5 Years of Blogging (And a Week. And A Day.) And Muse, Too.

A few birthday announcements:

Yes, this blog thing became 5 years old last week (it was the 13th, so I flubbed it by a week.) Missed it entirely due to furry grey kitties and suchlike getting in the way of my attention span (Mystic's fine, by the way. Just had a treat and is hiding under the bed.)

Another anniversary to announce-My 5th Muse anniversary. Although I was into Muse before this date five years ago, this weekend was the one where I rediscovered them, so we're considering this day the day I jumped into the bandwagon. Pun completely intended.

And go find Animals and Muse on Youtube and prepare to have your hair stand up on the back of your neck (the first live play just came out, so there might be a studio version to find if you're seeing this a couple weeks after I wrote it.) It's stunningly, splendiferously wonderful.

PS: And then go find Panic Station, Unsustainable, and Madness. This is going to be a good CD...

Spritey's half birthday is coming up the day the next Muse album comes out, and I think we'll celebrate it. I hate to sound morbid on what should be a happy blog entry, but she may not be around next April and so even a half-year extra is a milestone in itself. (She's fine, too, by the way. The sun's shining so she's outside.)

I'm making GF, flourless oatmeal-raisin cookies for a friend who has his actual birthday today (but I'm going to be over there tomorrow, so he'll just have to wait a day.) Unfortunately because I'm in the mood to test new recipes, he gets to be my guinea pig on these. I've been looking for a GF oatmeal cookie recipe and now that I've found one, I will exploit it to the best of my abilities.

And I should have greased the wax paper, because now there is a host of cookies stuck to the paper and unable to come off without falling apart. Good thing the slightly more baked ones came off more easily, so my friend will get those. Also, these need cinnamon next time.

Link to the original recipe because I didn't change it at all: http://glutenfreeeasily.com/flourless-oatmeal-cookies/

I think a teaspoon of cinnamon added.

There's light in the tunnel on the job front. I'll wait before I make big announcements, but I may have actually done something stupid and gotten a job out of it. Just waiting for the punchline.

Will let you know what's up when there's stuff that's up!

Ta,
Bec