, but it makes smoothie for two mornings for me.

1 cucumber
2 cups cold water*
1 mango, peeled and cut up**
1 orange,  peeled

Blend well, then add 2 TB coconut oil (optional)

*I substituted coconut water
** I used 1.5 cups of frozen mango

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Tiny updates:

• 13:06 I am baking a layer cake today.... meep! For J's birthday. I've never baked a cake before actually. Just loads of cupcakes. #
• 21:16 The first iteration of the cake didn't come out so I baked it a second time, didn't have quite enough butter, improvised. Still baking. #